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African Textile Artists African
Textiles & Symbols
Fante of
Ghana - Asafo Flags
African
Bead Work Abdijan, Cote d’Ivoire : William Winslow Brown is a Liberian refuge. Using traditional Liberian quilting techniques, he creates commissioned quilts. Adebisi
Fabunmi:
Works in a variety of mediums, including embroidery and wool painting.
Scroll down the page to view his 1968 wool painting titled "Slaves
Going to the New World". Chris Seydou : Pioneered
the movement of bogolanfini techniques in the world of clothing design.
Founded the African Federation of Fashion Creators in 1993, but died a
year later. His work is stunning.
I.
B. Bayo:
Born in Nigeria to a traditional weaving family, he creates stunning
quilts and garments. Ismael
Diabate: Ismael helped transform bogolanfini
from a clothing to a fine art aesthetic. Believing colonialism had
undermined the Malian cultural heritage, he used the mud-dyeing technique
as part of a cultural revival. ·
Discovering
Mudcloth: An African Voices Exhibit : Developed
by the Smithsonian Institution, this is an incredible
presentation. DO NOT skip the intro screen. If you are only interested in
Ismael, then click on his picture. But trust me, you’ll miss a lot.
Please click first on Nakunte’s picture and delve into a virtual world
of learning about her, Chris Seydou, and Ismael Diabate, then have the
opportunity to virtually create your own unique mudcloth, then print it
out. This is absolutely fascinating. Iyalaro
Silifatu Adunni Suliman:
This
is a Nigerian woman who is a master indigo dyer Nakunte
Diarra
: Nakunte
Diarra learned her craft from her grandmother and mother. Since the 1950s,
she has created her own mud-dyed cloth in Kolokani, Mali. Several examples
of her beautiful work are shown. ·
Discovering
Mudcloth: An African Voices Exhibit : Developed
by the Smithsonian Institution, this is an incredible
presentation. DO NOT skip the intro screen. Click on Nakunte’s picture
and delve into a virtual world of learning about her, Chris Seydou, and
Ismael Diabate, then have the opportunity to virtually create your own
unique mudcloth, then print it out. This is absolutely fascinating. Nike
Davies:
This a
Yoruban woman who is a batik artist. Her story is chilling and compelling.
Her full biography can be read in the book, The
Woman With the Artistic Brush: A Life History of Yoruba Batik Artist Nike
Davies. ·
Nike
(Davies) Okundaye:
“Celebrating Adire and the Batik Art of Nike” in the Volumne 2,
Number 1, 2001 edition of Ijele:Art eJournal. This is an
online exhibition of many of her stunning batiks. (Note – be sure to
click on “The Exhibition” to seen them. Then, click on the thumbnail
image of each work in the left frame to bring a close up view in the right
frame, along with detailed information about each work) Yemesi
Ajayi: A native of Lagos, Yemisi has had broad success in
the areas of quilting, fashion design, textile design, and interior
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