Most of us who enjoy good design are able to identify kente cloth at 50 paces. But the cognoscenti of African design will tell you this colorful cloth is only one of many exotic fabrics. Ernestine Ray ...
African patchwork art has its roots in history, with its origins dating back centuries. Traditionally, it was used to ...
Pecolia Warner of Yazoo City, Miss., could give you a mood for every color she quilted. White, she once explained, is for peace. Yellow expresses love. Brass means trouble, mainly because it can turn ...
Several handmade quilts were spread atop white folding tables at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, each waiting to be examined. Two women wearing cotton gloves hovered over them, ...
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning, a group of African American women banded together with purpose: support one another as quilt artists and capture and promote the culture of their community ...
The Paris neighborhood called la Goutte D’Or — or Gold Drop — has long been a gateway neighborhood for immigrants from France’s former colonies in North and West Africa. Best known for its stores and ...
We in East Africa have always envied and admired how west Africans wear clothes made with African fabrics. Exuding confidence in bold colours, prints and designs, West African fashion is finding its ...