African Art: African Textiles

A brief introduction to African textiles and Kente from "Color Vision & Art."

Brief introduction to textile design and as a context of culture.

An overview and glossary of African textiles maintained by Bronwen Evans, a textile designer in South Africa.

A brief history of the collection and digital exhibit.

An overview of the MET exhibit, objects from the exhibit, and a video, "Between Earth and Heaven": El Anatsui and the Art of African Textiles.

An article about a "show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA that explores appropriation and ownership of African dress and how African history and culture is communicated through the printed fabrics."

From the "Textiles and Fabric of Africa, 2009, by by Victoria Saho.

Hosted by African Heritage, " a blog about African history, and heritage, through audio and video files."

From PRI, an article about African textiles and the Vlisco textile house in the Netherlands.

A digital exhibit from the NYU Grey Art Gallery representing textile artists from the mid-20th century to present.

An article about "Social Fabric: African Textiles Today," an exhibit at the British Museum.