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African Design: An Illustrated Survey of Traditional Craftwork Paperback - 2003

by Margaret Trowell


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Vigorous and eloquently beautiful, African art has exerted a tremendous influence on the development of modern art. The primitive strength of its motifs is displayed in this volume on African design, as incorporated in traditional craftwork by tribes spanning the continent from Mali and Sudan in the north to Zambia in the south.
Nearly 200 illustrations depict geometric patterns in ornamental basketry; repetitive motifs in fabrics, batik, and tie-dyed cloth; incised and moulded decorations on the exteriors of houses; beaded bags, belts, and boots; carvings on an ivory bracelet, on jugs and bowls, wooden drinking vessels, door panels, fans, a drum; and much else. Each object is identified and tribal source cited.
Of interest to artists and craftworkers, this collection of striking designs will also serve as an excellent reference for collectors and students of African art.
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  • Title African Design: An Illustrated Survey of Traditional Craftwork
  • Author Margaret Trowell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date April 4, 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780486427140 / 0486427145
  • Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.72 x 8.42 x 0.32 in (27.23 x 21.39 x 0.81 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Decoration and ornament - Africa, Sub-Saharan
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002035175
  • Dewey Decimal Code 745.449
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Mineola, Dover Publications Inc. 2003. Original publisher's sewn paperback, pictorial frontcover, 4to: coloured illustration on first endpaper, frontispiece, 78pp., [78]pp., 76 plates with over 200 illustrations with descriptions, map, acknowledgements, index. Very fine copy - as new. Wall decorations - Mats & screens - Textiles - Ornamental basketry - Beadwork - Hides & Leather decorations - Cicatrization & Body painting - Calabash patterns - Decorations on wood - Ornamental ivory carving - Decorative metal work - Pottery design.
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