People, costumes West Africa

Mauritánia, Szenegál, Bissau-Guinea, Sierra Leone, Libéria,Mali, Burkhina Faso, Elefántcsontpart,Ghána, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigéria

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(#22) A Yoruba shawl,Nigeria

Africa | Shawl from the Yoruba people of Nigeria | Cotton and silk

a red and yellow striped rug with fringes

African Textiles | W: Nigeria & Benin

Africa | Woman's wrapper from the Nupe people of West Africa | ca. 1970s | cotton, rayon

an old red and blue cloth with different designs on it's sides, including stripes

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Africa | Woman's wrapper from the Nupe people of West Africa | ca. 1950-80 | cotton plain weave with rayon supplementary weft | This type of wrapper, with elaborate weft inlays, would have been worn during weddings, market day and other special occasions. This type of garment is made of two woven panels that are sewn together to produce a wider cloth.

Man's Hat (ashetu) (Cameroon)

Africa | Man's prestige hat ~ 'Ashetu' ~ from the Cameroon Glasslands | Crocheted cotton, wood splints | ca. 2nd half of the 20th century

a multicolored rug with different patterns on it

Kente Cloth Patterns African Textiles

A fine and large Ewe strip woven textile

Africa | Strip woven cloth from the Ewe people of Togo | Cotton, locally woven and dyed.

two pieces of cloth with different designs and colors on the top, one is brown

Yoruba Style Vest 6, Nigeria

Africa | Vest (front and back) from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Intricately decorated with glass beads and cowrie shells. | © Tim Hamill

Bonhams : Yoruba Diviner's Bag, Nigeria

Africa | Diviner's bag ~ apo ifa ~ from the Yoruba people of Nigeria | Glass beads, cotton; bead embroidery (couching)

two pieces of multicolored fabric with different patterns on them, one is made out of

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Africa | Tunic from the Yoruba people of Nigeria (probably Efon Alaiye beading compound) | Cotton, burlap, glass beads, coconut shell | 20th ceentury

three pieces of colorful cloth with tassels hanging from it's sides and two different patterns on each side

African Beadwork

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Mingei International Museum

Africa | Women aprons (cache-sexe) from the Kirdi people of Northern Cameroon | Glass beads, cowrie shells and fiber | 20th century

a multicolored building with many windows

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"World Textiles: A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques" by John Gillow and Bryan Sentance. | African textiles, African quilts, Textiles

Africa | Kente cloth, Ghana ~ included in the publication "World Textiles: A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques" by John Gillow and Bryan Sentance.

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Orange Kente Cloth | Ghana

Africa | Hat from Cameroon | Woven from cotton

a man in an african costume with gold chains and bracelets on his arm, looking at the camera

How-I-View-Africa.

, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Akan, king, Royalty, tribe, traditional

kicker of elves.

Africa | Image from the National Geographic July 1982 publication 'Dan Tribe. Ivory Coast' © Michael and Aubine Kirtley