African EleganceAfrica's rich traditions of crafts and decorative arts are explored here. Concentrating on Africa south of the Sahara, this book highlights the jewellery, beadwork, leatherwork, stone carving, textiles, masks and metalwork of a variety of cultures. |
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Adinkra African cultures animals aprons artistic Ashanti baskets beadwork beautiful brass Bushmen carved cattle century ceremony circumcision coiled colour Congo Cowrie shells created dance decoration designs Dogon dress East Africa elements fabric face fibres figures geometric Ghana girl gold gourds headdress headrests hide Himba Ivory Coast Kamba Karo Kente cloth Kenya king Kisii Kisii stone known Kuba KwaZulu-Natal leather live livestock loom Maasai Maasai and Samburu Mali cloth masks material culture metal motifs Namibia Ndebele Ndebele woman necklaces neckpieces Nigeria objects ochre Omo River OPPOSITE ornaments patterns pieces Pokot raffia region Rendille ritual Samburu San Bushmen sculptor sewn shape Shona Shona sculpture skin South Africa Southern Africa status stool strip Surma symbols threads trade traditional Turkana twins wall painting warriors wealth wear wearer weave Western white beads Wodaabe women wood wooden worn woven Xhosa Xhosa beadwork Yoruba Zimbabwe Zulu