Textiles In Africa: Handmade Cloth


		Textiles In Africa (mostly handmade African textiles, fabric and cloth)
IBF is 100% solar powered		Introduction Why does an ostensibly bicycle site have a section on handmade textiles in Africa? Simple: 1) part of our mission is to foster sustainability and cultural understanding around the world, 2) handmade textiles can be utilitarian and sustainable, 3) and it doesn't hurt that cloth is easy to collect during bicycle travel. This essay mostly discusses textiles from areas that we have had projects and programs. There is much more being created than is reflected here but hopefully this will peak your curiosity. Abomey Appliqué (Benin) Adinkra Cloth (Ghana) African Print Cloth African Tie Dye Cloth (West Africa) Baskets and Bags Batik Cloth Bogolanfini & Mud Cloth (Mali) Country Cloth (Liberia, Sierra Leone) Djerma & Hausa Cloth (Niger, Nigeria) Dogon Cloth (Mali, Burkina Faso) East Africa Woven Cotton Fabric (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania) Gudza Fabric (Zimbabwe) Indigo Cloth (West Africa) Kente Cloth (Ghana, Togo) Khasa & Fulani Blankets (Mali) Korhogo Cloth (Ivory Coast) Kuba Cloth and Mashamba (Congo, Angola, Namibia, Botswana) North Africa Fabric (Tunisia and the Maghreb) Selected piece of cloth are for sale. They are linked from http://seattle.craigslist.org/search/art?query=African+cloth&srchType=A&minAsk=&maxAsk= Continue to Textiles In Africa More on Africa Bibliography for Africa: Delve more into the literature, culture, history, philosophy and science of Africa.	General Country-by -Country Travel Resources: Algeria Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Dem. Rep of Congo Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Sudan Somalia South Africa Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe
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