African print fashion, the subject of a new show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, is so closely associated with a particular place and heritage it instantly conjures up an image in one’s mind. The bold ...

Myweku.com explores the use of African textiles for contemporary African Art décor: “Framed, used as wall hangings or for soft furnishings such as scatter cushions, African textiles with their bold ...

A collection of unique textiles are on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). “Kuba: Fabric of an Empire” has collected royal garments and display textiles to tell the story of the rise and ...

One of the art studios in Devlin Hall was packed Thursday afternoon as Boston College students and faculty gathered to attend a lecture from Stephen Hamilton, a mixed-media artist presenting his work ...

A mannequin stands with head tilted, a knee jutting from the deep bias chiffon and woven fabric hemline of Papa Oppong’s Takari T, a T-shirt worn as a dress from the Ghanaian-born designer’s ...

I am rushing through the Dallas Museum of Art, hoping to catch the “Bamana Mud Cloth” exhibition before closing time. I’m wondering what it is, prepared for anything — except what I see: textiles so ...

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER HAS YOUR FIRST LOOK AT AN UPCOMING EXHIBIT AT KANEKO. IT’S CALLED THE FABRICS OF AFRICA EXHIBIT SHOWCASES AFRICAN CULTURE THROUGH TRADITIONAL TEXTILES. KETV ...

The way one dresses can express their heritage, culture, style and so much more. African-print textiles, which were actually inspired by batik or wax-resist cloth from Indonesia, have been used to ...

Photographs taken by Gavin Ashworth during the summer of 1987 in several villages in Mali and Cote d'Ivoire. The images detail all phases of strip weaving, from the spinning of yarn to the assemblage ...

In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...