Textile Art of the Bakuba

Textile Art of the Bakuba

Author: Sam Hilu

Publisher: Schiffer Craft

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13:

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Coveted by museum curators and private collectors alike, these striking velvety embroidered raffia cloths and ceremonial appliqu skirts were created deep in the heart of the Congo by the Kuba people. The intricate, eye-dazzling abstract designs, executed in an appealing palette of vegetal dyes, have inspired innumerable artists and designers including Paul Klee, Henry Matisse, Eduardo Chillida, Georges Braque, and Tristan Tzara. A value guide makes it an invaluable reference for collectors.


Shoowa Design

Shoowa Design

Author: Georges Meurant

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 9780500973318

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Traces the history and development of the textile art produced by the Shoowa people, a small tribe from the kingdom of Kuba, in what is now Zaire