Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Sub-Saharan Africa
Series: Bloomsbury World Encyclopedia of Embroidery;
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Visual Arts
- Date of Publication 20 April 2023
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781350264274
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages352 pages
- Size 276x218x24 mm
- Weight 1380 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 362 colour, 33 bw illus 497
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Long description:
For centuries, the peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa have been producing domestic and professional embroidery to decorate themselves, their families, clients, homes and public spaces. Embroidery is an expression of artistic, personal, family, regional and even political creativity which has played an important role in the social and cultural lives of people throughout the region. It has also reflected economic and political changes over time as well as social, religious and artistic contexts. This is the first reference work to describe the history of embroidery throughout Africa south of the Sahara from the early modern period through to the present. From quilted armour to embroidered caps and leather sandals, it offers an authoritative guide to all the major embroidery traditions of the region and a detailed examination of the material, technical, artistic and design dimensions of the subject.
Generously illustrated with 395 images (362 in colour) of clothes, accessories, and examples of decorated soft furnishings such as cushions, bed linen, curtains, floor coverings and wall hangings, the Encyclopedia is an essential resource for students and scholars of the subject.
This volume is part of the Bloomsbury World Encyclopedia of Embroidery series. The first volume, on embroidery from the Arab World, won the 2017 Dartmouth Medal, awarded by the American Library Association for a reference work of outstanding quality and significance.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Section 1: Background Information
1. Introduction
2. Fibres, threads and ground materials
3. Embroidery tools, techniques and makers
4. Uses, designs and designers
Section 2: Historical Embroideries
5. Archaeological and historical evidence for textiles and embroidery
6. Snapshot: Embroidered West African Gowns in the Museum Ulm, Germany
7. Snapshot: An early 'velvet' embroidery
Section 3: Embroideries from the Sahel
8. Introduction
9. Embroidered men's trousers from the Sahel
10. Snapshot: Mandinka embroidered garments
11. Embroidery from Mali
12. Snapshot: Kanem-Bornu embroidered garments
13. Snapshot: The Tuaregs and embroidery
14. Snapshot: Wodaabe embroidery
15. Quilted armour from the Sahel
Section 4: Embroideries from West Africa
16. Introduction
17. Embroidered garments and caps from Senegal and The Gambia
18. Snapshot: Stitch resist-dyeing from Senegal
19. Snapshot: Two 19th century embroideries from Sierra Leone
20. Liberian embroidery and quilting
21. Embroidery from Burkina Faso
22. Embroidery from Ghana
23. Fante and Fon appliqué flags
24. Embroidery from Togo
25. Hausa embroidery techniques from northern and northwestern Nigeria
26. Embroideries from southern and central Nigeria
27. Nigerian embroidered headwear for men
28. The West African boubou and the north Nigerian babban riga
29. Snapshot: The Queen Amina embroiderers
30. Appliquéd and embroidered garments from Cameroon
Section 5: Embroideries from Central Africa
31. Introduction
32. Embroidery, appliqué and patchwork from Congo Kinshasa
33. Kuba cut-pile 'velvet' embroidery
Section 6: Embroideries from East and Northeast Africa
34. Introduction
35. Snapshot: Embroidered milaya from South Sudan
36. Embroidery from Eritrea
37. Embroidery from Ethiopia
38. Snapshot: Capt. Speedy's 'Ethiopian' caps
39. Snapshot: Appliqué and embroidered bark cloth from Uganda
40. Snapshot: The Savane Kabuye embroidery workshop from Rwanda
41. Snapshot: East African-Omani embroidered caps
42. Snapshot: East and northeast African embroidered leather sandals
43. Snapshot: Some recent embroidery groups in East Africa
Section 7: Embroideries from Southern Africa
44. Introduction
45. Embroidery from Madagascar
46. Embroidered bark cloth from Zambia
47. Snapshot: The Rhodesian Tapestry: A history in needlework
48. Embroidery and South Africa
49. Snapshot: Embroidered Tsonga minceka
Appendix 1a: List of stitches with drawings
Appendix 1b: Alphabetical list of stitches
Bibliography
Index
Encyclopedia of Embroidery from Sub-Saharan Africa
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