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Conversation Pieces : African Textiles from Barbara and Bill McCann's Collection, Paperback Book

Conversation Pieces : African Textiles from Barbara and Bill McCann's Collection Paperback

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An insightful exploration of how African textiles initiate dialogue about and between people and cultures in Africa.

This finely illustrated volume explores the vital role played by conversation and communication in the acquisition, appreciation, and exhibition of African textile art.

Whether created to commemorate particular events or individuals, offer protection, identify a rite of passage, or as emblems of prestige, textiles and clothing are actively employed throughout the African continent to express concepts of identity, history, and community.

Accordingly, they are deeply embedded in African social and political lives.

While certain common social, political, and aesthetic trends exist across this vast continent, it is essential to keep in mind the diversity of regions, cultures, climates, and geographies that constitute Africa.

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