This is a handbook and reference source for decorative textiles, and should be of interest to collectors, or anyone seeking inspiration for home decoration. It contains information of the history and weaving traditions of Africa, Asia and the Americas, including production techniques and functions. Ideas for using tribal textiles today are included, with specially taken colour photographs of diverse interior styles. The book features a full international guide to dealers, importers, repairers, auction houses and museum collections.

Living with Decorative Textiles : Tribal art from Africa, Asia and the Americas

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Barnard, Nicholas

Crafts & Hobbies

Generico

/ 0500015104 / Interior / Engels / English / Anglais / Englisch / hard cover / dust jacket / 26 x 27 cm / 192 .pp /

Living with folk art: Ethnic styles from around the world

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Thames and Hudson

Within the borders of present-day Ghana and Togo, there exists a tradition of weaving. Inspired by the demands of royalty and ceremony, the weavers of the Ashanti and Ewe tribes have created cloths that combine colour and pattern. Worn like the togas of ancient Rome, these textiles are made from narrow lengths of cotton or silk, first woven on small drag looms, then cut and sewn together. The bands of colour are often balanced and enhanced by the woven details of motifs, providing a vocabulary of information for the owner and the onlooker - an indication of prestige or rank, or as a reflection of the key elements of everyday life. Over 130 textiles are included in the book, together with full descriptions of each example. An historical survey, an explanation of the methods of weaving and the use of cloths, is also included. This text should appeal to anyone interested in textile history, in African culture, or in tribal art.

African Majesty: The Textile Art of the Ashanti and Ewe

Adler, Peter

Thames&Hudson

Describes the colorful flags of the Fante, and explains the proverbs, myths, and traditions that influence the design of these appliqued banners

Asafo!: African Flags of the Fante

Traces the history of Indian textile production, describes weaving, painting, printing, and tie-dye techniques, and surveys textile production and decoration in the various regions

Traditional Indian Textiles

Gillow, John

This is a handbook and reference source for decorative textiles, and should be of interest to collectors, or anyone seeking inspiration for home decoration. It contains information of the history and weaving traditions of Africa, Asia and the Americas, including production techniques and functions. Ideas for using tribal textiles today are included, with specially taken colour photographs of diverse interior styles. The book features a full international guide to dealers, importers, repairers, auction houses and museum collections.

Living With Decorative Textiles: Tribal Art from Africa, Asia and the Americas

Architecture

Turkoman jewelry hung in glittering clusters above a cottage fireplace, a colorful array of Pueblo pots brightening kitchen shelves, an Indian house-shrine forming a miniature alcove for a flickering flame....Here are interiors of all kinds in which ethnic art shines out as a challenging and fashionable alternative to conventional home decoration. Nicholas Barnard and James Merrell's painstaking location work in Europe and America has yielded dazzling color photographs of tribal and folk art beautifully harmonized with the best of Western design. The art of "primitive" peoples--ceramics and textiles, masks and metalware, baskets and carvings--was once dismissed in the West as heathen and crude, but artists such as Picasso and Matisse led the new enthusiasm for folk art in the early decades of the twentieth century. Today the range of artifacts available to us is boundless, from delicate Indonesian floral batiks to ghoulish Mexican Day-of-the-Dead figurines, from African earthenware to intricately fretted Indian screens. Exotic, charming, but always unusual and provocative, folk art can transform interiors of all kinds. Nicholas Barnard provides inspiring ideas for displaying objects, whether functionally as furniture, architectural fittings, or kitchenware, or simply as decorations, and advises on their care and collection. A comprehensive directory lists galleries where art can be seen, and retailers from whom it can be obtained.

Living With Folk Art: Ethnic Styles from Around the World

"[A] handsome digest of commercial, tribal, and folk textiles." ―Fiberarts The production of textiles in India continues to flourish just as it has for many centuries. The interactions of indigenous tribes, invaders, traders, and explorers throughout history has built a culture legendary for its variety and color. From the Rann of Kutch to the Coromandel coast, handloom weavers, block printers, painters, dyers, and embroiderers are creating the most extraordinary textiles. This all-encompassing survey of textiles from every region of the Indian subcontinent runs the gamut of commercial, tribal, and folk textiles. The authors first place them in context by examining the cultural background: the history, the materials, and the techniques―weaving, printing, painting, and tie-dye. They then give a detailed region-by-region account of traditional textiles production, including chapters on Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. A dazzling array of images provides an unsurpassed visual representation of the textiles, while a detailed reference section with further reading, museums, and information on technical terms completes this essential guide. 479 illustrations, 450 in color

Indian Textiles

Decorative Arts & Design

Language:Chinese.HardCover Pub Date: 2005 09 Publisher: Thames &amp; Hudson This follow-up and natural companion to the bestseller You Can Do It once again pools It the world-beating expertise of Thames &amp; Hudson and B &amp; Q.

Outdoor Living : The Complete B&Q Step-By-Step Guide to Designing and Enjoying Your Garden

Schept, Ken

Gardners Books

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Living with Decorative Textiles : Tribal art from Africa, Asia and the Americas

Living with folk art: Ethnic styles from around the world

African Majesty: The Textile Art of the Ashanti and Ewe

Asafo!: African Flags of the Fante

Traditional Indian Textiles

Living With Decorative Textiles: Tribal Art from Africa, Asia and the Americas

African Majesty: The Textile Art of the Ashanti and Ewe

Living With Folk Art: Ethnic Styles from Around the World

Indian Textiles

Outdoor Living : The Complete B&Q Step-By-Step Guide to Designing and Enjoying Your Garden