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African weaving festival targets global recognition for indigenous fabrics, cultural unity

Nigerians have been urged to intensify indigenous weaving heritage on the global stage, using culture as a tool for diplomacy, unity, and economic transformation. The organisers of the 3rd African ...
insider.si.edu

African aesthetics : patterns of life : West African strip-weaving tradition

Review of the 1987 exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, "Patterns of Life : West African Strip-weaving Traditions." https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20 ...
LEADERSHIP Newspaper

African Weaving Festival Advocates Protection Of Indigenous Fabrics

African Weaving Festival (AWeF) is advocating for the protection of Indigenous African fabrics across Nigeria. In its second edition, the festival sensitized the African fabric weavers and ...
Albuquerque Journal

Down to the wire: 'iNgqikithi yokuPhica (Weaving Meanings)' showcases a South African art tradition spanning nearly 100 years

“Weaving Meanings” spins stories of fighting clubs, apartheid and the dazzling artworks wire weavers create today. Open at Santa Fe’s Museum of International Folk Art, this exhibition of a South ...
AllAfrica.com

Africa: Weaving Heritage and Innovation - 'The Soul of a Rug' Exhibition at Bahia Palace

Experience the artistry of Taznakht’s weavers through immersive VR and a unique blend of tradition and contemporary design. Dutch-Moroccan textile designer Mina Abouzahra brings the artistry of ...
UNHCR

Weaving a refugee legacy into Botswana's baskets

ETSHA, Botswana, April 25 (UNHCR) - Tourists visiting Botswana invariably buy some of the colourful baskets on offer in crafts shops to take home as souvenirs. Little do they know that these baskets ...