She has served as the representative of the Union of Craft Cooperatives of the North (UGAN) of Cote d'Ivoire first in Switzerland and now in the USA for the past 15 years. She also represents the family business of Master Kente Weaver Gilbert "Bobbo" Ahiagble composed of 30 traditional weavers living in the villages of Denu and Agbozume in the Volta Region of Ghana. In 1998 she co-authored a children's book with Bobbo, entitled Master Weaver from Ghana.

craftspeople

Gilbert "Bobbo" Ahiagble, Ewe Kente weaver, Ghana

Nassouko Coulibaly, Malinke spinner, Ivory Coast

Amidou Coulibaly, Malinke weaver, Ivory Coast

UGAN, Craft Cooperative, Ivory Coast

Hassa Pascal Mounkoro, Sculptor, Mali

L'Adji Badiaga, Recycler, Mali

Maoua Kone, painter, marionette maker, Mali

Moussa Diabate, traditional textile artist, Mali

Souraka Diakite, leather worker, Mali

Chapuchi Ahiagble, Kente weaver, Ghana

Koko Fofana & Zimako Coulibaly, weavers, Ivory Coast

designers

Louise Meyer, textile artist, USA

articles

West African strip-cloth weaving: slideshow, by Louise Meyer

books

Master Weaver from Ghana, by Louise Meyer, Gilbert Ahiagble

education

Small loom weaving, by Louise Meyer

Cotton spinning, by Louise Meyer

Building a loom, by Louise Meyer

Master Weaver from Ghana, by Louise Meyer