Traditional African Textiles

Robbins Center For Cross Cultural Communication

This collection of traditional African textiles, on exhibit at the Sumner Museum until Jan. 2001, is available for loan to museums and educational institutions. For further information please contact the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication in Washington DC.

Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication
530 6th Street S.E.
Wash. DC 20003

Tent hanging, Niger river area, Mali
Appliqué banner with royal symbols, Benin
Mud resist cloth (modern) Bamana people, Mali
Domestic furnishing cloth, Hausa/Fulani people, Niger
Appliqué banner with royal symbols, Benin
Domestic furnishing cloth, Hausa/Fulani people, Niger
Decorative panel, skirt. Kuba people, Congo
Raffia skirt. Kuba people, Congo
Raffia skirt. Kuba people, Congo
Raffia skirt. Kuba people, Congo
Woman
Blanket. Fulani people, Mali
Rug, woven leather and millet stalks, Mauritania
Domestic furnishing cloth. Dzerma people, Niger
Narrow strip woven Kente. Ashanti people, Ghana
Men
Woman
Marriage bedcover. Fulani people, Mali
Beaded skirt. Zulu, South Africa
Royal cloth (resist dye), Cameroon.
Beaded blanket. Zulu, South Africa
Four Adire resist dyed indigo cloths (folded). Yoruba people, Nigeria.
Blanket. Fulani people, Mali.
Beaded apron. Ndebele people, South Africa.
Domestic furnishing cloth, Ikat. Baoule people, Ivory Coast.
Narrow strip weaving, Kente. Ewe people, Ghana.
Domestic furnishing cloth. Bella people, Nigeria.
Domestic furnishing cloth. Bella people, Nigeria.
Man