{"product_id":"how-to-read-african-textiles-paperback","title":"How To Read African Textiles (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe latest volume in The Met's How to Read series, focusing on the rich and varied textiles of Africa through forty exemplars from the nineteenth century to the present day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Historically, handwoven cloth and clothing made across the African continent have been labor-intensive creations deeply embedded in local and regional value systems. These fabrics, frequently adapted to communal and individual needs, serve to clothe the body, divide architectural space, protect physical = and spiritual well-being, and convey wealth and authority. This volume in The Met's acclaimed How to Read series features forty masterworks of African fiber arts, from a dynamic nineteenth-century interior hanging from Sierra Leone to a dreamlike textile canvas by a contemporary Malagasy artist. Authors Christine Giuntini and Jenny Peruski explore the complex histories of production, consumption, and exchange attached to these extraordinary works; contextualize long-standing and recently embraced techniques and materials; and offer readers new ways to appreciate Africa's diverse textile traditions.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art\/Distributed by Yale University Press","brand":"Christine Giuntini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67652882530482,"sku":"9781588397911","price":670.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781588397911.jpg?v=1791423575","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/how-to-read-african-textiles-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}