Signs & Symbols: African Images in African American Quilts (Revi

ISBN: 0965376613 EAN: 9780965376617

Publisher: Tinwood Books (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 29.95 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: December 20, 2001

Annotation: Quilt expert Wahlman introduces readers to a powerful force in African-American quilts: their African-derived meanings, patterns, and iconography. She explores the religious, ritual, philosophical, and aesthetic beliefs that have been retained by descendants