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

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 of Africans in the New World and demonstrates how these beliefs are represented in their textiles. 150 illustrations. Show Less