Shoowa Design
Shoowa Design
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Summary
A study of the textiles of the Shoowa people. The book takes 100 designs and analyzes them, showing their development from basic geometrical motif to complicated pattern. The history of the Shoowa people is examined, with the various influences on their designs, such as prehistoric art.
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Shoowa Design by Georges Meurant
The Shoowa people, a small tribe from the kingdom of Kuba, now Zaire, have been designing and making embroidered textiles for hundreds of years. With their complex geometrical patterning and bold colours, these works of art were used in a variety of ways by the Shoowas, as status symbols, dowries, shrouds, religious vestments or as a type of currency. Genuine production ceased around 1905, with the result that they have become collectors' items. This is a study of these textiles and their history. 100 designs have been selected, photographed and analyzed. Diagrams show each design's development from basic motif to complicated pattern. The history of the Shoowa people is traced and the various influences on their designs, such as prehistoric art are discussed.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500973318 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500973318 |
| Title | Shoowa Design |
| Author | Georges Meurant |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 1987-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 206 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |