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Francophone African Textile Gallery Part 2 Page 12 |
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CODE #: fr394 PRICE: US$325 Measurement: 73ins x 48ins, 186cm x 122cm Manjak weavers are from Guinea Bissau but many now work and live in Senegal where there is a wealthier patronage for their weaving. Their complex weft float patterning is a contemporary derivation of the ornate pano de obra woven in the Cape Verde islands under Portuguese rule. This is another superb new example woven in St.Louis, Senegal, with a design strongly influenced by older patterns from Cape Verde. (c) Duncan Clarke, Version 17/02/2009 |