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Designing Dynamism: Kuba Textiles from the D R Congo, the Wesley Mancini Collection

Designing Dynamism: Kuba Textiles from the D R Congo, the Wesley Mancini Collection - Hardcover

by Vanessa Drake Moraga
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Availability:In StockContributor:Vanessa Drake Moraga, Annie Carlano (Editor), Stephen Burks (Contribution by)Publish date:2/24/2026Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:GilesISBN-13:9781913875893ISBN-10:191387589XUPC:9781913875893Book Category:Design, Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Textile & Costume, African, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African StudiesSize:10.50 x 8.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SCJG6QD2QA

Designing Dynamism: Kuba Textiles from the D R Congo, the Wesley Mancini Collection

A dynamic, bold, exploration of the breadth of the Kuba design aesthetic and its lasting impact on early twentieth-century modernism through to the present day.

The textiles of the historic, multi-ethnic Kuba kingdom, (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), represent the most intact and cohesive tradition in the region, and are exceptional for their artistic caliber, graphic sophistication,...

Language:EnglishPublisher:GilesISBN-13:9781913875893ISBN-10:191387589XUPC:9781913875893Book Category:Design, Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Textile & Costume, African, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African StudiesSize:10.50 x 8.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SCJG6QD2QA
Vanessa Drake Moraga is an independent researcher, curator and writer specializing in the textile arts. She is the co-author of African Textiles (2022).

Annie Carlano is senior Curator of Craft, Design & Fashion at The Mint Museum, NC.

Stephen Burks is an award-winning designer and a professor of architecture at Columbia University.

Joel Smeltzer is the head of School and Gallery Programs at The...

Publisher: Giles

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Vanessa Drake Moraga, Annie Carlano (Editor), Stephen Burks (Contribution by)

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Vanessa Drake Moraga

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