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Signs & symbols : African images in African American quilts / Maude Southwell Wahlman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wahlman, Maude.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American quilts.
- African American quiltmakers.
- Symbolism--United States.
- Symbolism.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 143 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- Revised, upd. edition.
- Other Title:
- Signs and symbols : African images in African American quilts
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Tinwood, 2001.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Prev. ed.: 1993.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-137).
- ISBN:
- 0965376613
- OCLC:
- 49244555
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