Exhibition

Designing with Dyes: Connecting Cloths and Ideas in West Africa

Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of ArtScore 71.9

DatesJan 1, 2023

LocationEskenazi Museum of Art, 1133 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA, Bloomington, Indiana, United States

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Group exhibition

Designing with Dyes: Connecting Cloths and Ideas in West Africa March 18, 2023, 10:00 am—September 17, 2023, 5:00 pm Textiles displayed in this exhibition explore the changing uses of dyes in cloth making during the twentieth century in West Africa. It features cloths made by Asante, Bamana, Fula, and Yorùbá artists including indigo-dyed textiles and “mud” dyed bògòlanfini cloth among others. Designing with Dyes…

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