Fishnet weaving is more than a craft in African coastal communities, it's a heartbeat. Practicality dances with cultural rhythm in every thread. Passed down like DNA, each community's style is a ...
Curator Suzanne Gunn tells us she took several trips to Africa to collect the textiles to display, and each one tells its own ...
Miss Côte d’Ivoire pageant has banned contestants from wearing wigs and weaves to encourage and empower women to feel ...
“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” comes across as a vivaciously amusing workplace comedy and a tribute to underappreciated artisans who sacrifice their fingers and make their livings weaving ...
GOOD MORNING, MARY. HEY, GOOD MORNING, JACK AND MELISSA. YEAH, THE EXHIBIT IS CALLED FABRICS OF AFRICA WEAVING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY. AND I’M HERE WITH THE CURATOR, SUZANNE GUNN. SUZANNE ...