Imitation Embroidery for Export
Object Details
- Blog Post Category
- Blog Post
- Object of the Day
- costume
- protection
- calligraphy
- status
- Description
This fabric, printed in Manchester, England for the African market, has a design which imitates the embroidered gowns worn by Hausa men in Nigera. The design of the embroideries is believed to have been influenced by men who learned the art of calligraphy from studying the Qur’an, and reflect an identification with Islam. They are...
- Data Source
- Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- Published Date
- Sun, 01 May 2016 13:00:19 +0000
- Creator
- Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- Type
- Blog posts
- Smithsonian staff publications
- Blog posts
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- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Topic
- Design
- Record ID
- posts_b5c54c83a959ed8e2f2ea72b11eeb1aa
