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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Images are beautiful bright and vivid. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> The antecedents of contemporary African tex- tiles and African American quilts were developed in Africa as far back as two thousand years ago when cotton was domesticated along the Niger River in Mali and used for fishnets and woven cloth. The actual links between African and African American textile traditions can be traced to the years between 1650 and 1850 when Africans were brought to the Western Hemisphere. African American quilts are unique mixtures of various African Native American and European traditions that intersected as a result of trading in Brazil Surinam Haiti Cuba other Caribbean islands Mexico and the southern United States. African influence on the history of music dance and speech in the New World has long been documented African influence on American folk art such as quiltmaking is less well known yet it is possible to trace African textile techniques reli- gious symbols and aesthetic traditions that were adapted by African American textile innovators to the needs and resources of a new world. (LL)