10/17/2017 0 Comments African textilesAfrican Textiles are major ways to express the emotion of the African culture. African textiles started way back in egyptian times in Africa, such as hieroglyphics, pyramids, and sculptures. In Egyptian culture they used textiles to communicate with one another. Each textile represents a past historical event or a historical person from the past. In 5000 BC the weaving pattern on the tomb of Khnumhotep was put there to symbolize the love of the leader. As time went on the textiling of sculptures go easier, but even now they have to hand carve everything and it is about a 8 hr process for one.
Textiles demonstrate African religious, social, political and economic complexities of the communities. Each piece of the textile portrays a different thing for each part. The symbols on the overall sculpture represent the mood of the texture or emotion. The textures in general represents a story of the past. Most of the textiles are used for weddings, funerals, naming ceremonies, and tribal events. The textiles of the African culture are extremely important to their overall viewpoint of the culture and religion. It demonstrates how peaceful they are wwe it comes to communicating.
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