Wax of the Sehel, 9781569027387
Paperback
African wax prints whisper stories of culture and history.

Wax of the Sehel

Cloth Portraits of Contemporary African History

$86.58

  • Paperback

    154 pages

  • Release Date

    10 August 2021

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Summary

Wax Prints of the Sahel features colour photographs that depict original commemorative cotton cloths. Messages written on the cloths serve a griot function that aims to entertain and to educate the reader-viewer. Each cloth illustrates how commemorative wax prints are a means of preserving African cultural history for future generations.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781569027387
ISBN-10:1569027382
Author:Debra Boyd-Buggs
Publisher:Red Sea Press,U.S.
Imprint:Red Sea Press,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:154
Release Date:10 August 2021
Weight:332g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm

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