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Designing Dynamism: Kuba Textiles from the D R Congo, The Wesley Mancini Collection

By Vanessa Drake Moraga, Annie Carlano (Editor), Stephen Burks (Contribution by), Malika Leiper (Contribution by), Joel Smeltzer (Illustrator)
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By Vanessa Drake Moraga, Annie Carlano (Editor), Stephen Burks (Contribution by), Malika Leiper (Contribution by), Joel Smeltzer (Illustrator)
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A dynamic, bold, exploration of the breadth of the Kuba design aesthetic and its lasting impact on early twentieth—century modernism through to the present day.

The textiles of the historic, multi—ethnic Kuba kingdom, (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), represent the most intact and cohesive tradition in the region, and are exceptional for their artistic caliber, graphic sophistication, and complexity of style. The written story of Kuba cloth begins with encounters in the early sixte...

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