Traditional African Designs

Traditional African Designs

Cat #: BK-TRADAFRI

$6.95



(Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
By Gregory Mirow
Paperback, 48 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications
(May 7, 1997)
ISBN: 0486296229

This Dover publication features over 200 authentic designs from Dahomey, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Ghana, and other African nations. The images depict such unusual configurations as stylized lions, birds, fish, alligators, totemic figures, abstracts, geometrics, and zigzags. The compilation is adapted from traditional shields, masks, jewelry, textiles, and other sources for royalty-free use by artists, designers and craftworkers.

Traditional African Designs is not only a great resource for graphic and collage projects, but also a wonderful inspiration for both professional and beginner tattoo artists.

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mirow: traditional african design