Woven Legacies: Innovation & Tradition
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 24 February 2025
Innovation & Tradition
About the Session‘Woven Legacies: Innovation & Tradition’ highlights a diverse range of materials, techniques, and processes from various regions, including Southern, Central and Western Africa. These works coalesce utility, aesthetics and cultural identity. From the tactile threads of textiles to the intricate blending of natural fibres in baskets and the sculptural forms of steel, copper, brass and beads, the concept of weaving is reimagined as a metaphor for connection, storytelling and the passing on of tradition.
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These "free flow" art baskets are deeply rooted in Ghanaian culture and heritage. They feature patterns and colors which reflect the artistry of the master weavers. They are typically woven from natural materials such as elephant grass, which is locally sourced and sustainable.
- Binky Newman, Design Afrika
Provenance
Design Afrika Collection
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