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Click to enlargeTraditional African Designs

Gregory Mirow
Our Price$6.95
Availability: In Stock
Format: Book
ISBN: 0486296229
Page Count: 48
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 11
Over 200 authentic designs from Dahomey, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Ghana, other African nations depict such unusual configurations as stylized lions, birds, fish, alligators, totemic figures, abstracts, geometrics, and zigzags. Adapted from shields, masks, jewelry, textiles, and other sources for royalty-free use by artists, designers, and craftworkers.

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