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Rhythms: Weaving in West Africa

Saturday, September 23, 2023, 10:00 AM – Sunday, March 31, 2024, 5:00 PM

Focus Gallery, Raymond and Laura Wielgus Gallery of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous Art of the Americas, 3rd Floor
A large cotton cloth that joins together many narrow rows of woven fabric in different colors including yellow, orange, pink, and green. Each horizontal row is composed of woven lines and squares, with some repeating patterns of alternating square blocks and lines.
Ewe peoples, Ghana. Kente Cloth, ca. 1920–40. Cotton. Collection of William M. Itter. Photograph by William M. Itter.

This exhibition explores the dynamics of weaving, as it encourages viewers to consider links between the rhythms of production and cloth patterns made during the twentieth century. Featuring cloths from Ghana, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast, Rhythms also addresses resonances across cultures from the spread of loom technology in West Africa. All textiles displayed in this exhibition are loans from William M. Itter, Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, who taught in the IU School of Fine Arts for more than three decades.

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