Introduction                                                                            7

TRADITIONS TEXTILES ET VESTIMENTAIRES         13

Les textiles en Afrique à partir du me siècle                         14

Islam et tissage du coton en Afrique occidentale                 16

Une monnaie de troc                                                             19

RITES ET SYMBOLES                                                       27

Liens textiles                                                                         28

Les étoffes du mort                                                               32

Le sens des bandes                                                                36

L'écriture des mythes                                                            40

Paysages                                                                                44

STYLES                                                                                49

L'iconographie musulmane                                                    50

Interprétations africaines                                                       57

Une autre géométrie                                                              90

Peintures                                                                                94

ANNEXES                                                                         137

Fibres, teintures, métiers                                                     137

Cartes                                                                                  152

Glossaire                                                                              154

Index                                                                                   155

Bibliographie                                                                       156

Crédits photographiques                                                     160

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