African Textiles Today Author:Chris Spring Creating and trading numerous types of cloth have been vital elements in African life and culture for at least two millennia, linking different parts of the continent with each other and the rest of the world. "African Textiles Today" shows how ideas, techniques, materials and markets have adapted and flourished, and how the dynamic traditions i... more »n African textiles have provided inspiration for the continents foremost contemporary artists and photographers.« less