Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Painted cloth from Mali. Mali was the center of a great trading empire in West Africa in the 13th-16th centuries. The modern Republic of Mali is adjacent to Burkina Faso, Niger, Algeria, Senegal and Mauritania.

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of fabric showing sophisticated brocade weaving by the Yoruba in Nigeria. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a t

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Painted fabric for clothing. Mali. Mali was the center of a great trading empire in West Africa in the 13th-16th centuries. The modern Republic of Mali is adjacent to Burkina Faso, Niger, Algeria, Senegal and Mauritania

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa AppliquZd regal tunic from Ghana. Ghana was the center of a powerful medieval trading empire in the 7th - 13th centuries situated between the Sahara Desert and the Niger and Senegal rivers. The modern Republic of Ghana i

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Woven mat figure, Congo. The Congo can be described in various ways - The African country formerly known as Congo is now called Zaire. The separate, Republic of The Congo lies to the north of Zaire. Congo can also be ta

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Ashanti weaving from Ghana. Ashanti was a powerful West African country that occupied most of what is now the Republic of Ghana in the 18th and 19th centuries. Ghana was the center of a powerful medieval trading empire i

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Hairpins from Angola. The country lies on the southwest coast of Africa bordered by Zaire, Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Namibia. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive, in 1483. [Artifact]

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Cloth decorated with beads. Southern Africa.