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 The Americas Detail of Chilkat tunic The Chilkat are the most northerly tribe of the Pacific Coast. They inhabit an area of Alaska between Cape Fox and Yakutat Bay. As in many native cultures only men were allowed to create de

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas Navajo saddle blanket The Navajo (sometimes spelled Navaho) are the largest native group in the U. S. They migrated to their present locations in northwestern New Mexico, Arizona and southeastern Utah, from Canada

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 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 Asia Details from a woolen carpet woven in Iran but found in Siberia. The area known as Siberia (Tatar for "sleeping land") is a seemingly limitless expanse of forest, mountain ranges, plains and tundra. It extends from the

Signs & Symbols - line art Islam Details from a carpet. Islam is both a culture and a religion with a rich tradition of artistic expression in literature, the visual arts engineering and architecture.

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas Details from a Mayan manuscript. Although the Maya had formed agricultural communities as early as 1500 BC, the classic period of their civilization began in AD 200 and lasted until AD 900. They cultivated maize,

Textile detail. Chiapas, Mexico