The African Heritage Patchwork Quilts Textiles Stoneware Pottery

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The African Heritage: Patchwork Quilts, Textiles, Stoneware Pottery, Drum and Houses

The African Heritage: Patchwork Quilts, Textiles, Stoneware Pottery, Drum and Houses

Harriet Powers, Bible Quilt, 1886

Harriet Powers, Bible Quilt, 1886

Harriet Powers, Bible Quilt, 1898

Harriet Powers, Bible Quilt, 1898

Fon Appliqué Cotton, D. R. Benin, Early 20 th. cent.

Fon Appliqué Cotton, D. R. Benin, Early 20 th. cent.

Appliqué, Altar piece, D. R. Benin, 20 th. Cent.

Appliqué, Altar piece, D. R. Benin, 20 th. Cent.

Egungun Ensemble, Cotton, leather, beads Yoruba, Nigeria, 20 th cent

Egungun Ensemble, Cotton, leather, beads Yoruba, Nigeria, 20 th cent

Egungun Masquerade in performance Yoruba Nigeria, 20 th cent.

Egungun Masquerade in performance Yoruba Nigeria, 20 th cent.

Royal Umbrella, Fon, D. R. Benin, 20 th. Cent.

Royal Umbrella, Fon, D. R. Benin, 20 th. Cent.

Jacob’s Ladder, 1880 s (1870 -1890) 72”x 87”, pieced cotton, Quilt, Kentucky

Jacob’s Ladder, 1880 s (1870 -1890) 72”x 87”, pieced cotton, Quilt, Kentucky

Louisa Combs, Hand woven blanket, Cotton, wool, c. 1890 Hazard, Kentucky

Louisa Combs, Hand woven blanket, Cotton, wool, c. 1890 Hazard, Kentucky

Afro-Carolina face-vessel, 1860, Glazed pottery, Edgefield District, SC

Afro-Carolina face-vessel, 1860, Glazed pottery, Edgefield District, SC

Akan ritual pottery, Ghana, 19 th. Cent.

Akan ritual pottery, Ghana, 19 th. Cent.

Creole Cottage, New Orleans, 1820

Creole Cottage, New Orleans, 1820

Bamileke Architecture, Cameroon

Bamileke Architecture, Cameroon

Wrought-iron figure, Late 18 th cent.

Wrought-iron figure, Late 18 th cent.

Anonymous Virginia Drum by An enslaved person, Wood, leather, Virginia, c. 1645

Anonymous Virginia Drum by An enslaved person, Wood, leather, Virginia, c. 1645

Adire, indigo dyed cloth, Yoruba, Nigeria, cotton 20 th. Cent.

Adire, indigo dyed cloth, Yoruba, Nigeria, cotton 20 th. Cent.

Dave, 13 th May, 1859, Glazed wheel-thrown pot

Dave, 13 th May, 1859, Glazed wheel-thrown pot

African House, 1798 -1800, Melrose Plantation Natchitouches, Louisiana USA

African House, 1798 -1800, Melrose Plantation Natchitouches, Louisiana USA

Quilts Functional, aesthetic, symbolic, communicative and or spiritual values: Doubling/coding/substitution: Biblical symbols/liberation/freedom; Underground railroad,

Quilts Functional, aesthetic, symbolic, communicative and or spiritual values: Doubling/coding/substitution: Biblical symbols/liberation/freedom; Underground railroad, documentation, symbols and markers Polyrhythmic motifs, ziz-zag patterns, bright colors conforms to African aesthetic consciousness Face Vessel, Drum, and Iron figure Communication, protection—power objects Duality— African –European duality Form, aesthetic, and functional aspects constitute the African element While their technology of production derives from European American tradition