Textiles are powerful communicators of status, gender and accomplishments in Africa. The extraordinary costumes and textiles of the African continent--from ensembles to wrappers to wall hangings to chain mail and accessories/hats--featured in an exhibition drawn from the National Museum of African Art's collection, present a wide array of Africa's textile arts that have seldom or never been on exhibit.

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