Indigo: In Search of the Colour that Seduced the WorldA&C Black, 1 aug 2011 - 256 pagina's A richly-told, personal quest across the ancient trade routes of West Africa, and the unforgettable story of a rare, luminuous colour |
Inhoudsopgave
An Invitation Ghana | 15 |
A Burning Heart Ghana | 50 |
Widows Blues Ghana | 71 |
The Road to BoboDioulasso | 103 |
The Chanel of Africa Ghana | 118 |
Amazons Wives of the Gods | 130 |
Not Everything You Can Own | 150 |
The Beautiful One Ghana | 165 |
Blue Gold and Concubines Niger | 194 |
New York City | 205 |
Its Never Late New York City | 219 |
Acknowledgments | 233 |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Indigo: In Search of the Colour that Seduced the World Catherine E. McKinley Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2012 |
Indigo: In Search of the Colour that Seduced the World Catherine E. McKinley Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2011 |
Indigo: In Search of the Colour that Seduced the World Catherine E. McKinley Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2011 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Abidjan Abomey Accra adire Adobe Àdùnní Agadez arrived artists Aunty Mercy batik beads beauty became began Benin blue body Bouaké colonial color compound cotton dark death designs Dogon dress Dutch dye pot dyers Eurama European eyes face felt funeral gate Ghana Ghanaian Ghilchreist's girls gold grandmother head husband Ibadan In-Gall indigo cloths indigo dyeing Ivory Coast Iyalaro journey kaba and slit Kano Kati Kwesi Lady Diana Lagos laughed leave lived looked Madame Makola Mali Mama Benz morning mother mourning Niger Nigeria Nike obruni Oshogbo pulled River road seemed selling Senegal shrine skin slave someone Soninke spirit stood taglemust textile things tiny Togo trade trokosi Tuareg Ulli Beier Vlisco waist walked wanted watched wax cloth wear West African woman women wore wrappers yard Yoruba