Of Cloth and Culture II: African Textiles from the Norma Canelas and William D. Roth Collection

When

  • Thursday
  • Feb. 9, 2012

Description

The ninth in a series of exhibitions drawn from the Norma Canelas and William D. Roth Collection of African Art, this exhibition features 45 extraordinary examples of textiles and beadwork from a number of regions of the African continent. Highlights include a colorful Kente cloth of West Africa, beautifully beaded aprons of the Kirdi in Cameroon, a Zulu wedding cape and embellished animal skins of the San people of South Africa, as well as a number of stunning beaded crowns and headdresses of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The Roth Collection has been recognized by Art and Antiques Magazine numerous times as one of the top 100 art collections in America.

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Tickets

$8.00

Phone

407-896-4231

Email

info@omart.org

Where

Orlando Museum of Art
2416 N. Mills Ave.
Orlando, FL 32803


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Elsewhere

Thursday
May. 24, 2012
@Orlando Museum of Art
Friday
May. 25, 2012
@Orlando Museum of Art
Saturday
May. 26, 2012
@Orlando Museum of Art
Sunday
May. 27, 2012
@Orlando Museum of Art
Monday
May. 28, 2012
@Orlando Museum of Art

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