Adire African Textiles sources vintage cloths from West Africa for collectors, museums, designers etc. We are keen to promote knowledge of and research about the creativity and continued vitality of Africa's textile and dress traditions. Adire African Textiles is run by Duncan Clarke, a dealer, collector and researcher into West African weaving and textiles. To explore more please visit our website: Click here
Or if you are in London visit our stall at Alfie's Antique Market, Church Street, Marylebone.
Some examples of African textile traditions. Check our website above to see more:
Some pictures I took at the kente festival in Agotime, Volta region of Ghana in July 2007, showing local cloth styles in action.
While African fashion is attracting growing attention today many African peoples have had a long standing interest in personal style and fashion. These images, many by African photographers, are taken from postcards mostly dating to between 1890 and 1910.
