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

Of Cloth and Culture: African Textiles from the Norma Canelas and William D. Roth Collection exhibition review Of Cloth and Culture: African Textiles from the Norma Canelas and William D. Roth Collection Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL July 21, 2007–July 6, 2008 Where Symbols Meet: A Celebration of West African Achievement Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Canada ongoing reviewed by Courtnay Micots “Of Cloth and Culture” is the eighth in a series of exhibitions featuring African art loans and gifts to the Orlando Museum of Art by Norma Canelas and William D. Roth. The goal of this exhibition is to show the diversity of personal adornment within Africa and to highlight strong works from the Roth collection. The small exhibition curated by Andrea Kalis, Curator of Ancient Americas and African Art, includes forty-seven works from the Yoruba, Baule, Dogon, and Akan in West Africa; the Zulu, Xhosa, Thembu, and Ndebele of southern Africa; and several works from Cameroon. Most of the works date to the twentieth century and demonstrate the range of materials, techniques, and styles found among African textile arts.1 Norma Canelas and William D. Roth have been credited as one of the top 100 art collectors in the country by Art & Antiques magazine.2 Enthusiastic collectors, the Roths rely primarily on the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Arts MIT Press

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

Micots, Courtnay
African Arts , Volume 41 (4) – Dec 1, 2008
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MIT Press
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© 2008 by the Regents of the University of California.
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exhibition reviews
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0001-9933
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1937-2108
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10.1162/afar.2008.41.4.82
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exhibition review Of Cloth and Culture: African Textiles from the Norma Canelas and William D. Roth Collection Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL July 21, 2007–July 6, 2008 Where Symbols Meet: A Celebration of West African Achievement Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Canada ongoing reviewed by Courtnay Micots “Of Cloth and Culture” is the eighth in a series of exhibitions featuring African art loans and gifts to the Orlando Museum of Art by Norma Canelas and William D. Roth. The goal of this exhibition is to show the diversity of personal adornment within Africa and to highlight strong works from the Roth collection. The small exhibition curated by Andrea Kalis, Curator of Ancient Americas and African Art, includes forty-seven works from the Yoruba, Baule, Dogon, and Akan in West Africa; the Zulu, Xhosa, Thembu, and Ndebele of southern Africa; and several works from Cameroon. Most of the works date to the twentieth century and demonstrate the range of materials, techniques, and styles found among African textile arts.1 Norma Canelas and William D. Roth have been credited as one of the top 100 art collectors in the country by Art & Antiques magazine.2 Enthusiastic collectors, the Roths rely primarily on the

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