African Textiles - Brooklyn Children's Museum

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African TextilesAdinkra Cloth Design Grid© 2008
Activities to do with your studentsACTIVITY 6:Design an African Printed ClothGrades: 3-5Related ObjectsMen’s ShirtPrinted Clothfrom Senegal“7-Up” TextileStudents will gain an overview of the art of African machine made cloth. Students will compareAfrican machine made cloth with various types of designs including geometric patterns,photographic images, and pop culture iconography, and then design a printed cloth motif oftheir own.Guiding Questions1. What do these patterns make you think of?2. Can you imagine wearing clothing made out of material like these? Why or why not?3. Why is it important to document the world around us?4. What are ways we document moments in history?5. Why are textiles a good form of communication?African Textiles | 29
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