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There’s a mountain range rising in the middle of Yale University Art Gallery, with populations of cliff dwellers circling its heights. Among the

Yale University Art Gallery maps the surviving work of the Yoruban carver in his 50-year career bridging ritual and modern art. Attention is long overdue.

Mud cloth, or bogolanfini, is woven into nearly every aspect of contemporary life and is the subject of an exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Opening November 13 at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), a new exhibition of recently acquired textiles explores the labor-intensive process behind mud cloth, bogolanfini, or as well as the cultural significance of its motifs and designs. (Read time: 3.8 minutes)

Master weavers and other specialists from the Asante peoples of Ghana, the Hausa, Nupe and Yoruba peoples of Nigeria as well as the Malagasy peoples of Madagascar created the examples of silk on display at the museum. Short films streaming in the gallery show the life cycle of silkworms and how silk is harvested and woven into cloth. In Africa, fibers were acquired through trade and cultivation or were harvested from cocoons found in the forest. Silk garments with distinctive patterns and colors are worn for ceremonial events and by the most prestigious people in society. Dr. Roslyn A. Walk...