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Fabric map of Africa

by Wouter Walmink · 1 min readUpdated October 23, 2020

The other day while browsing Instagram, I was stopped in my tracks by this work.

The work from Priya Shah's Mia Kora is a visual treat, illustrating the amazing diversity of textile design on the African continent:

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NEW POST APART FROM THIS ONE ABOUT MY MAP ON MY PAGE... PLEASE READ.... AFRICA! where my heart is.... Inspired by the fabric map of India, here is my version showing just how beautiful and rich this continent is. Truly fortunate to have been brought up in Kenya in the midst of so many cultures, art, wildlife and beauty. This design is copyrighted. https://www.miakora.com/fabric-map-of-africa #miakora #scarves #frameitorwearit #artyoucanwear #wearableart #interiordesign #design #fabrics #digitalprinting #textiledesign #africa #gratitude #happyplace #designhouse #maps #fabricmap #culture #artistsoninstagram

A post shared by Mia Kora (@miakoraltd) on Sep 2, 2020 at 4:58am PDT

Such a powerful display of the rich tapestry (sic) of fabrics found across the African continent! After the initial "wow", I had good fun trying to figure out all the different tilings in the image.

If you like to support her, consider buying a poster print of the map.

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