{"id":194,"date":"2017-08-14T10:37:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T14:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2024-06-17T10:57:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:57:07","slug":"many-meanings-african-cloth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/exhibits\/many-meanings-african-cloth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Many Meanings of African Cloth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 7 \u2013 September 17, 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4245\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2017\/08\/11-African-Cloth-22.jpg\" alt=\"african cloth\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2017\/08\/11-African-Cloth-22.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2017\/08\/11-African-Cloth-22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2017\/08\/11-African-Cloth-22-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2017\/08\/11-African-Cloth-22-970x728.jpg 970w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2017\/08\/11-African-Cloth-22-597x448.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Cloth is a part of everyday life\u2014from the garments we wear to the art on our walls. Focusing on Africa, this mini-exhibit demonstrates how different materials and decorative techniques produce unique types of cloth. African societies invest diverse meanings in cloth as well.&nbsp;&nbsp; It can signal great wealth or it can communicate philosophical ideas.&nbsp; Celebrate the diversity of cloth and its place in African societies with a visit to this exhibit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 7 \u2013 September 17, 2016 Cloth is a part of everyday life\u2014from the garments we wear to the art on our walls. Focusing on Africa, this mini-exhibit demonstrates how different materials and decorative techniques produce unique types of cloth. 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