JOURNAL OF TEXTILE RESEARCH ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (12): 113-116.

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Classification of cultural symbols in African batik patterns

WANG Hua;SUN Li;TU Heng-xian;ZHOU Qi-cheng   

  1. 1.College of Textile;Donghua University;Shanghai 201620;China;2.College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering;Donghua University;Shanghai 201620;China
  • Received:2005-07-01 Revised:2005-09-19 Online:2006-12-15 Published:2006-12-15

Abstract: Based on the actual investigation of the batik on African market,some special cultural symbols on batiks of Aken and Adinkra peoples in African mainland were collected,classified and interpreted.These cultural symbols′ function in the life of the African society was studied in the viewpoint of the humanities and it was considered that most of them were originated from themes of African proverbs and they were visual symbols familiar to the African people,expressing the democratic consciousness in the political life of African black people and serving as one of non-language succession manners of the African black culture.

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