Cut-pile and embroidered textile

Unknown artist

early 20th century

Raffia with natural dyes

Dallas Museum of Art

African visual arts have undoubtedly inspired Western artists and textile, furniture, household, and fashion designers to create works of art and consumer products. Numerous instances come to mind: Picasso's Bust (1907-1908; fig. 63, 1987.399.FA) borrows elements from a Baga D'mba mask (see p. 141),(38) Cosima von Bonin's Rorschachtest #4 (2006; fig. 64) incorporates a kikoi cloth worn by East African coastal peoples,(39) Pierre-Emile Legrain's art deco seating replicates ceremonial chairs and stools of the Ngbombe, Fon, and Chokwe peoples,(40) and Norma Kamali's and Emmanuel Ungaro's day and evening wear of the 1970s and 2000s, res