African Basketry: Interweaving Art and Mathematics in Mozambique

Year: 2011 Authors: Paulus Gerdes

Core claim

Mozambican basketry shows how women weavers generate symmetry-based patterns that interweave artistic creativity, geometry, and innovation.

Topics

basketry patterns, symmetry classes, female weaving, ethnomathematics

Domains

geometry, symmetry, plane patterns, strip patterns, basketry, textile ornament, pattern design, craft aesthetics

Methods

visual pattern analysis, comparative examples, field collection, classification by symmetry

Media

palm fibre, dyed strands, plaited strips, basket trays

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