The Carpet Slippers of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa ...
2020-6-8u2002·u2002Carpet slippers by Sara Bola Clarkson, needlepoint, wool on canvas, Freetown, Sierra Leone, circa 1973; the pattern is Bitter Kola. All objects from the collection of the author. Photograph by Joe Coca. A hot, humid city on the coast of West Africa is an unlikely place to find a long tradition of making and wearing woolen needlepoint carpet ...
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