West African Textiles-Vlisco-Cote d’Ivoire
This lesson is West African Textiles of the Ivory Coast (Côte D’Ivoire) and The Vlisco Group.
It is the fourth lesson of a 5-part series on West African textiles which will be taught by Mina Dia-Stevens
We will teach you about the Vlisco Group and its dominance in the West African textile industry; specifically the Ivory Coast.
The Vlisco Group is the main, and major supplier of the non-traditional; commercial African textiles; that represent the rich culture of Cote D’Ivoire and the majority of West Africa. It is important to include Vlisco in this series because they have a longstanding controversial connection to African textiles as a whole.
This lesson will focus on Vlisco’s great financial and creative impact on the African textile industry.
Be sure to view our other lessons on West African Textiles of Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Ghana
| Module | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 1 | Journey to West Africa Cote D’Ivoire |
| 2 | Introducing Vlisco |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 |
Introduction
We will now teach you about the Vlisco Group and its dominance in the West African textile industry; specifically the Ivory Coast. The Vlisco Group is the main, and major supplier of the non-traditional; commercial African textiles; that represent the rich culture of Cote D’Ivoire and the majority of West Africa. It is important to include Vlisco in this series because they have a longstanding controversial connection to African textiles as a whole.
This lesson will focus on Vlisco’s great financial and creative impact on the African textile industry. Be sure to view our other lessons on West African Textiles of Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Ghana.
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