<img width="640" height="410" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b-700x448.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Textile, Cairo, 2015; Produced by Knoll Textiles (United States); 38% recycled solution-dyed nylon, 32% rayon, 30% cotton; H x W: 330.2 × 144.5 cm (10 ft. 10 in. × 56 7/8 in.); Gift of Knoll Textiles; 2015-30-5" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b-700x448.jpg 700w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b-300x192.jpg 300w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b-170x109.jpg 170w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="32672" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/04/16/cairo/209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,655" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b-300x192.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/209535_bf5274c08cd2f3b1_b-700x448.jpg" />When world-renowned architect David Adjaye was invited to curate an exhibition for the museum’s Selects series in 2015, he quickly chose to focus on the museum’s little-known collection of West African textiles, including works from Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Mali. Having devoted eleven years to an in-depth study of the architecture of the African...
