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Symmetry in the African craftwork

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A Mozambican bag with beautiful examples of friezes.
The image appears in the book Il ritmo delle forme - The rhythm of the shapes.
From the point of view of topology, if it a surface of genus 2, that can be seen as a doughnut with two holes, or as a sphere with two handles attached.

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Clothing and accessories (Anthology of images)
Clothing and accessories (Symmetry)
Bags, baskets, ecc (Anthology of images)
Bags, baskets, ecc (Symmetry)
Objects (Topology)


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