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Images of patterns from Tropix: colours, decorations, motifs, tiles, textiles, designs and shapes
colourful textiles, purple dye, mosaic zellij tilework, beadwork, giraffe skin, butterfly design, red chillis
PER99PSF129E Pile of colourful woven textiles made by Quechuan Indians. Traditional patterns. Pisac market, Andes Mtns, Peru. Copyright Tropix (Paul Franklin) TNZ93DC37_17 Close-up 5 bunches of dried grass dyed purple, for making traditional sleeping mats. Ifakara, Morogoro Rgn, S.Tanzania. Copyright Tropix (D. Charlwood) MOR03TX12_13 Detail mosaic zellij tilework: spiral, leaf patterns. Medersa Ben Youssef old Muslim school, Medina, Marrakesh, Morocco. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) TNZ93DC10_21 Colourful detail of beadwork on leather skirt of Mangati tribe woman (nomads). Morogoro Region, Southern Tanzania. Copyright Tropix (D. Charlwood) JS62_44-16 Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) looks to camera; leafy thorn bush. Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Copyright Tropix (J. Schmid) KEN99TX1_10 Girl (7, well dressed) glances sideways as artists brush paints pretty butterfly on her face. Ruaka, Nairobi, Kenya. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) SUD89DD13_02 Close-up of vegetables, red chilli peppers, laid out to dry; patterns, shapes. South Darfur, Sudan. Copyright Tropix (D. Davis)
Confectionery arranged by design, black and white tiles, patterns on architecture, s shaped pattern
FRA06VJB26 Famous Henriet chocolates arranged in sets by design, pattern, flavour; mouth watering; Biarritz, Basque Country, France Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) FRA06VJB29 Local delicacy macaroon cakes arranged by design, pattern, flavour; sweet snack food; Biarritz, Basque Country, France. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) BZL79DC16_09 Patio tiles of Opera House square in sine wave pattern; Portuguese colonial architecture. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Copyright Tropix (D. Charlwood) SAU81DP2_17 Concrete house painted in yellow, blue and green, with hearts, arrowheads and geometric patterns. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Copyright Tropix (D. PARKER) NTH04MHB43 Tulips planted in s shaped pattern on open grass; Dutch bulb fields in May: Keukenhof flower garden, the Netherlands. Copyright Tropix (M & V BIRLEY)
Synchronised dance, textiles, Persian knot pattern on lacquer work, ring pattern, Nasca lines
CHN04TX2_14 Private school girls dancing, pink fans, yellow costume. Mid-autumn festival celebrations. Yulin, Shaanxi, N.China. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) COL01TX12_02 Crafts: brightly embroidered textile cloth of bird and ducks shown at Convention Centre. Getsemani, Cartagena, Colombia. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) IRN99TX4_19 Close-up of traditional lacquer work plate; Persian knot pattern. Tehran, Iran. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) MLD98CP7_04 Sub-aqua, coral reef. Featherstar, close-up: maroon / white concentric ring pattern, red centre. Maldives, Indian Ocean. Copyright Tropix (Carl Plaister) PER99PSF30E Nasca lines, Tree. Pre-columbian Paracus and Nasca culture 900BC-AD600. Religious symbols. Nasca Desert, Peru. Copyright Tropix (Paul Franklin)
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