Lamb, V. (1975) West African Weaving. ISBN-13: 978-0715609057
Lamb, V. (1975) West African Narrow Strip Weaving. ISBN-13: 978-0685562857 Catalogue of Lamb's 1975 exhibtion at the Textile Museum.
Adler,P. & Barnard,N. (1992). African Majesty. ISBN-13: 978-0500278444 More than 130 textiles are illustrated, along with explanatory descriptions for each. Also includes explanations on the methods of weaving and the use of cloths. (Draws significantly upon the seminal work of Lamb)
Kraamer, Malika "Ghanaian interweaving in the nineteenth century: a new perspective on Ewe and Asante textile history." in African Arts Winter 2006 Extracted from Kraamer's work: Colourful Changes: Two Hundred Years of Social and Design History in the Hand-Woven Textiles of the Ewe-Speaking Regions of Ghana and Togo (1800-2000).
Lagamma, A. & Guintin, C. (2009). The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design without End. An interesting read relating tradition and current textile culture.
Posnansky,M. "Traditional Cloth from the Ewe Heartland" in History, design and Craft in West African Strip-Woven Cloth (Smithsonian, 1988). Focusing more on the indigo cloth from Notse, Togo.
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