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Arts: Visual_Arts: Native_and_Tribal: Africa:

Ghana@ (15)
Zimbabwe@ (40)

See also:

Art and Life in Africa Project - An extremely rich source of information on African art and its cultural contexts. Based on the Stanley Collection at the University of Iowa.

- Collection of artifacts used in rites of divination in Central and West Africa. Extensively illustrated with scholarly text.

Adinkra Symbols of West Africa - A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use..

Adire African Textiles - Hand-woven textiles including Ashanti kente and adinkra, Ewe kente, Yoruba adire and aso oke, Kuba raffia cloths, and Bogolan mud cloth from Mali..

Affrica Gallery - Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C..

Africa Cultural Gallery & Kumbu Kumbu Gallery - Contemporary African sculpture, batiks, watercolors and oil paintings..

Africa Direct - A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects..

Africa In Stone - Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone..

AfricaClub - Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects..

African Antiques - Belgian dealer's site, with ethnographic information..

African Arms - Traditional creations of edged weaponry of medieval Africa, using indigenous wood carving and metal working styles..

African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning - A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia..

African Art and Artists - Bridget McNulty trades in contemporary and traditional African art and crafts..

African Art Center - Nonprofit organization promoting black artists and craftspeople of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa..

African Art Collection - African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance..

African Art Course - Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links..

African Art: Makonde - Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts..

African Art Shop - Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles..

African Arts and Culture Discussion Group - Discussion group about African art and culture..

African Masks - Collection of African masks, most of which are for sale..

African Millennium Foundation - International trader and exhibitor of Zimbabwean Shone stone sculptures. Site displays news about recent events and images from exhibitions and galleries held in Toronto and London..

African Odyssey Interactive - Wide range of resources, originates at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC)..

African Quintessence - African art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance..

African Sculptural Art - Papers on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-Iron Age to modern..

African Sculpture - Images of a private collection..

African Tribal Art Museum - A collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples..

Africa-Photo - Databank with over 4,000 photos from 1870 to the present and much cultural information..

Africarts - Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects.

Akan Cultural Symbols - Explanations of the iconography of Akan art..

All About African art - Information for those starting an African art collection; the regions, types of art and the people who make them..

All About Shoowa - Rich source of information about Shoowa raffia textiles..

Art and Oracle: Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition - African art and divination rituals. Includes a map of sub-Saharan Africa, and essays on divination..

Art Creations Africa - Stone sculpture gallery and exhibitions of work of African artists, including Shona Stone sculpture..

Art of Africa - Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari..

Axis Gallery - Gary van Wyk's gallery, with exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa..

Azani Stone Gallery Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture - Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art..

Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa - Periodic on-line exhibitions as well as a guide to the Brussells museum. Includes a search facility for finding websites with information about central Africa..

The Calverton Headrest Collection - African headrests, including many Zulu pieces..

Charles Jones African Art - Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects..

Davis Gallery - Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa.

deYoung Museum African Collection - Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum..

Dimondstein Tribal Arts - Many images and information on African tribal art..

Douglas Yaney - African tribal art objects, with sections for items likely to interest the beginner and those likely to interest more advanced collectors..

The Ebony Tree - Tribal African gallery with masks, statues, and other tribal arts.

Emory University Collection of African Art - An exhibition of part of the university's permanent collection of African art. Good accompanying essays on various aspects of African art..

Ethnix Gallery of African Art & Tribal Artifacts - New York dealer..

G. I. Jones -- S.E. Nigerian Art and Culture - An outstanding collection of photographs, many showing objects of art in their cultural settings..

Galerie Ezakwantu - Central and Southern African tribal art. In Franschhoek, South Africa..

Galerie Peter Herrmann - A commercial gallery. Bilingual (German and English), with many images of African items. Also has a section describing ongoing African art related exhibitions and events elsewhere..

Gallery Quackelbeen - Brussels dealer with images of pots, masks, textiles and statues..

Gati Gallery - Dealer in African arts..

H-AfrArts Expressive Cultures of Africa - A seriously scholarly site, with moderated discussion boards. From Michigan State University..

Hamill Gallery of African Art - A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well..

Jacaranda Tribal - Art from south and east Africa, with lot of cultural background information..

Jembetat Gallery of African Art - Tribal art from West and Central Africa..

Joy Christie's Gallery - Dallas, Texas dealer in tribal arts and artifacts,contemporary paintings and original jewelry featuring tribal components..

Kerr Museum Productions - Consultants on African art and display installations. Offers 3-D images of African sculpture..

Komaland - Personal collection and background information about Koma sculptures..

Masengo Gallery - Calgary (Alberta, Canada) gallery of Shona Stone sculpture from Zimbabwe..

Masks and More - Masks, African art and primitive paintings..

McCue Tribal Art - Many images and some cultural information..

Moba Art - Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture..

Museum for African Art - New York's Museum for African Art..

National Museum of African Art - The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Exhibitions, articles, and museum calendar of events..

Nerart - Swiss exhibition venue dedicated to contemporary African arts, crafts and design. Site is multilingual.

Origomundi Gallery - Decorative and authentic African art from private collections. Lots of images. In German and English..

Pan-Africa - Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art..

Picard Trade Bead Museum And African Art Gallery - Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum..

Ralph Proctor Gallery - A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions..

Rand African Art - Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information..

Ryann Willis Ancient Art - Dealer specializing in ancient African arts (mostly terracotta), with nice exhibitions..

Sculptures of Zimbabwe - Gallery of Shona stone sculpture...

Senufo Art - Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series..

Shani Gallery - African masks and sculpture with brief descriptions of their traditional significance..

Shona Sculpture - A collection of 67 Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe, with some history of this genre..

StoneAge Art Company - Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers..

The Suaga Collection - Noncommercial site showcasing a private collection of African masks..

Sukuma Museum - Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa)..

Tamarin Gallery - A gallery of African art. Periodic exhibitions and a collection of links to other sources..

Tribal Art Africa - Dealer in tribal African artifacts (mostly masks and statues)..

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History - Emphasis on works from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present..

The World of Beduin Weaving - Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa..

Yahoo! Groups: AfricanAntiques - Discussion board on African art..

Zambezi Sculpture - Zimbabwe stone sculpture, Shona and others using traditional techniques..

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