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» 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.




» The Maurer Collection   - 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 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.




» Tellem Gallery - Sculpture (masks, statuettes, etc.) and jewelry from many African regions; pre-Columbian art and pottery.




» 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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