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African Basketry: Researched by Lindsay Werner, Caitlin Baker, and Randi Ryder

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Basketry has developed in all parts of the world, and the objects produced reflect their uses, their meanings, and the cultures that made them.  Traditional cultures use basketry to make nets and weirs for hunting and fishing, to hold and distribute seeds during planting, to gather crops during the harvest, to process foods and materials, to store and ferment, and to hold, … [Read more...] about African Basketry: Researched by Lindsay Werner, Caitlin Baker, and Randi Ryder

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, bamana culture, basketry, double-bowl, flat basket, fruit basket, hausa culture, herb basket, iteso culture, kese kese, nut basket, ovambo culture, pende culture, zulu culture

African Mask and Headdresses: Researched by Paige Whitcomb

August, 2020 by Sarah Teel

With over 3,000 diverse ethnic groups spread over 54 countries, Africa offers a huge variety of traditions, customs, and forms of art.  Among the most famous artworks produced on the continent are functional masks, which reflect the great importance of theater and masquerades in African education, ritual, and entertainment.  Different forms of masks include face masks, body … [Read more...] about African Mask and Headdresses: Researched by Paige Whitcomb

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: adouma culture, africa, african art, bamana culture, bayaka culture, bembe culture, central african republic of congo, chi wara headdress, chi-wara, circumcision, circumcision helmet mask, democratic republic of congo, fertility mask, gabon, giphogo fertility mask, mali, mbala dance headdress, mvundi mask, pende culture, raffia, tanzania

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