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African Masks and Headdresses Researched by Alexandra Thrower

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 Masks and Headdresses Researched by Alexandra Thrower

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: africa, african art, bamana culture, brass repousse, cote d'ivoire, do society mask, dyoboli mask, fertility body mask, fertility mask, gabon, ligbi culture, lipiko helmet, lipiko helmet mask, makonde culture, mali, mozambique, okuyi society, okuyi society female spirit mask, punu lumbo culture, scarification, tanzania

African Figures: Researched by Rebecca Warden

August, 2020 by Sarah Teel

While African masks and large-scale sculptures are highly celebrated, the small figures produced by African cultures are much less well-known.  These sculptures generally take human form, but they are made of diverse media, including carved wood, assemblages of resin, cloth, and found materials, and even soft sculptures of sewn, stuffed cloth.  They range from relatively … [Read more...] about African Figures: Researched by Rebecca Warden

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: adinkra cloth, africa, akua'ba, asante culture, body scarification, cameroon, ghana, namchi culture, namji culture, ndungu, scarification

African Sculptures Researched by Nicholas Deckard and Moly-Elsabeth Owens

January, 2019 by Ashley McLaughlin

In the cultures of western and central Africa, the spirit world and the physical world are deeply intertwined and have the ability to influence one another.  Accordingly, a great deal of African sculpture is made to establish a link between these worlds through ritual. In addition, African cultures also influence one another.  As shown in this collection of sculptures as well … [Read more...] about African Sculptures Researched by Nicholas Deckard and Moly-Elsabeth Owens

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: adan, african sculptures, coiffure, democratic republic of the congo, democratic republic of the kongo, fang, figural rhythm pounder, gabon, game board, kisolo, kota, kuba, luba, mancala, nigeria, raffia, reliquary guardian, scarification, spotted figure, togo, yoruba

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