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The World of Beduin Weaving Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa. http://www.beduinweaving.com/ African Art Collection African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance. http://arttribal.com/ 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. http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/ Axis Gallery Gary van Wyk's gallery, with excellent exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa. http://www.axisgallery.com African Sculptural Art Papers on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-iron age to modern. http://web.onetel.net.uk/~herbertroese/index.html Douglas Yaney African tribal art objects, with sections for items likely to interest the beginner and those likely to interest more advanced collectors. http://www.douglasyaney.com/ 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. http://www.galerie-herrmann.de/ African Art: Makonde Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts. http://www.makonde.com Africa Direct A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects. http://www.africadirect.com/ Shona Sculpture A collection of 67 Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe, with some history of this genre. http://karaart.com/collections/shona/index.html G. I. Jones -- S.E. Nigerian Art and Culture An outstanding collection of photographs, many showing objects of art in their cultural settings. http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/jones/index.html StoneAge Art Company Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers. http://www.stoneageartcompany.com Africa-Photo Databank with over 4,000 photos from 1870 to the present and much cultural information. http://www.africa-photo.com/e_index_frames.html H-AfrArts Expressive Cultures of Africa A seriously scholarly site, with moderated discussion boards. From Michigan State University. http://www.h-net.org/~artsweb/ All About Shoowa Rich source of information about Shoowa raffia textiles. http://www.shoowa.com/traditione.htm Africa Cultural Gallery & Kumbu Kumbu Gallery Contemporary African sculpture, batiks, watercolors and oil paintings. http://www.afroart.com AfricaClub Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects. http://www.africaclub.com deYoung Museum African Collection Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum. http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/collections/collection.asp?collectionkey=36 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. http://www.africamuseum.be Gallery Quackelbeen Brussels dealer with images of pots, masks, textiles and statues. http://www.lavuun.com African Antiques Belgian dealer's site, with ethnographic information. http://www.african-antiques.com/ Davis Gallery Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa http://www.davisafricanart.com Zambezi Sculpture Zimbabwe stone sculpture, Shona and others using traditional techniques. http://zambezisculpture.com Art of Africa Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari. http://www.theartofafrica.co.za Rand African Art Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information. http://www.randafricanart.com Africa In Stone Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone. http://www.africainstone.co.uk a-piece-of-africa - Art Gallery Gallery of a job creation project, with sections devoted to ethnographic and historical aspects of African art. http://www.a-piece-of-africa.com Masks and More Masks, african art and primitive paintings, beautifully presented. http://www.eling.nl/ Ralph Proctor Gallery A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions. http://www.introspecinc.com/gallery/exhibit.htm Walking Man Gallery African art as well as modern paintings and sculpture. A very beautiful website. http://www.walking-man-gallery.com/index.html Akan Cultural Symbols Explanations of the iconography of Akan art. http://web.marshall.edu/akanart/ Sculptures of Zimbabwe Gallery of Shona stone sculpture.. http://www.sculptures-of-zimbabwe.com African Art Shop Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles. http://users.pandora.be/african-shop/ Shani Gallery African masks and sculpture with brief descriptions of their traditional significance. http://www.shanigallery.com Tellem Gallery Sculpture (masks, statuettes, etc.) and jewelry from many African regions; pre-Columbian art and pottery. http://pages.infinit.net/tellem/ Charles Jones African Art Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects. http://www.cjafricanart.com Senufo Art Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series. http://www.biddingtons.com/content/pedigreesenufo.html African Quintessence African art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance. http://www.artofafricans.com Hamill Gallery of African Art A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well. http://www.hamillgallery.com 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. http://www.adire.clara.net/ Jembetat Gallery of African Art Tribal art from West and Central Africa. http://www.jembetat.com African Tribal Art Museum A comprehensive collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples. http://www.zyama.com Yahoo! Groups: AfricanAntiques Discussion board on African art. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanAntiques Adinkra Symbols of West Africa A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use. http://www.welltempered.net/adinkra Dimondstein Tribal Arts Many images and information on African tribal art. http://www.dimondstein.com UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Emphasis on works from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present. http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/ OseiTutu.com Welcome to The World of African Art! The community for anyone interested in African Art and Culture. Retailers interested in adding African decor items for "accent line" are welcomed - PLEASE VISIT OSEITUTU.COM TO VIEW THE ONLINE WHOLESALE CATAL http://www.oseitutu.com/ African Sculpture Images of a private collection. http://www.african-sculpture.de Sukuma Museum Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa). http://photo.net/sukuma/ Contemporary Makonde art A collection, includes some background information on the artists and styles. Some items are for sale. http://www.makonde-art.com Moba Art Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture. http://www.moba.be Tribal Art Africa Dealer in tribal African artifacts (mostly masks and statues). http://www.tribalartafrica.com Museum for African Art New York's Museum for African Art. http://www.africanart.org/html/exhibitions.html Pan-Africa Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art. http://www.panafrica.ch/ The Mayor Portfolio Dealer in African tribal arts, site has many images of sculptures. http://www.themayorportfolio.com National Museum of African Art The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Site includes exhibitions, articles, museum calendar of events. http://www.si.edu/nmafa/africart.htm The Maurer Collection Collection of artifacts used in rites of divination in Central and West Africa. Extensively illustrated with scholarly text. http://www.amherst.edu/~jpembert/ African Odyssey Interactive Wide range of resources, originates at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/artsedge.html McCue Tribal Art Many images and some cultural information. http://www.mccuetribalart.com Affrica Gallery Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C. http://www.affrica.com Tamarin Gallery A gallery of African art. Periodic exhibitions and an excellent collection of links to other sources. http://www.tamarin.com/index.html Picard Trade Bead Museum And African Art Gallery Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum. http://www.picardbeads.com Kerr Museum Productions Consultants on African art and display installations. Excellent 3-D images of African sculpture on the site. http://kerrmuseumproductions.com African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html African Art Course Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links. http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/rela345_98.html#webart Ethnix Gallery of African Art & Tribal Artifacts New York dealer. http://www.ethnix.com/ Africarts Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects http://perso.wanadoo.fr/africart/pages/index2.htm 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. http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/COLLECTION/AFRICA/ Art and Oracle: Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition African art and divination rituals. Includes a map of sub-Saharan Africa, and essays on divination. http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/oracle/index.html Azani Stone Gallery Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art. http://www.azani.com

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