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Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa - http://www.africamuseum.be/
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.
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UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History - http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/
Emphasis on works from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present.
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Museum for African Art - http://www.africanart.org/
New York's Museum for African Art.
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African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning - http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html
A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia.
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National Museum of African Art - http://africa.si.edu
The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Exhibitions, articles, and museum calendar of events.
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H-AfrArts Expressive Cultures of Africa - http://www.h-net.org/~artsweb/
A seriously scholarly site, with moderated discussion boards. From Michigan State University.
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Art and Life in Africa Project - http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/
An extremely rich source of information on African art and its cultural contexts. Based on the Stanley Collection at the University of Iowa.
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Adinkra Symbols of West Africa - http://www.welltempered.net/adinkra
A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use.
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Museum of African Art in Belgrade - http://www.museumofafricanart.org/
Museum of African art, mainly the collection of Veda and Dr. Zdravko Pečar
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G. I. Jones -- S.E. Nigerian Art and Culture - http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/jones/index.html
An outstanding collection of photographs, many showing objects of art in their cultural settings.
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Sukuma Museum - http://photo.net/sukuma/
Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa).
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African Art Course - http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/rela345_98.html#webart
Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links.
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African Odyssey Interactive - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/artsedge.html
Wide range of resources, originates at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC).
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African Tribal Art Museum - http://www.zyama.com
A collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples.
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Emory University Collection of African Art - http://www.carlos.emory.edu/african-art
An exhibition of part of the university's permanent collection of African art. Good accompanying essays on various aspects of African art.
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Art and Oracle: Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition - http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/oracle/index.html
African art and divination rituals. Includes a map of sub-Saharan Africa, and essays on divination.
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AfricaClub - http://www.africaclub.com/
Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects.
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Africa Direct - http://www.africadirect.com/
A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects.
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Axis Gallery - http://www.axisgallery.com/
Gary van Wyk's gallery, with exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa.
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Hamill Gallery of African Art - http://www.hamillgallery.com
A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well.
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Art Creations Africa - http://www.artcreationsafrica.com
Stone sculpture gallery and exhibitions of work of African artists, including Shona Stone sculpture.
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Komaland - http://komaland-ghana.spaces.live.com/PersonalSpace.aspx
Personal collection and background information about Koma sculptures.
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African Art Collection - http://arttribal.com/
African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance.
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Galerie Ezakwantu - http://www.ezakwantu.com
Central and Southern African tribal art. In Franschhoek, South Africa.
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Masks and More - http://www.eling.nl/
Masks, African art and primitive paintings.
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Rand African Art - http://www.randafricanart.com
Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information.
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African Sculptural Art - http://web.onetel.net.uk/~herbertroese/index.html
Papers on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-Iron Age to modern.
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The World of Beduin Weaving - http://www.beduinweaving.com/
Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa.
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Picard Trade Bead Museum And African Art Gallery - http://www.picardbeads.com
Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum.
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Guruve - http://www.guruve.com/index.php
Contemporary African art, especially Zimbabwean sculpture.
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Douglas Yaney - http://www.douglasyaney.com/
African tribal art objects, with sections for items likely to interest the beginner and those likely to interest more advanced collectors.
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Adire African Textiles - http://www.adireafricantextiles.com/
Hand woven African textiles, with many photos and good essays on their cultural significance
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Yahoo! Groups: AfricanAntiques - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanAntiques/
Discussion board on African art.
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African Art Center - http://www.afriart.org.za
Nonprofit organization promoting black artists and craftspeople of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa.
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Joy Christie's Gallery - http://www.joychristie.com
Dallas, Texas dealer in tribal arts and artifacts,contemporary paintings and original jewelry featuring tribal components.
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Senufo Art - http://www.biddingtons.com/content/pedigreesenufo.html
Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series.
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Pan-Africa - http://www.panafrica.ch/
Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art.
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Charles Jones African Art - http://www.cjafricanart.com
Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects.
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The Ebony Tree - http://www.theebonytree.com
Tribal African gallery with masks, statues, and other tribal arts
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Hamill Tribal Textiles - http://www.hamilltribaltextiles.com/
Hamill Gallery's collection of African textiles.
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African Arms - http://www.africanarmsonline.com/
Traditional creations of edged weaponry of medieval Africa, using indigenous wood carving and metal working styles.
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Jembetat Gallery of African Art - http://www.jembetat.com
Tribal art from West and Central Africa.
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African Millennium Foundation - http://www.african-millennium.com/
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.
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African Art: Makonde - http://www.makonde.com
Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts.
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Moba Art - http://www.moba.be
Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture.
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Affrica Gallery - http://www.affrica.com
Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C.
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Art of Africa - http://www.theartofafrica.co.za
Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari.
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StoneAge Art Company - http://www.stoneageartcompany.com
Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers.
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All About Shoowa - http://www.shoowa.com/
Rich source of information about Shoowa raffia textiles.
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Shani Gallery - http://www.shanigallery.com
African masks and sculpture with brief descriptions of their traditional significance.
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African Masks - http://www.africanmasks.nl/
Collection of African masks, most of which are for sale.
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McCue Tribal Art - http://www.mccuetribalart.com
Many images and some cultural information.
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Dimondstein Tribal Arts - http://www.dimondstein.com
Many images and information on African tribal art.
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The Suaga Collection - http://www.suagacollection.com
Noncommercial site showcasing a private collection of African masks.
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Ralph Proctor Gallery - http://www.introspecinc.com/gallery/exhibit.htm
A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions.
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African Sculpture - http://www.african-sculpture.de
Images of a private collection.
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Tribal Index - http://www.tribalindex.com
Database of results of tribal art auctions.
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Kerr Museum Productions - http://www.kerrmuseumproductions.com/
Consultants on African art and display installations. Offers 3-D images of African sculpture.
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African Arts and Culture Discussion Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/
Discussion group about African art and culture.
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Ryann Willis Ancient Art - http://www.ryannwillis.com/index.htm
Dealer specializing in ancient African arts (mostly terracotta), with nice exhibitions.
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AfricanArt Online - http://www.africanart-online.be
Dealer specializing in African arts.
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Nerart - http://web.mac.com/fabriziosommaruga/NERART/HOME.html
Swiss exhibition venue dedicated to contemporary African arts, crafts and design. Site is multilingual.
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Jacaranda Tribal - http://www.jacarandatribal.com/
Art from south and east Africa, with lot of cultural background information.
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Africa In Stone - http://www.africainstone.co.uk
Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone.
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African Quintessence - http://www.artofafricans.com
African art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance.
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Sculptures of Zimbabwe - http://www.sculptures-of-zimbabwe.com
Gallery of Shona stone sculpture..
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Davis Gallery - http://www.davisafricanart.com
Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa
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Ethnix Gallery of African Art & Tribal Artifacts - http://www.ethnix.com/
New York dealer.
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All About African art - http://www.all-about-african-art.com
Information for those starting an African art collection; the regions, types of art and the people who make them.
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Von Burg Gallery - http://www.vonburgtribal.com/
San Francisco dealer in African tribal arts.
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Masengo Gallery - http://www.masengogallery.com
Calgary (Alberta, Canada) gallery of Shona Stone sculpture from Zimbabwe.
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Azani Stone Gallery Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture - http://www.azani.com
Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art.
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The Maurer Collection - http://www3.amherst.edu/~jpemberton/
Collection of artifacts used in rites of divination in Central and West Africa. Extensively illustrated with scholarly text.
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African Art Shop - http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/
Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles.
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African art collection. - http://www.forafricanart.com
A diverse collection of African art with extensive cultural information on the objects and people.
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Africarts - http://pagesperso-orange.fr/africart/pages/index2.htm
Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects
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Akan Cultural Symbols - http://marshall.edu/akanart/
Explanations of the iconography of Akan art.
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deYoung Museum African Collection - http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/collections/collection.asp?collectionkey=36
Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
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Africa-Photo - http://www.africa-photo.com/e_index_frames.html
Databank with over 4,000 photos from 1870 to the present and much cultural information.
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