Open Directory - Arts: Visual Arts: Native and Tribal: Africa
See also: - An extremely rich source of information on African art and its cultural contexts. Based on the Stanley Collection at the University of Iowa. - Collection of artifacts used in rites of divination in Central and West Africa. Extensively illustrated with scholarly text. - A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use. - Hand woven African textiles, with many photos and good essays on their cultural significance - Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C. - A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects. - Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone. - Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects. - Traditional creations of edged weaponry of medieval Africa, using indigenous wood carving and metal working styles. - Nonprofit organization promoting black artists and craftspeople of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa. - African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance. - Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links. - Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles. - A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia. - Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts. - Discussion group about African art and culture. - Collection of African masks, most of which are for sale. - 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 art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance. - Papers and commentary on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-Iron Age to modern. - Images of a private collection. - A collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples. - African tribal art, especially masks. - A diverse collection of African art with extensive cultural information on the objects and people. - Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects - Information for those starting an African art collection; the regions, types of art and the people who make them. - Rich source of information about Shoowa raffia textiles. - Stone sculpture gallery and exhibitions of work of African artists, including Shona Stone sculpture. - Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari. - Gary van Wyk's gallery, with exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa. - Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art. - 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. - Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects. - Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa - Many images and information on African tribal art. - African tribal art objects, with sections for items likely to interest the beginner and those likely to interest more advanced collectors. - An exhibition of part of the university's permanent collection of African art. Good accompanying essays on various aspects of African art. - New York dealer. - An outstanding collection of photographs, many showing objects of art in their cultural settings. - Central and Southern African tribal art. In Franschhoek, South Africa. - Contemporary African art, especially Zimbabwean sculpture. - A seriously scholarly site, with moderated discussion boards. From Michigan State University. - A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well. - Hamill Gallery's collection of African textiles. - Art from south and east Africa, with lot of cultural background information. - Tribal art from West and Central Africa. - Dallas, Texas dealer in tribal arts and artifacts,contemporary paintings and original jewelry featuring tribal components. - Works by contemporary east African artists. Adheres to principles of World Fair Trade Organization. - Consultants on African art and display installations. Offers 3-D images of African sculpture. - Personal collection and background information about Koma sculptures. - Collection of Lega (Democratic Republic of Congo) artifacts. - Original works by Maasai artists. - Tribal art from Mali, mostly Bambara (Bamana) and Dogon. - Calgary (Alberta, Canada) gallery of Shona Stone sculpture from Zimbabwe. - Many images and some cultural information. - New York dealer in traditional African art, sculpture and artifacts. - Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture. - New York's Museum for African Art. - Museum of African art, mainly the collection of Veda and Dr. Zdravko Pečar - The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Exhibitions, articles, and museum calendar of events. - Swiss exhibition venue dedicated to contemporary African arts, crafts and design. Site is multilingual. - Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art. - Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum. - A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions. - Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information. - Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series. - Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers. - Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa). - Noncommercial site showcasing a private collection of African masks. - Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa. - Database of results of tribal art auctions. - Contemporary paintings by 40 African artists. - Emphasis on works from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present. - Discussion board on African art. - Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
