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Africa Direct
A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects.
http://www.africadirect.com/
African Quintessence
African art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance.
http://www.artofafricans.com
deYoung Museum African Collection
Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/collections...
African Antiques
Belgian dealer's site, with ethnographic information.
http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/
Masks and More
Masks, african art and primitive paintings, beautifully presented.
http://www.eling.nl/
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
African Millennium Foundation
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.
http://www.african-millennium.com/
ArtSite Africa
Directory of websites related to African art, arranged in categories.
http://www.artsiteafrica.com/
BAT Centre
Community centre in the small craft harbour, Durban, promoting local arts and culture talent of South Africa.
http://www.batcentre.co.za
Art Creations Africa
Stone sculpture gallery and exhibitions of work of African artists, including Shona Stone sculpture.
http://www.stone-sculptures-africa.com
African Odyssey Interactive
Wide range of resources, originates at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC).
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/art...
H-AfrArts: Expressive Cultures of Africa
H-Net discussion group focusing on the expressive cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. Features subject overview, archive, calendar of events, links to related resources, and subscription information.
http://www.h-net.org/~artsweb/
Shona Sculpture
A collection of 67 Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe, with some history of this genre.
http://karaart.com/collections/shona/index...
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Collections comprise more than 150,000 ethnographic and 600,000 archaeological objects representing prehistoric, historic, and contemporary cultures of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas, past and present. Includes hours and free admission. Located in Los Angeles, California.
http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/
African Art: Makonde
Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts.
http://www.makonde.com
The Suaga Collection
Noncommercial site showcasing a private collection of African masks.
http://www.suagacollection.com
Yahoo! Groups: AfricanAntiques
Discussion board on African art.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanAntiq...
Charles Jones African Art
Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects.
http://www.cjafricanart.com
World of Beduin Weaving
Articles and photos on Beduin life and their traditional skill of weaving.
http://www.beduinweaving.com/
Art of Africa
Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari.
http://www.theartofafrica.co.za
Africarts
Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects
http://perso.orange.fr/africart/pages/inde...
Zambezi Sculpture
Zimbabwe stone sculpture, Shona and others using traditional techniques.
http://zambezisculpture.com
African Arts and Culture Discussion Group
Discussion group about African art and culture.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts...
African Art Collection
African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance.
http://arttribal.com/
Affrica Gallery
Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C.
http://www.affrica.com
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/AFR...
Art and Oracle: African Art and Rituals of Divination
Metropolitan Museum of Art presents links to exhibit descriptions, essays on Afriacan divination, glossary of terms and bibliography.
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/oracle/in...
Dimondstein Tribal Arts
Many images and information on African tribal art.
http://www.dimondstein.com
StoneAge Art Company
Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers.
http://www.stoneageartcompany.com
Ralph Proctor Gallery
A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions.
http://www.introspecinc.com/gallery/exhibi...
Tamarin Gallery
A gallery of African art. Periodic exhibitions and a collection of links to other sources.
http://www.tamarin.com/index.html
BlueArt Shop
Original Products from Africa, Ebony Wood,Paintings
http://www.blueart.pl
Tellem Gallery
Sculpture (masks, statuettes, etc.) and jewelry from many African regions; pre-Columbian art and pottery.
http://pages.infinit.net/tellem/
African Art Shop
Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles.
http://users.pandora.be/african-shop/
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/
AfricaClub
Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects.
http://www.africaclub.com
Museum for African Art
New York's Museum for African Art.
http://www.africanart.org/html/exhibitions...
Axis Gallery
Gary van Wyk's gallery, with exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa.
http://www.axisgallery.com/
African Art and Artists
Bridget McNulty trades in contemporary and traditional African art and crafts.
http://www.africanartsandartists.com
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/
African Sculptural Art
Papers on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-iron age to modern.
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~herbertroese/ind...
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
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_9...
Kerr Museum Productions
Consultants on African art and display installations. Offers 3-D images of African sculpture.
http://www.kerrmuseumproductions.com/
Sukuma Museum
Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa).
http://photo.net/sukuma/
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/
Azani Stone Gallery Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture
Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art.
http://www.azani.com
African Art Center
Nonprofit organization promoting black artists and craftspeople of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa.
http://www.afriart.org.za
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
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...
Komaland
Personal collection and background information about Koma sculptures.
http://komaland-ghana.spaces.msn.com/Perso...
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/in...
Picard Trade Bead Museum And African Art Gallery
Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum.
http://www.picardbeads.com
Tribal Art Africa
Dealer in tribal African artifacts (mostly masks and statues).
http://www.tribalartafrica.com
African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
Online catalog of an exhibition at the University of Virginia in 1993.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/ex...
Africa In Stone
Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone.
http://www.africainstone.co.uk
Jembetat Gallery of African Art
Tribal art from West and Central Africa.
http://www.jembetat.com
Sculptures of Zimbabwe
Gallery of Shona stone sculpture..
http://www.sculptures-of-zimbabwe.com
Adinkra Symbols of West Africa
A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use.
http://www.welltempered.net/adinkra
Davis Gallery
Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa
http://www.davisafricanart.com
Gallery Quackelbeen
Brussels dealer with images of pots, masks, textiles and statues.
http://www.lavuun.com
Africa Cultural Gallery & Kumbu Kumbu Gallery
Contemporary African sculpture, batiks, watercolors and oil paintings.
http://www.afroart.com
Akan Cultural Symbols
Explanations of the iconography of Akan art.
http://web.marshall.edu/akanart/
African Sculpture
Images of a private collection.
http://www.african-sculpture.de
Senufo Art
Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series.
http://www.biddingtons.com/content/pedigre...
Rand African Art
Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information.
http://www.randafricanart.com
Pan-Africa
Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art.
http://www.panafrica.ch/
McCue Tribal Art
Many images and some cultural information.
http://www.mccuetribalart.com
Shoowa
Offers variety of African textiles. Includes information about their origin, characteristics and production methods. [German, English, French, Japanese]
http://www.shoowa.com/
Shani Gallery
African masks and sculpture with brief descriptions of their traditional significance.
http://www.shanigallery.com
Ethnix Gallery of African Art & Tribal Artifacts
New York dealer.
http://www.ethnix.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
Moba Art
Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture.
http://www.moba.be
Ryann Willis Ancient Art
Dealer specializing in ancient African arts (mostly terracotta), with nice exhibitions.
http://www.ryannwillis.com/index.htm
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