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How African Art is A Timeless Tradition With a Modern Touch

How African Art is A Timeless Tradition With a ...

The art creates the material that  we look back upon as part of history - Roy Decarava African art has a timeless quality to it that's captivating and unique. It's...

How African Art is A Timeless Tradition With a ...

The art creates the material that  we look back upon as part of history - Roy Decarava African art has a timeless quality to it that's captivating and unique. It's...

The Makonde Tree of Life: A Piece of African History, Culture, and Tribal Art

The Makonde Tree of Life: A Piece of African Hi...

A Tree of Life is a symbolic expression found in many cultures around the world. It represents wisdom, growth, transformation, interconnectedness, unity, and continuity. The Makonde people are a Bantu-speaking...

The Makonde Tree of Life: A Piece of African Hi...

A Tree of Life is a symbolic expression found in many cultures around the world. It represents wisdom, growth, transformation, interconnectedness, unity, and continuity. The Makonde people are a Bantu-speaking...

Magnificence Comes In All Shapes and Sizes – The Namji Dolls of Cameroon

Magnificence Comes In All Shapes and Sizes – Th...

The most beautiful dolls in Africa. The first time I laid my eyes on the Namji Dolls, I thought to myself… what an interesting masterpiece! Before long, I had laid my eyes...

Magnificence Comes In All Shapes and Sizes – Th...

The most beautiful dolls in Africa. The first time I laid my eyes on the Namji Dolls, I thought to myself… what an interesting masterpiece! Before long, I had laid my eyes...

Why The Benin Bronze Head Remains a Sacred Art

Why The Benin Bronze Head Remains a Sacred Art

“They speak about a very sophisticated and complex court system.” - Barbara Plankensteiner, the director of the Museum am Rothenbaum in Hamburg. Throughout life, school… we face a complex shift...

Why The Benin Bronze Head Remains a Sacred Art

“They speak about a very sophisticated and complex court system.” - Barbara Plankensteiner, the director of the Museum am Rothenbaum in Hamburg. Throughout life, school… we face a complex shift...

African Figurines: A Look at Their History

The art of the African continent is often inextricably linked to and influenced by religious and cultural traditions. Some cultures in Africa, like the Igbo and Dogon, continue to celebrate...

African Figurines: A Look at Their History

The art of the African continent is often inextricably linked to and influenced by religious and cultural traditions. Some cultures in Africa, like the Igbo and Dogon, continue to celebrate...