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» 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.

» The Maurer Collection   - Collection of artifacts used in rites of divination in Central and West Africa. Extensively illustrated with scholarly text.

» Adinkra Symbols of West Africa - A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use.

» 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.

» Affrica Gallery - Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C.

» Africa Cultural Gallery & Kumbu Kumbu Gallery - Contemporary African sculpture, batiks, watercolors and oil paintings.

» Africa Direct - A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects.

» Africa In Stone - Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone.

» AfricaClub - Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects.

» African Antiques - Belgian dealer's site, with ethnographic information.

» African Arms - Traditional creations of edged weaponry of medieval Africa, using indigenous wood carving and metal working styles.

» African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning - A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia.

» African Art and Artists - Bridget McNulty trades in contemporary and traditional African art and crafts.

» African Art Center - Nonprofit organization promoting black artists and craftspeople of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa.

» African Art Collection - African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance.

» African Art Course - Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links.

» African Art: Makonde - Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts.

» African Art Shop - Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles.

» African Arts and Culture Discussion Group - Discussion group about African art and culture.

» African Masks - Collection of African masks, most of which are for sale.

» 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.

» African Odyssey Interactive - Wide range of resources, originates at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC).

» African Quintessence - African art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance.

» African Sculptural Art - Papers on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-Iron Age to modern.

» African Sculpture - Images of a private collection.

» African Tribal Art Museum - A collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples.

» Africa-Photo - Databank with over 4,000 photos from 1870 to the present and much cultural information.

» Africarts - Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects

» Akan Cultural Symbols - Explanations of the iconography of Akan art.

» All About African art - Information for those starting an African art collection; the regions, types of art and the people who make them.

» All About Shoowa - Rich source of information about Shoowa raffia textiles.

» Art and Oracle: Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition - African art and divination rituals. Includes a map of sub-Saharan Africa, and essays on divination.

» Art Creations Africa - Stone sculpture gallery and exhibitions of work of African artists, including Shona Stone sculpture.

» Art of Africa - Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari.

» Axis Gallery - Gary van Wyk's gallery, with exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa.

» Azani Stone Gallery Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture - Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art.

» 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.

» The Calverton Headrest Collection - African headrests, including many Zulu pieces.

» Charles Jones African Art - Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects.

» Davis Gallery - Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa

» deYoung Museum African Collection - Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.

» Dimondstein Tribal Arts - Many images and information on African tribal art.

» Douglas Yaney - African tribal art objects, with sections for items likely to interest the beginner and those likely to interest more advanced collectors.

» The Ebony Tree - Tribal African gallery with masks, statues, and other tribal arts

» 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.

» Ethnix Gallery of African Art & Tribal Artifacts - New York dealer.

» G. I. Jones -- S.E. Nigerian Art and Culture - An outstanding collection of photographs, many showing objects of art in their cultural settings.

» Galerie Ezakwantu - Central and Southern African tribal art. In Franschhoek, South Africa.

» 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.

» Gallery Quackelbeen - Brussels dealer with images of pots, masks, textiles and statues.

» Gati Gallery - Dealer in African arts.

» H-AfrArts Expressive Cultures of Africa - A seriously scholarly site, with moderated discussion boards. From Michigan State University.

» Hamill Gallery of African Art - A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well.

» Jacaranda Tribal - Art from south and east Africa, with lot of cultural background information.

» Jembetat Gallery of African Art - Tribal art from West and Central Africa.

» Joy Christie's Gallery - Dallas, Texas dealer in tribal arts and artifacts,contemporary paintings and original jewelry featuring tribal components.

» Kerr Museum Productions - Consultants on African art and display installations. Offers 3-D images of African sculpture.

» Komaland - Personal collection and background information about Koma sculptures.

» Masengo Gallery - Calgary (Alberta, Canada) gallery of Shona Stone sculpture from Zimbabwe.

» Masks and More - Masks, African art and primitive paintings.

» McCue Tribal Art - Many images and some cultural information.

» Moba Art - Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture.

» Museum for African Art - New York's Museum for African Art.

» National Museum of African Art - The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Exhibitions, articles, and museum calendar of events.

» Nerart - Swiss exhibition venue dedicated to contemporary African arts, crafts and design. Site is multilingual

» Origomundi Gallery - Decorative and authentic African art from private collections. Lots of images. In German and English.

» Pan-Africa - Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art.

» Picard Trade Bead Museum And African Art Gallery - Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum.

» Ralph Proctor Gallery - A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions.

» Rand African Art - Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information.

» Ryann Willis Ancient Art - Dealer specializing in ancient African arts (mostly terracotta), with nice exhibitions.

» Sculptures of Zimbabwe - Gallery of Shona stone sculpture..

» Senufo Art - Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series.

» Shani Gallery - African masks and sculpture with brief descriptions of their traditional significance.

» Shona Sculpture - A collection of 67 Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe, with some history of this genre.

» StoneAge Art Company - Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers.

» The Suaga Collection - Noncommercial site showcasing a private collection of African masks.

» Sukuma Museum - Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa).

» Tamarin Gallery - A gallery of African art. Periodic exhibitions and a collection of links to other sources.

» Tellem Gallery - Sculpture (masks, statuettes, etc.) and jewelry from many African regions; pre-Columbian art and pottery.

» Tribal Art Africa - Dealer in tribal African artifacts (mostly masks and statues).

» UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History - Emphasis on works from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present.

» The World of Beduin Weaving - Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa.

» Yahoo! Groups: AfricanAntiques - Discussion board on African art.

» Zambezi Sculpture - Zimbabwe stone sculpture, Shona and others using traditional techniques.

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