2025年1月28日 · African art, the visual arts of native Africa, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, including such media as sculpture, painting, pottery, rock art, textiles, masks, personal decoration, and jewelry.

African art describes modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual cultures from native or indigenous Africans and the African continent. The definition may also include the art of the African diasporas, such as art in African-American, Caribbean or South American societies inspired by African traditions. Despite ...

2023年10月11日 · Traditional African art, often labeled as ‘tribal’ or ‘primitive’, is popularly associated with masks and sculptures due to their extensive collection by Europeans. These masks, deeply embedded in rituals like births, deaths, and weddings, may also carry political or religious weight.

2021年8月26日 · African art is a concept the Western world created to understand what possibly borders on African artifacts. However, beyond this, African art spans the entire African continent. It is a rich culmination of different cultures from as early as prehistoric rock art, African tribal art, and contemporary African art.

From the ornate cave paintings of South Africa's Cederberg Mountains to the abstract masks of myriad regional traditions, African art incorporates an extraordinary array of objects, materials, media, and themes.

2024年12月1日 · In this article, we explore the colors and symbols that define African tribal art, highlighting their significance in cultural practices, rituals, and daily life. Colors play a powerful role in African Tribal Art, serving as a visual language to …

Welcome to the collection of African tribal art featuring over 1,200 artifacts from 100 ethnic groups. Items on display include wooden and bronze statues, masks, religious, ritual and domestic objects, furniture and weapons. Learn about art, culture and history of …

African Art: Traditional Native Arts/Crafts of Indigenous Tribes in Africa: History, Types, Styles

The Van Rijn Archive of African Art (YVRA) The largest photographic digital database of African art, the Van Rijn Archive features some 150,000 images of art from Africa south of the Sahara. The images are drawn from private and museum collections, personal and national archives, and a wide range of publications. Learn more and search the YVRA

High-backed stool, Kami ethnic group, late 19th century, Musée des Confluences, Lyon Tanzania. Masterworks of African Skulpture (German: Tanzania. Meisterwerke afrikanischer Skulptur; Swahili: Sanaa za Mabingwa wa Kiafrika) was an art exhibition of traditional African sculptures originating from the mainland region of modern Tanzania.The exhibition was shown in 1994 at the House of World ...