Surf these sites: Affrica Gallery -- Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C. Afirican Art: Aesthetics and Meaning -- An Electronic Exhibition from Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia African Art Collection -- African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance. African Experiences at the Baobab Tree -- Denver gallery, with good informational content about the items for sale. African Odyssey Interactive -- African Odyssey Interactive (AOI) promotes the exchange of ideas, information, and resources between artists, teachers, and students of African arts and culture. It is an adjunct initiative of the Kennedy Center’s African Odyssey Festival program and the Kennedy Center Education Department''s ARTSEDGE Program. African Shop -- Gallery of African tribal art, with some background information. African Tribal Art Museum -- A comprehensive collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples. AfricanTribes.com -- Commercial site with a nice summary of the aesthetics of African art. Akan Cultural Symbols -- Explanations of the iconography of Akan art. 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. 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. Charles Jones African Art -- Traditional African art, mainly from Zaire, West Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. Many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects. Dimondstein, Inc. -- Dealer in African art, with periodic exhibitions. 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. Ethnographica - African Art and Oriental Rugs -- Commercial site with beautiful, high-powered graphics. But navigation is limited unless display resolution exceeds 800 x 600. Fowler Museum of Cultural History -- Includes exhibitions and information about tribal arts. 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. H+K Gallery -- Gallery with many images and some cultural information. In English and German. Hamill Gallery of African Art -- A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well. Kate Peck Kent Collection of West African Textiles -- Exhibition and background information on textiles from west Africa. Kente Cloth -- Nice source of information about "Kente" cloth. Marescotti Collection of African Art -- Collection of objects for sale, along with some information on their cultural contexts. Museum for African Art -- New York''s Museum for African Art. National Gallery - Zimbabwe -- Museum site with exhibitions and information about Zimbabwe art. National Museum of African Art -- The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Site includes exhibitions, articles, museum calendar of events. Nigerian Art and Culture -- Collection of photos taken during the 1930''s, many showing SE Nigerian masks being danced. Nok Museum -- A virtual museum with exhibitions, articles, a discussion board, and several other features "under construction" as of May 1999. 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. Senufo Art -- Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series. Sukuma Museum -- Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa). Tamarin Gallery -- A gallery of African art. Periodic exhibitions and an excellent collection of links to other sources. Tellem Gallery -- Sculpture (masks, statuettes, etc.) and jewelry from many African regions; pre-Columbian art and pottery. The Gallery of Native Art -- African art dealer in Belgium. Many objects for sale, well illustrated and with extensive descriptive information on some. The Maurer Collection -- Collection of artifacts used in rites of divination in Central and West Africa. Extensively illustrated with scholarly text. The Sissoko House of Art -- Dealer, primarily in central and west African arts. Some cultural information and periodic exhibitions. The World of Beduin Weaving -- Extensive information on weaving by the Bedouins of North Africa. Virtual Museum of Burkina Faso -- Rich source of information on arts and culture of Burkina Faso. In French. Yahoo! Club, African Tribal Art -- An on-line club for those interested in African art. Includes a discussion board and a facility for having members post images.
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