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How to give your terracotta pots a makeover

African art is known for its vibrant colors and intricate patterns, and now, you can bring that essence to your home by ...
The Washington Post

The rediscovery of Ife heads at the beginning of the 20th century overturned assumptions about the sophistication of African art

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Anyone who has visited the choice collection at the Kimbell Art Museum in ...
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Nok : African sculpture in archaeological context / edited by Peter Breunig

"A joint research programme by Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Germany & National Commission for Museums and Monuments Abuja, Nigeria." "The German edition was published in 2013 in conjunction with the ...
The Atlantic

African Sculpture

THE sculpture which has been produced by the natives of Western and Central Africa has existed for ages, but its proper appreciation by us can be dated from the turn of this century. Although the’ ...
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“Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time” Opens at the National Museum of African Art April 11

Thursday, April 9, 9:30-11:30 a.m. The museum's lecture hall, sublevel 2 Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa” opens at the Smithsonian’s ...
The Financial Times

Benin City’s $26mn Museum of West African Art — and why it was hit by protests

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The red rammed-earth walls of the new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) in Benin City, southern Nigeria, echo ...