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  2. African sculpture - Wikipedia

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    Mask from Gabon Two Chiwara c. late 19th early 20th centuries, Art Institute of Chicago.Female (left) and male, vertical styles. Most African sculpture from regions south of the Sahara was historically made of wood and other organic materials that have not survived from earlier than a few centuries ago, while older pottery figures are found from a number of areas.

  3. Tanzania. Masterworks of African Sculpture - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. African art - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Sculpture of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Central Zimbabwe contains the "Great Dyke" – a source of serpentine rocks of many types including a hard variety locally called springstone.An early precolonial culture of Shona peoples settled the high plateau around 900 AD and “Great Zimbabwe”, which dates from about 1250–1450 AD, was a stone-walled town showing evidence in its archaeology of skilled stone working.

  6. Art of the Kingdom of Benin - Wikipedia

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    Benin art is the art from the Kingdom of Benin [1] or Edo Empire (1440–1897), a pre-colonial African state located in what is now known as the Southern region of Nigeria. [2] Primarily made of cast bronze and carved ivory , Benin art was produced mainly for the court of the Oba of Benin – a divine ruler for whom the craftsmen produced a ...

  7. Category:African sculpture - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "African sculpture" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. Category:African art - Wikipedia

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  9. African folk art - Wikipedia

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    Africa Explores: 20th-Century African Art. Center for African Art, 1994. Woodward, Richard B. African Art: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum, 2000. Roberts, Allen F., et al. Animals in African Art: from the Familiar to the Marvelous. The Museum for African Art, 1995. "Baga - Art & Life in Africa - The University of Iowa Museum of Art."

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