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European museums typically were founded as state institutions and thus their collections and displays were shaped by national interests. African art and artifacts were mostly displayed in an ethnological context. The appreciation of African objects purely as fine art in Europe was largely limited to private galleries in the early twentieth century.
Direct images of African deities are relatively infrequent, but masks in particular are or were often made for traditional African religious ceremonies; today many are made for tourists as "airport art". [2] African masks were an influence on European Modernist art, which was inspired by their lack of concern for naturalistic depiction.
African art had an important influence on European Modernist art, [10] which was inspired by their interest in abstract depiction. It was this appreciation of African sculpture that has been attributed to the very concept of "African art", as seen by European and American artists and art historians. [11]
African sculptures in the British Museum (9 P) C. Sculptures in Cameroon (1 C) E. Sculptures in Egypt (5 C) M. Malawian sculpture (1 C) Masks in Africa (1 C, 19 P) N.
Blackamoor is a type of figure and visual trope in European decorative art, typically found in works from the Early Modern period, depicting a man of sub-Saharan African descent, usually in clothing that suggests high status. Common examples of items and objects decorated in the blackamoor style include sculpture, jewellery, and furniture.
634,000 objects [7] (In addition to Africa, Americas & Oceania, the museum embraces holdings from Europe, Ancient Mediterranean, Ancient Egypt, Asia and a large media collection) Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK 500,000 objects [8] Musée de l'Homme, Paris, France 500,000 objects [9] Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany
Image credits: JamesLucasIT Sculpture as an art form dates back to 32,000 years B.C. Back then, of course, small animal and human figures carved in bone, ivory, or stone counted as sculptures.
Pages in category "African sculptures in the British Museum" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.