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African art includes prehistoric and ancient art, the Islamic art of West Africa, the Christian art of East Africa, and the traditional artifacts of these, and other regions. Many African sculptures were historically made of wood and other natural materials that have not survived from earlier than a few centuries ago, although rare older ...
Sample of the Egyptian Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed, c. 1300 BC. Africa is divided into a great number of ethnic cultures. [17] [18] [19] The continent's cultural regeneration has also been an integral aspect of post-independence nation-building on the continent, with a recognition of the need to harness the cultural resources of Africa to enrich the process of education, requiring ...
Performing arts in Africa (5 C) S. Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in Africa (2 P) Pages in category "Arts in Africa" This category contains only the following page.
In West Africa, the trans-Saharan trade routes connected the rich gold-producing regions around the Niger River with North Africa and the Mediterranean. This connection allowed West African empires like Ghana , Mali , and Songhai to flourish as they traded gold, salt, ivory, and slaves for goods from the Mediterranean world , such as textiles ...
Africa's many diverse countries are sources of vibrant design with African design influences visible in historical and contemporary art and culture around the world. The study of African design is still limited, particularly from the viewpoint of Africans, and the opportunity to expand its current definition by exploring African visual ...
Egypt's capital city, Cairo, is Africa's largest city and has been renowned for centuries as a center of learning, culture and commerce. Egypt has had a thriving media and arts industry since the late 19th century, and today has more than 30 satellite channels and over 100 films produced each year.
The most recent excavations at these coastal sites have been used to examine the spread of Islam in East Africa and the development of the Swahili culture. [5] However, the identity of the Swahili (and of the people associated with and the development of the culture along the Swahili coast) has often been disputed in both the past and present. [6]
African folk art consists of a variety of items: household objects, metal objects, toys, textiles, masks, and wood sculpture. Most traditional African art meets many definitions of folk art generally, or at least did so until relatively recent dates.