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.
The Maurer Collection
Collection of artifacts used in rites of divination in Central and West Africa. Extensively illustrated with scholarly text.
Adinkra Symbols of West Africa
A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use.
Adire African Textiles
Hand-woven textiles including Ashanti kente and adinkra, Ewe kente, Yoruba adire and aso oke, Kuba raffia cloths, and Bogolan mud cloth from Mali.
Affrica Gallery
Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C.
Africa Cultural Gallery & Kumbu Kumbu Gallery
Contemporary African sculpture, batiks, watercolors and oil paintings.
Africa Direct
A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects.
Africa In Stone
Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone.
AfricaClub
Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects.
African Antiques
Belgian dealer's site, with ethnographic information.
African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia.
African Art Collection
African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance.
African Art Course
Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links.
African Art: Makonde
Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts.
African Art Shop
Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles.
African Odyssey Interactive
Wide range of resources, originates at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC).
African Quintessence
African art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance.
African Sculptural Art
Papers on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-iron age to modern.
African Sculpture
Images of a private collection.
African Tribal Art Museum
A comprehensive collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples.
Africa-Photo
Databank with over 4,000 photos from 1870 to the present and much cultural information.
Africarts
Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects
Akan Cultural Symbols
Explanations of the iconography of Akan art.
All About Shoowa
Rich source of information about Shoowa raffia textiles.
Art and Oracle: Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition
African art and divination rituals. Includes a map of sub-Saharan Africa, and essays on divination.
Art Creations Africa
Stone sculpture gallery and exhibitions of work of African artists, including Shona Stone sculpture.
Art of Africa
Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari.
Axis Gallery
Gary van Wyk's gallery, with excellent exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa.
Azani Stone Gallery Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture
Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art.
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.
BlueArt Shop
Original Products from Africa, Ebony Wood,Paintings
Charles Jones African Art
Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects.
Contemporary Makonde art
A collection, includes some background information on the artists and styles. Some items are for sale.
Davis Gallery
Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa
deYoung Museum African Collection
Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
Dimondstein Tribal Arts
Many images and information on African tribal art.
Douglas Yaney
African tribal art objects, with sections for items likely to interest the beginner and those likely to interest more advanced collectors.
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.
Ethnix Gallery of African Art & Tribal Artifacts
New York dealer.
G. I. Jones -- S.E. Nigerian Art and Culture
An outstanding collection of photographs, many showing objects of art in their cultural settings.
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.
Gallery Quackelbeen
Brussels dealer with images of pots, masks, textiles and statues.
H-AfrArts Expressive Cultures of Africa
A seriously scholarly site, with moderated discussion boards. From Michigan State University.
Hamill Gallery of African Art
A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well.
Jembetat Gallery of African Art
Tribal art from West and Central Africa.
Kerr Museum Productions
Consultants on African art and display installations. Excellent 3-D images of African sculpture on the site.
Masks and More
Masks, african art and primitive paintings, beautifully presented.
The Mayor Portfolio
Dealer in African tribal arts, site has many images of sculptures.
McCue Tribal Art
Many images and some cultural information.
Moba Art
Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture.
Results: 1 2 Next |