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• Arts: Visual Arts: Galleries: Virtual: Ethnic and Regional: Africa  (2)
• Regional: Africa: Arts and Entertainment: Artists and Galleries  (7)

• 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 Arms - Traditional creations of edged weaponry of medieval Africa, using indigenous wood carving and metal working styles..

  African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning - A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia..

  African Art and Artists - Bridget McNulty trades in contemporary and traditional African art and crafts..

  African Art Center - Nonprofit organization promoting black artists and craftspeople of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa..

  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 Arts and Culture Discussion Group - Discussion group about African art and culture..

  African Masks - Collection of African masks, most of which are for sale..

  African Millennium Foundation - International trader and exhibitor of Zimbabwean Shone stone sculptures. Site displays news about recent events and images from exhibitions and galleries held in Toronto and London..

  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 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 African art - Information for those starting an African art collection; the regions, types of art and the people who make them..

  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 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..

  The Calverton Headrest Collection - African headrests, including many Zulu pieces..

  Charles Jones African Art - Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects..

  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..

  The Ebony Tree - Tribal African gallery with masks, statues, and other tribal arts.

  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 Ezakwantu - Central and Southern African tribal art. In Franschhoek, South Africa..

  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..

  Gati Gallery - Dealer in African arts..

  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..

  Jacaranda Tribal - Art from south and east Africa, with lot of cultural background information..

  Jembetat Gallery of African Art - Tribal art from West and Central Africa..

  Joy Christie's Gallery - Dallas, Texas dealer in tribal arts and artifacts,contemporary paintings and original jewelry featuring tribal components..

  Kerr Museum Productions - Consultants on African art and display installations. Offers 3-D images of African sculpture..

  Komaland - Personal collection and background information about Koma sculptures..

  Masengo Gallery - Calgary (Alberta, Canada) gallery of Shona Stone sculpture from Zimbabwe..

  Masks and More - Masks, African art and primitive paintings..

  McCue Tribal Art - Many images and some cultural information..

  Moba Art - Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture..

  Museum for African Art - New York's Museum for African Art..

  National Museum of African Art - The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Exhibitions, articles, and museum calendar of events..

  Nerart - Swiss exhibition venue dedicated to contemporary African arts, crafts and design. Site is multilingual.

  Origomundi Gallery - Decorative and authentic African art from private collections. Lots of images. In German and English..

  Pan-Africa - Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art..

  Picard Trade Bead Museum And African Art Gallery - Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum..

  Ralph Proctor Gallery - A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions..

  Rand African Art - Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information..

  Ryann Willis Ancient Art - Dealer specializing in ancient African arts (mostly terracotta), with nice exhibitions..

  Sculptures of Zimbabwe - Gallery of Shona stone sculpture...

  Senufo Art - Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series..

  Shani Gallery - African masks and sculpture with brief descriptions of their traditional significance..

  Shona Sculpture - A collection of 67 Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe, with some history of this genre..

  StoneAge Art Company - Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers..

  The Suaga Collection - Noncommercial site showcasing a private collection of African masks..

  Sukuma Museum - Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa)..

  Tamarin Gallery - A gallery of African art. Periodic exhibitions and a collection of links to other sources..

  Tribal Art Africa - Dealer in tribal African artifacts (mostly masks and statues)..

  UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History - Emphasis on works from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present..

  The World of Beduin Weaving - Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa..

  Yahoo! Groups: AfricanAntiques - Discussion board on African art..

  Zambezi Sculpture - Zimbabwe stone sculpture, Shona and others using traditional techniques..