Africa I — ARTPOP

Africa 1

Our African special collections were created with help from The Society of African Missions in Tenafly, New Jersey.

Africa is home to a wide range of exotic animals. Many African cultures used those animals in their artwork, creating sculptures and masks incorporating animal features.

I:
Bush Cow Mask from the Mama Culture of Northern Nigeria.
**Click image for more info on Art and Life in Africa: University of Iowa Museum of Art — I: Bush Cow Mask from the Mama Culture of Northern Nigeria. **Click image for more info on Art and Life in Africa: University of Iowa Museum of Art

II:
Bird Carving from the Senufo Culture of the Ivory Coast
**Click image to see a similar Bird Carving from the Senufo People at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — II: Bird Carving from the Senufo Culture of the Ivory Coast **Click image to see a similar Bird Carving from the Senufo People at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

III. a,b.c :
Carved Soapstone Elephants — III. a,b.c : Carved Soapstone Elephants

IV:
Giraffe — IV: Giraffe

V.a:
Chi Waras *Click image for info on the Society of African Missions: The Legend of Chi Wara — V.a: Chi Waras *Click image for info on the Society of African Missions: The Legend of Chi Wara

V.b:
Chi Waras *Cilck for more info on the University of Virginia: African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning — V.b: Chi Waras *Cilck for more info on the University of Virginia: African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning

VI:
Traditional Tie Dye Fabric & Batik from Nigeria or the Ivory Coast — VI: Traditional Tie Dye Fabric & Batik from Nigeria or the Ivory Coast

VII:
Kpan Mask from the Baule People of the Ivory Coast *Click image for more info on Baule Culture — VII: Kpan Mask from the Baule People of the Ivory Coast *Click image for more info on Baule Culture

Africa II