Africa

Adinkra Symbols of West Africa
A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use.
http://www.welltempered.net/adinkra

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.
http://www.adire.clara.net/

Affrica Gallery
Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C.
http://www.affrica.com

Africa Cultural Gallery & Kumbu Kumbu Gallery
Contemporary African sculpture, batiks, watercolors and oil paintings.
http://www.afroart.com

Africa Direct
A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects.
http://www.africadirect.com/

Africa In Stone
Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone.
http://www.africainstone.co.uk

AfricaClub
Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects.
http://www.africaclub.com

African Arms
Traditional creations of edged weaponry of medieval Africa, using indigenous wood carving and metal working styles.
http://www.africanarmsonline.com/

African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html

African Art and Artists
Bridget McNulty trades in contemporary and traditional African art and crafts.
http://www.africanartsandartists.com

African Art Center
Nonprofit organization promoting black artists and craftspeople of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa.
http://www.afriart.org.za

African Art Collection
African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance.
http://arttribal.com/

African Art Course
Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links.
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/rela345_98.html#webart

African Art: Makonde
Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts.
http://www.makonde.com

African Art Shop
Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles.
http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/

African Arts and Culture Discussion Group
Discussion group about African art and culture.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/

African Masks
Collection of African masks, most of which are for sale.
http://www.africanmasks.nl/

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.
http://www.african-millennium.com/

African Odyssey Interactive
Wide range of resources, originates at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC).
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/artsedge.html

African Quintessence
African art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance.
http://www.artofafricans.com

African Sculptural Art
Papers on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-Iron Age to modern.
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~herbertroese/index.html

African Sculpture
Images of a private collection.
http://www.african-sculpture.de

African Tribal Art Museum
A collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples.
http://www.zyama.com

Africa-Photo
Databank with over 4,000 photos from 1870 to the present and much cultural information.
http://www.africa-photo.com/e_index_frames.html

Africarts
Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/africart/pages/index2.htm

Akan Cultural Symbols
Explanations of the iconography of Akan art.
http://web.marshall.edu/akanart/

All About African art
Information for those starting an African art collection; the regions, types of art and the people who make them.
http://www.all-about-african-art.com

All About Shoowa
Rich source of information about Shoowa raffia textiles.
http://www.shoowa.com/

Art and Oracle: Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition
African art and divination rituals. Includes a map of sub-Saharan Africa, and essays on divination.
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/oracle/index.html

Art Creations Africa
Stone sculpture gallery and exhibitions of work of African artists, including Shona Stone sculpture.
http://www.artcreationsafrica.com

Art of Africa
Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari.
http://www.theartofafrica.co.za

Axis Gallery
Gary van Wyk's gallery, with exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa.
http://www.axisgallery.com/

Azani Stone Gallery Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture
Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art.
http://www.azani.com

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.
http://www.africamuseum.be

The Calverton Headrest Collection
African headrests, including many Zulu pieces.
http://www.africanheadrests.com

Charles Jones African Art
Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects.
http://www.cjafricanart.com

Davis Gallery
Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa
http://www.davisafricanart.com

deYoung Museum African Collection
Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/collections/collection.asp?collectionkey=36

Dimondstein Tribal Arts
Many images and information on African tribal art.
http://www.dimondstein.com

Douglas Yaney
African tribal art objects, with sections for items likely to interest the beginner and those likely to interest more advanced collectors.
http://www.douglasyaney.com/

The Ebony Tree
Tribal African gallery with masks, statues, and other tribal arts
http://www.theebonytree.com

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.
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/african-art

Ethnix Gallery of African Art & Tribal Artifacts
New York dealer.
http://www.ethnix.com/

G. I. Jones -- S.E. Nigerian Art and Culture
An outstanding collection of photographs, many showing objects of art in their cultural settings.
http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/jones/index.html

Galerie Ezakwantu
Central and Southern African tribal art. In Franschhoek, South Africa.
http://www.ezakwantu.com

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.
http://www.galerie-herrmann.de/

Gallery Quackelbeen
Brussels dealer with images of pots, masks, textiles and statues.
http://www.lavuun.com

Gati Gallery
Dealer in African arts.
http://www.gatigallery.co.uk

H-AfrArts Expressive Cultures of Africa
A seriously scholarly site, with moderated discussion boards. From Michigan State University.
http://www.h-net.org/~artsweb/

Hamill Gallery of African Art
A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well.
http://www.hamillgallery.com

Jacaranda Tribal
Art from south and east Africa, with lot of cultural background information.
http://www.jacarandatribal.com/

Jembetat Gallery of African Art
Tribal art from West and Central Africa.
http://www.jembetat.com

Joy Christie's Gallery
Dallas, Texas dealer in tribal arts and artifacts,contemporary paintings and original jewelry featuring tribal components.
http://www.joychristie.com

Kerr Museum Productions
Consultants on African art and display installations. Offers 3-D images of African sculpture.
http://www.kerrmuseumproductions.com/

Komaland
Personal collection and background information about Koma sculptures.
http://komaland-ghana.spaces.live.com/PersonalSpace.aspx

Masengo Gallery
Calgary (Alberta, Canada) gallery of Shona Stone sculpture from Zimbabwe.
http://www.masengogallery.com

Masks and More
Masks, African art and primitive paintings.
http://www.eling.nl/

McCue Tribal Art
Many images and some cultural information.
http://www.mccuetribalart.com

Moba Art
Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture.
http://www.moba.be

Museum for African Art
New York's Museum for African Art.
http://www.africanart.org/

National Museum of African Art
The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Exhibitions, articles, and museum calendar of events.
http://www.si.edu/nmafa/africart.htm

Nerart
Swiss exhibition venue dedicated to contemporary African arts, crafts and design. Site is multilingual
http://www.nerart.com

Origomundi Gallery
Decorative and authentic African art from private collections. Lots of images. In German and English.
http://www.origomundi.com/

Pan-Africa
Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art.
http://www.panafrica.ch/

Picard Trade Bead Museum And African Art Gallery
Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum.
http://www.picardbeads.com

Ralph Proctor Gallery
A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions.
http://www.introspecinc.com/gallery/exhibit.htm

Rand African Art
Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information.
http://www.randafricanart.com

Ryann Willis Ancient Art
Dealer specializing in ancient African arts (mostly terracotta), with nice exhibitions.
http://www.ryannwillis.com/index.htm

Sculptures of Zimbabwe
Gallery of Shona stone sculpture..
http://www.sculptures-of-zimbabwe.com

Senufo Art
Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series.
http://www.biddingtons.com/content/pedigreesenufo.html

Shani Gallery
African masks and sculpture with brief descriptions of their traditional significance.
http://www.shanigallery.com

Shona Sculpture
A collection of 67 Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe, with some history of this genre.
http://karaart.com/collections/shona/index.html

StoneAge Art Company
Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers.
http://www.stoneageartcompany.com

The Suaga Collection
Noncommercial site showcasing a private collection of African masks.
http://www.suagacollection.com

Sukuma Museum
Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa).
http://photo.net/sukuma/

Tamarin Gallery
A gallery of African art. Periodic exhibitions and a collection of links to other sources.
http://www.tamarin.com/index.html

Tribal Art Africa
Dealer in tribal African artifacts (mostly masks and statues).
http://www.tribalartafrica.com

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Emphasis on works from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present.
http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/

The World of Beduin Weaving
Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa.
http://www.beduinweaving.com/

Yahoo! Groups: AfricanAntiques
Discussion board on African art.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanAntiques/

Zambezi Sculpture
Zimbabwe stone sculpture, Shona and others using traditional techniques.
http://zambezisculpture.com