Africa (Subscribe)
Links
Adinkra Symbols of West Africa
http://www.welltempered.net/adinkra
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
http://www.africainstone.co.uk
Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone.
Africa-Photo
http://www.africa-photo.com/e_index_frames.html
Databank with over 4,000 photos from 1870 to the present and much cultural information.
AfricaClub
Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects.
African Arms
http://www.africanarmsonline.com/
Traditional creations of edged weaponry of medieval Africa, using indigenous wood carving and metal working styles.
African Art and Artists
http://www.africanartsandartists.com
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
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/rela345_98.html#webart
Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links.
African Art Shop
http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/
Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles.
African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html
A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia.

