African Art on the Internet

14th Triennial Symposium on African Art, Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA) March 28 - April 1, 2007, University of Florida, Gainesville: http://www.doce-conferences.ufl.edu/acasa/

Addis Art - Ethiopian Art and Artists Page: Contemporary Ethiopian art and artists - paintings, sculptures and digital art work by students and professionals from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. University instructor, Getahun Assefa's paintings, drawings, sculpture, digital art. Also work by his brother, Tesfaye Assefa. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [KF] http://www.addisart.com/

Addis Art - Nouveau Art from Ethiopia: Artists include Shiferaw Girma and Lulseged Retta. Photographs of each artist's work, a biography, and video. Founded by Mesai Haileleul. [KF] http://www.addis-art.com/

Adire African Textiles - Duncan Clarke: History, background, and photographs of adire, adinkra, kente, bogolan, Yoruba aso-oke, akwete, ewe, kuba, and nupe textiles. The symbolism of images is often provided. One can purchase textiles as well. Clarke's Ph.D. dissertation (School of Oriental and African Studies) is on Yoruba men's weaving. Based in London. http://www.adire.clara.net

Afewerk Tekle: "Ethiopia’s leading artist." Biography, his paintings, sculptures, mosaics, murals, art in the artist's home. Afewerk created the stained-glass windows at the entrance of Africa Hall, headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. "In 1964, he became the first winner of the Haile Selassie I prize for Fine Arts." "In 2000, he was one of the few chosen World Laureates by the council of the ABI on the occasion of the 27th International Millennium Congress on the Arts and Communication in Washington DC." He painted Kwame Nkrumah's portrait and was awarded the American Golden Academy Award and the Cambridge Order of Excellence England. Prints of his work may be purchased online. http://www.afewerktekle.org

Africa 05: "the biggest celebration of African culture ever organised in Britain, including visual arts, cinema, literature, history, music, craft, and performing arts." Has photograph exhibits. Africa 05 is a partnership of the Arts Council, the British Museum and the South Bank Centre. Site by the British Broadcasting Corp. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcafrica/africa05/

Africa and More.com: Masks, figures, currency, weapons, trade beads, jewelry, weapons, kuba cloth, "museum quality" items. Based in Redondo Beach, Southern California. http://www.africaandmore.com

Africa Direct: Sells baskets, beads, beadwork, jewelry, carvings, weapons, metal currency, works in metal, clay, stone, masks, textiles. Includes detailed descriptions of items. The owners, based in Denver, Colorado, are wholesalers, "selling to stores and galleries as well as collectors, through eBay and our website." [KF] http://www.africadirect.com/

Africa e Mediterraneo (Roma : Istituto sindacale per la cooperazione allo sviluppo): In Italian. A quarterly magazine about African culture and society. Has the table of contents. Topics covered: literature and theatre, music and dance, visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography), cinema, immigration. Owned by Lai-momo, a non-profit co-operative. Contact: redazione@africaemediterraneo.it [KF] http://www.africaemediterraneo.it

Africa: One Continent. Many Worlds: Extensive site for the traveling art exhibit from the Field Museum, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and others. Includes video, photographs on the history and art of the Royal Palace of the Bamum (Cameroun), conflict resolution among the BaKongo (Congo-Brazzaville and Kinshasa, Angola), Benin history through elephant tusks and Benin bronzes, metal working, use of gold weights, commerce across the Sahara, the market in Kano (Nigeria), men's hats, combs/jewelry, rock art, a Liberian folk tale, the role of masks, drums, kora music from Senegal, the elephant as a royal animal, and more. Has an African facts flashcard game, classroom ideas for teachers. http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/africa/main.htm

Africa Remix, London, U.K., 10 Feb 2005 - 9 Apr 2005: Festival of contemporary artists [Wangechi Mutu, Yinka Shonibare, Jackson Hlungwani, El Anatsui, William Kentridge and other], musicians, dancers. "the biggest exhibition of contemporary African art ever held in Europe. It includes work by over seventy artists from Algeria to Zimbabwe, as well as African artists now living in Europe and North America." Has classroom activities (in PDF). [See also BBC's Africa 05 - celebration of African culture from February-October 2005]. http://www.africaremix.org.uk/

See also Universe in Universes on-line exhibit. http://www.universes-in-universe.de/specials/africa--remix/english.htm

Africa Reparations Movement: Information on the movement to obtain reparations for the enslavement and colonisation of African people in Africa and the African Diaspora. Also to secure the return of African artefacts taken from Africa. Includes paper by Chinweizu on "Reparations and a New Global Order", speech by British Prime Minister William Gladstone in 1871 on looted Ethiopian artefacts, a discussion list, ARM Talk, and a chronology of slavery. http://www.arm.arc.co.uk/

Africa Talks.org: "an online and face-to-face community of people interested in development in Africa." Topics include globalisation. Has an essay 'The Chief is Dead; Long Live the BBC: Globalization Culture and Democratization in Ghana," by Audrey Gadzekpo about the unauthorized leak by the BBC of the death of the Asantehene Otumfuo Opoku Ware, I. Also features the art work of Glenn Turner. http://www.AfricaTalks.org/

African and Asia Visual Artists Archive, AAVAA: AAVAA is a slide archive of contemporary art by artists of African and Asian descent working in the UK since the post- war period. Based at the University of East London, London. Supported by the Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College, U.K. VADS has an online guide, Creating Digital Resources for the Visual Arts: Standards & Good Practice. http://www.uel.ac.uk/aavaa/

African Antiques Art Portal: Site of David Norden, art dealer based in Antwerp, Belgium. News of exhibitions, auctions, fairs, collections. Section on stolen art. Articles (such as Building a Collection). African art is sold at Norden's site, Buy African Antiques Art. Information on Who's Who in African Art, by Guy van Rijn (Archivist of the Yale University Art Gallery-van Rijn Archive of African Art, Brussels). Also see David Norden's blog - http://africanantiques.blogspot.com/ The blog has an RSS Feed: http://africanantiques.blogspot.com/atom.xml http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/ or http://www.african-antiques.co

African Antiques - Discussion List: Discussion list "for all lovers of genuine African or Oceanic Art." For collectors, dealers and scholars. "It may also be used to present objects for sale but not if these objects are on auctions (like e-bay)." Moderated list hosted by Belgian art dealer, David Norden. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanAntiques/

African Art: "Tribal, ritual, ethnic, traditional African art." Narrative and photographs. Figures, fetishes, sculptures, puppets, dolls, door locks, carvings, statuary. Site by Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head of Information & Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel . http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/nieuwenhuysen/african-art/

African Art Contemporary Paintings by Eteli: Macaulay Eteli is a Nigerian artist, from Bayelsa State, now based in Canada. Original paintings and prints in litho or Giclee. http://www.eteliart.ca

African Art Express: Sells lithographs by Nelson Mandela and works of other artists such as Wababa Mutheki, Elga Rabe, Barbara Ploner and others. Represents the Ballito Art Gallery and the Umhlanga Art Gallery. Based in Ballito Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. [KF] http://www.africanartexpress.com

African Art Products: "dedicated to promoting the work of African artists and artisans by bringing you quality products based on art created by these African artists and artisans and by telling you who they are, where they live and why they choose to become artists." Home decorative products by Ghanaian artists. Site maintained by Sjoerd Visser. Based in Geneva, Switzerland. [KF] http://www.africanartproducts.com

African Art Videos - Professor Christopher Roy: "videos, filmed in rural villages in Africa since 2001..." "These DVDs are especially useful to those who collect African art, who teach African art history or anthropology,....." Topics include - A Day in the Life of a Village in Africa; Death of an African King: The Funeral of the Omanhene of Techiman; The Beauty Competition of the Wodaabe People of Niger; African Art as Theater (masks); The Talking Drums of Techiman; Brewing Millet Beer in Africa, Countries covered - Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger. Prof. Roy is Professor of Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City. http://www.africanartvideo.com/

African Arts Magazine (Los Angeles): The University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA's quarterly on the arts of Africa & its diaspora. Subscription information. Has the tables of contents with photos of the covers. http://www.isop.ucla.edu/africa/africanarts/

An index to the contents of Volumes 1 through 30, (1967/68 through 1997) is on the H-Afrarts web site. Use the Search form for African Arts. The index is over 60 pages long.

African Children's Art Project: "partners with Kenyan artists, art centers and orphanages to create and fund art classes for orphan and destitute children." "purchase original, one-of-a-kind artworks from the children who participate in the program. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of art goes to the kids and their art centers." Works with the Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia. http://www.africanchildrensart.org

AfricanColours.com: See the Yellow Pages for profiles of contemporary artists, examples of their work, showing stages of creation for some works. Artists include Charles Kamangwana, from Zimbabwe, painter, graphic artist, sculptor, photographer and artists from South Africa, Namibia, Angola Mozambique, Kenya. Essays on art, links / descriptions for exhibits worldwide, and a Contemporary African Art map. The Green Room is a discussion forum with mailing list. Founded by Carla van Beers from the Netherlands. Based in Nairobi. [KF] http://www.africancolours.net/

African Conservancy: Sells sculpture, masks, kuba cloth. Also offers "safaris" from Lusaka. The AC's "mission is to preserve African wildlife and traditional cultures." Its founder is Corinne Waldenmayer. Based in Vista, California. http://www.africanconservancy.org/

African Contemporary: Online gallery featuring contemporary african artists (paintings, sculptures, ceramics). Profiles and works by Fanizani Akuda, Ernesto Shikhani, George Lilanga and others. Site based in Portugal. http://africancontemporary.com

African Crafts Online: Profiles of weavers, beadmakers, painters, sculptors, carvers, metal casters, tie-dye artists from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe. Site for RUDO Craft (Rural Unity for Development Organization) - basket weavers, stone carvers and potters. Has "slide show" articles on creating glass beads, weaving, Kente cloth; lesson plans for schools. Shows artists influenced by Africa and sells crafts, books on African arts. Send African postcards. [KF] http://www.africancrafts.com/

African Encounters: Contemporary art, mainly from Ghana. Artists include Wiz Kudowor, James Cudjoe, Ben Agbee and others. Site maintained by Kwamina Ewusie and Peter Swaniker. http://www.african-encounters.com

African Greeting Cards: Proceeds benefit the St. Louis African Chorus. http://www.africanchorus.org/African_Greetings/agpix.htm

African Loxo. Contemporary Art of Africa: In French and English. Peinture, sculpture, photographie, bijoux. Photographs are from the 1950s-60s. Has a form to obtain more information on the artists or to reserve one of the works. "produit, développé & administré par Art Entraide France (AEF)." "(en partenariat avec DIAPPO au Sénégal) fédère des artistes africains de disciplines diverses." Site based in France. http://africanloxo.com

African Odyssey InterActive - Kennnedy Center for the Performing Arts: Site for a festival in New York of music, dance, and theater from Africa and the African Diaspora. Has interviews with artists, a directory of web sites about Dance, Music, Literary Arts/Storytelling, Theater/Performance, K-12 teaching resources. [KF] http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/artsedge.html

African Painters: Contemporary art from African artists worldwide. The majority of the artists are from West Africa especially from French speaking countries or francophone West Africa. Artist profiles and photographs, examples of work, reviews and commentary, tribute to Alexander Skunder Boghossian. Discussion forum. Founded by Joe Pollitt, based in the U.K. http://www.africanpainters.com

African Philosophy: E-journal sponsored by the International Society for African Philosophy and Studies (ISAPS) and published by Africa Resource Center, Inc. Articles include: Language, Culture, Science, Technology and Philosophy - Art and 'Art' in Africa: Conceptual Clarification, Confusion or Colonization? - Race and Racism in the Works of David Hume. http://www.africanphilosophy.com/index.htm

African Photographers (Eng.) / Photographes Africains (Fr.): Provides background, exhibitions, publications for each photographer. From AfricArt-Afrique en Créations, Paris. http://www.mediaport.net/AfricArt/Photographes/index.en.html

African Pottery Forming and Firing Techniques: A Virtual Slide Show: Slide show and paper by Christopher Roy, Professor of Art & Art History, Univ. of Iowa. Discusses the techniques of pottery making, the economics of pottery and the potter's relationship to the community. [KF] http://www.uiowa.edu/~intl/rft/pottery.html

African Voices - Paa Joe & Fantasy Coffins: Master carpenter, Paa Joe, creates designer coffins. Short video. African Voices is a site on a Rochester Institute of Technology server. http://www.rit.edu/~africa/index.shtml

AfricArt: In French and English. Sculptures, masks. "Here you can see my favorite pieces of african artwork that I show you with great pleasure. For some of them, experts are welcome to give me the missing information. On most other pieces I can provide interesting informations myself. I am ready to accept any exchange offers." Site of Jean-Jacques Fillinger. http://www.africart.net

AfricasArt.Net: Offers for sale stone scultpure from Zimbabwe. Profiles of each artists, photographs of works for sale. Does not provide a mailing address but the web site is registered to Mark Valli, Carlsbad, California. valliafcon@JUNO.COM http://www.AfricasArt.net

AfricaServer: In English and Dutch. An artistically oriented directory to web sites and information on Africa. Features African virtual art exhibitions such as Antognoni Brunhoso (Angola), Gaba Meschac (Benin), Hama Goro (Mali), Dominic Tshabangu (South Africa). Covers Africa related events in the Netherlands, news for African artists Has a directory of Dutch organizations focusing on Africa. Its Africans in Holland is a directory to "locate African expertise and African entrepreneurs in the Netherlands." They also design web sites. Contact: info@africaserver.nl Based in Amsterdam. http://www.africaserver.nl

AfricaServer. African Artists in the Netherlands: Over 30 contemporary artists (Benin, Cameroon, Comores, Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda) living in the Netherlands, their c.v., examples of work. http://www.africaserver.nl/kunstcultuur/index2_uk.html

AfricaServer. Museums in The Netherlands and in Belgium: Directory of museums which have a permanent Africa collection or organize exhibitions on Africa. http://www.africaserver.nl/kunstcultuur/musea_uk.htm

Africraft: "Africraft embraces emerging art forms, traditional and comtemporary fusion of craft and sculpture or it could move into the realm of interior designs." Masks, sculpture, furniture (stools, Yoruba chief's chair), from Sub-Saharan Africa. Based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. http://www.africraft.co.za

AfricShop.com (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire): In English and French. Arts and crafts from Cote d'Ivoire certified by the government National Office of Arts and Crafts, the "only official organization in the Ivory Coast entiteled to deliver a guarantee and quality label." Wood work, bronzes, drums, jewelry, pottery, toys, textiles, etc. Based in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. [KF] http://www.africshop.com/

Africultures - Expositions: Features many African sculptors, painters, street artists, etc. The site for the Paris journal, Africultures, published by L'Harmattan. http://www.africultures.com/expo/expos.htm

Afrika Museum (Berg en Dal, Netherlands): In Dutch and English. " The Afrika Museum in Berg en Dal is the only museum in the Netherlands devoted exclusively to the collection, study and exhibition of African art." The Museum shows contemporary art from Nigeria and Zimbabwe and recreates living areas for Ghana, Lesotho, Mali, Benin, Cameroun. [KF] http://www.afrikamuseum.nl/indexeng.html

Afrikanischen Kunst Wende: In German. Sells sculpture, terracotta, books. Holds auctions on EBay (Germany). Maintained by Brigitte und Hans Wende. Based in Düsseldorf, Germany. http://www.afrikana.de/

Afrique en Créations

"...co-founded by the French Ministry for Overseas Development and the Ministry for the Arts, following the Afrique en Création convention held in January 1990 in Paris" which brought together over 300 artists (plastic artists, theatre directors, musicians, choreographers, photographers, writers, etc.) and African and French partners." http://www.mediaport.net/AfricArt/Entree/MenuGene.html
Includes -

a calendar of events (dance, music, theater) mainly for Europe but includes the U.S. Brazil, Macao, arranged by country
a directory of festivals outside Africa, information on past music festivals
Afrique en Scenes, net edition of the very fine print magazune, information on African theatre, dance, and music in Europe and Africa, has a calendar of events. Many articles are also in English; click on the multi-stripe British flag.
an online version of the print edition (Paris: Afrique en creations, 1996, 337 p.) of Guide du Théâtre en Afrique et dans l'Ocean Indien - a directory, by country, of theatrical groups, festivals, arts and culture organizations, venues for performances
A directory to African music in 100 CDs is a directory arranged by country, name of artists or groups, CD titles, artists (including compilations), style of music, instrument, language, type of music, and label. Includes short articles. This is a net version of the print edition which is a supp. to Afrique en scenes, No. 6 (Paris: Afrique en Creations, 1996, 60 p.).

Afro Decor: Home and office decorating accessories, mudcloths, fabric, batik paintings, pillow covers, custom decorating services, etc. Owned by Nel Hollie, based in Washington, D.C. [KF] http://afrodecor.com/

Afromart Gift Enterprises: Sells baskets, djembe drums, etc. Based in Long Beach, California. http://www.afromart.net

Agence photographique de la Réunion des musées nationaux: In French and English. Searchable database of "more than 100,000 colour transparencies and 500,000 black-and-white negatives relating to works of art in France's national museums: paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, drawings and photographs." One can order reproductions for use in books, etc. Fees are determined by intended use. Includes images from the collection of the Musée des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie (Paris). Based in Paris. http://www.photo.rmn.fr/

Akan Cultural Symbols Project: Project "to utilize the pictograms and ideograms encoded in the arts of the
Akan to decode some aspects of the history, beliefs, social organizations, social relations, and other ideas of the Akan of Ghana." "The Project... comprises a World Wide Web site, 'Akan Cultural Symbols Online' a series of books and catalogues, photo exhibitions; and multi-media CD-ROMs." A site rich in illustrations of Akan symbols used in architecture, cloth (Adinkra, Kente, Asafo Flags, etc.), cosmology, economics, knowledge, political beliefs, gold weights/jewelry, wood carvings. The project is directed by Dr. George F. Kojo Arthur with Dr. Robert Rowe, Art Dept., Marshall University, West Virginia. [KF] http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/

Akrofi, Godfred: Gallery of paintings by Godfred Akrofi, art instructor at the University of Cape Coast (Ghana). Additional paintings are on the site of the Eastern Washington University - University of Cape Coast (Ghana) USAID University Development Linkages Project Grant page. {KF]

American Museum of Natural History. Congo Expedition, May 1909-November 1915 [Art]

"In 1909,...Herbert Lang and James Chapin set sail for the Belgian Congo....By the time they sailed home five and one-half years later, they had collected tons of precious zoological and anthropological specimens..." http://diglib1.amnh.org/

Contents:
an introductory, multimedia slide show, diaries of James Chapin (mainly on Congolese birds)

photographs (villages, primates), the watercolors of James Chapin including Congo mural paintings, birds, fish, reptiles, mammels,

excerpts from "African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire," by Enid Schildkrout and Curtis A. Keim (AMNH and University of Washington Press, 1990) including their photographs of Congo musical instruments

audio (requires sound card, headset or speakers) and video clips of the Belgian Congo Records made by the "adventurer and filmmaker Armand Denis during his 1934-35 cross-Africa expedition. They were among the first recordings made of the sounds of the central Congo. The Babiara people, whose songs may be heard..... are one of the four main tribal groups who occupy the Ituri Forest." The video clip shows a traditional Mangbetu dance.

a bibliographic essay on sources by Paula Willey, specially prepared bibliographies on Congo Conservation (314 citations), Description & Travel (1218 citations), Maps & Atlases (220 citations). [KF]

AMICO, Art Museum Image Consortium: A non-profit collaboration of art-collecting institutions to enable educational use of their digital multimedia. Use the Search to see a preview. For example, searching on ibeji retrieves six photographs with date (if known) and museum owner. Request forms for reproduction rights are provided as is a form for comments on the work. AMICO members include the Art Institute of Chicago and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. http://www.amico.org/

Ananse Village: Supports "small scale production by talented craftspeople. A portion of our profits helps provide medical care and educational opportunities to the communities we work with." Describes the making of glass beads in Krobo, Ghana. Sells beads, fantasy carved coffins, South African dolls, baskets, books, musical instruments, clothing, masks originating from Ghana, South Africa, other countries. Owners are Paajoe and Rebecca Amissah-Aidoo. Based in Fort Bragg on the Mendocino coast in Northern California. [KF] http://www.anansevillage.com

Angolan Art Gallery - Embassy of Angola, Washington, D.C.: Hosted by the web page of the Embassy of Angola, Washington, D.C. are works by contemporary Angolan artists but there is no information on the artists. http://www.angola.org/culture/gallery/index.htm

Arms into Art - Nucleo de Arte: In English, Portuguese, Dutch, and Danish. A virtual exhibition in cooperation with Nucleo de Arte, an artists' collective in Maputo, Mozambique. Members made works of art out of AK 47 machine guns, landmines, and hand weapons. Has short biographies on the 14 artists. The exhibition was part of a "successful campaign to convince civilians to hand in arms in exchange for agricultural tools and to demine the countryside." http://www.africaserver.nl/nucleo

Art and Life in Africa - University of Iowa: This site introduces a related CD-ROM project and serves as an online searchable catalog of the Univ. of Iowa's Stanley Collection of African Art. The Key Moments in Life section describes events such as infancy, childhood, initiation, marriage, religion, leadership, elderhood, death and illustrates them with art in a mini-slide show illustrating front and side views of each piece. The Countries Database provides basic facts. A Types of Art database describes the art of each ethnic group and basic facts about the group. There is a Peoples Database which includes the Ashanti, Bamana, Baule, Bwa, Dogon, Fang, Hemba, Ibibio, Kongo, Kota, Kuba, Lobi, Luba, Lwalwa, Makonde, Mbole, Mossi, Pende, Suku, Tabwa, Woyo, Yaka, Yoruba. Search the university's Stanley Collection of African Art which contains over 500 objects. The Project is directed by Professor of Art, Christopher Roy. [KF] http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart

Art as a Verb in Africa: The Masks of the Bwa Village of Boni: Video trailer of a film directed by Yacouba Bonde and Carol Thompson. On mask performances of the Bwa people in the village of Boni, in central Burkina Faso. Filmed at the 2005 annual mask festival. [KF] http://www.customflix.com/207205

Art for Humanity: Promotes human rights through the production of Fine Art print portfolios, exhibitions, billboards and research projects which advocate various human rights issues in South Africa, across Africa and internationally. Sells original prints and posters on HIV AIDS and the UN Declaration of Human Rights. Has images from the HIV AIDS billboard programme and other exhibitions. An NGO formerly called Artists for Human Rights, based at the Durban Institute of Technology, Durban, South Africa. http://www.afh.org.za/

ArtMatters.Info: "the website of ComMattersKenya Limited, a Nairobi-based arts, culture, communications and media firm......covers fine art, books, music & dance, film, video & television, fashion & beauty, puppetry, storytelling & theatre, entertainment, leisure and lifestyle in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,..." Web magazine founded by Ogova Ondego. Articles on copyright in Kenya, homosexuality, festivals, etc. [KF] http://www.artmatters.info/

Art on the Walls of the New South Africa - Reconstruction of Space and Identity

Images of urban, public art in South Africa. The images were documented by Elisabeth Deliry-Antheaume from 1995-1998. Includes - Political & Social Comment, Children's Art, spraycan art (graffiti), Ndebele house paintings. Has a Bibliography (includes citations to A.D.A. : architecture, design, art, the Cape Town journal) and audio commentary. [KF] http://www.cama.org.za/CAMA/countries/southafr/projects/Mural/files/index.htm

Related article: Cartes d'identité. Les murs peints d'Afrique du Sud, in French (5 p. in PDF) from Mappemonde, 1999, No. 1 (Montpellier, France).

Murals in the Cities of South Africa, by Benoît ANTHEAUME. Includes bibliography. On the web site of the Association RECLUS.

School Walls, Walls as School in South Africa: An Outside View of Educational Institutions, by Élisabeth Deliry-Antheaume. 14 p. in PDF. Bibliography. On the site of the Wits Institute for Social & Economic Research.

Art Room (San Francisco): Exhibitions of contemporary fine art by leading members of East Africa's Modern Art Movement. Includes art featuring wood block prints on bark cloth, acrylics, artist biographies, essays on Uganda's art history, artist James Kitamirike, Ugandan painter David Kibuuka and Dan Sekanwagi, photographs of art around Kampala. Open to visitors without appointment on Wednesdays 3-6 pm, and Saturdays, 12noon-2pm. http://www.theartroom-sf.com/

Art Room (San Francisco) - Women Emerging: A Tribute to Uganda: "East African fine artists present works having significance to the topic of Women's Empowerment,..." "Over a dozen new original artworks were created specifically for this event by such artists as Lilian Nabulime (Uganda), Yvonne Muinde (Kenya), David Kibuuka (Uganda), and Stella Atai (Uganda)." Includes "Women Emerging: A Tribute to Uganda" - Exhibition review and analysis by Dr. Aili Mari Tripp. http://www.theartroom-sf.com/WomenEmerging.htm

Arte Abyssinia: In English, Italian, Amharic. Has a gallery of paintings by Abiye Melaku depicting life and landscapes of Ethiopia. Site founded by Chane Alemaw Kidane, based in Rome, Italy. [KF] http://WWW.ARTEABYSSINIA.COM

Articimo: African Art: Paintings, wall plaques, jewelry, hats. The owner is Franchesca Dove-Aryeh. Based in Accra, Ghana and the U.K. http://www.articimo.com/

Artnet Africa: Specializes in selling Shona sculpture. Has artist profiles. Site of Matthew Owen, London. U.K. http://www.artnetafrica.com

ArtsConnectEd: Database for teachers, from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Find materials by grade level. Has a database of African art images, save and annotate images, then retrieve them when you return to the web site. Share your image collection with others. [KF] http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/whatsart/kongo5.html

Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA) List: "The Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA) was established in 1982 as an independent non-profit professional association affiliated with the African Studies Association (ASA) in the United States. The organization exists to facilitate communication among scholars, teachers, artists, museum specialists and all others interested in the arts of Africa and the African Diaspora." http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~artsweb/welcome/acasa.html

ArtsEdNet - The Great Mosque Djenné, Mali: History of the mosque, its current significance. Lesson plans, curriculum ideas for beginner, intermediate and advanced students, a timeline, an image gallery and diagrams. For K-12 and university teachers. From the J. Paul Getty Trust. [KF] http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Maps/Sites/Djenne/

ArtsVanBuren: Prints, paintings, and notecards by Peggy Van Buren, Memphis, Tennessee artist. Themes are African-American also some African and Caribbean. http://www.artsvanburen.com/arthome.htm

ArtThrob, Contemporary Art in South Africa: An electronic art magazine. Art news, exhibitions, features on artists, links to web sites, etc. http://www.artthrob.co.za/

ArtTrak - Tribal Art: Has a, members only, art auction database. "This data includes African, Precolumbian, Oceanic, and American Indian sales extending back to the 1960's." "For a charge of $300 you receive unlimited searches for 1 year." Has a directory of appraisers, galleries, conservators, framers, etc. Maintained by John Buxton in Dallas, Texas. http://www.arttrak.com/

Artworth Publications: Publishes books, exhibition catalogs by Michael Pennie on African art and West Africa, especially Ghana. Works in collaboration with the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Based in Melksham Wiltshire, U.K. http://www.artworth.co.uk/

[Atal] Stella Atal - African Paintings and Postcards: "Born in 1979, the third child of Kenyan and Ugandan parents, Stella Mercy Atal survived a kidnapping attempt and seven years of civil war to become one of Uganda’s most promising young artists and designers." Biography, examples of her work. The artist is based in Kampala. Web site maintained by Jan-Thomas Ölund. http://w1.901.telia.com/~u90119985/index.htm

Axis Gallery: The Manhattan gallery is the only U.S. gallery specializing in South African art. Has online exhibitions such as "Saints, Spirits, and Strangers: Masks from Malawi." Axis Gallery "represents several leading South African artists and photographers, and offers the largest selection in the United States of African art from South Africa. Axis Gallery's on-line Store stocks books, videos, CDs, and CD-ROMS on South African arts and music." http://www.axisgallery.com/

Baobab Project - Harvard University: An investigation into why certain cultures, places, and periods encouraged creativity and innovation in the arts, directed by Suzanne Preston Blier, Dept. of Fine Arts, Harvard. The Project Manager is Michael Roy. Has large graphics; it's best to access this when you have a fast connection. The web site is a glimpse of the project which includes narratives (case studies), an image and ethnographic database, and a geographic information system. The case studies are: Asante political expansion, Batimalliba two-story architecture, Islam and indigenous African cultures, Shawabtis and Nubia, Yoruba masking traditions, and Ife, an ancient Yoruba city state. [KF] http://baobab.harvard.edu/

Black Arts Quarterly (Stanford, CA): Published by the Stanford University Committee on Black Performing Arts. Short stories, poetry, art from the Diaspora and Africa. http://www.stanford.edu/group/CBPA/#baq

Boston. Museum of Fine Arts - Africa: Slide show of its African art collection. Descriptions of each piece, zoom in, send a photograph as an e-card. African musical instruments collection. Some kente cloth. [KF] http://www.mfa.org/collections/index.asp?key=37

Bradshaw Foundation - Save the Giraffe: Project to record over 800 rock engravings including creation of a mould of rock art giraffes in the Tenere desert and the Air Mountains of Niger. Photographs of the giraffes, the Tuaregs, a report by Jean Clottes.One can purchase a limited edition cast of the two giraffes. ". All profits from sales will go to the Trust for African Rock Art to aid projects of Preservation." The Foundation is a non-profit based in Geneva. [KF] http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/giraffe/

Bridge for Africa: "a federal 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting self-sufficiency and the dignity of work in rural Africa. We partner with African artisan groups to design, create, and market unique handmade African items. The artisans are paid a living wage for their work, while additional proceeds and results
from our fundraising efforts are reinvested in community development, training, and job creation in the region. We currently work with artisans in Namibia, South Africa, Kenya,
Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Ghana." Based in San Francisco, California. http://www.bridgeforafrica.org/catalog/

British Museum - Africa: The Museum holds African sculpture, textiles, graphic arts, objects from Ancient Egypt, money. Use the COMPASS database to locate African objects in these categories and others. The database comprises selections from the Museum's collections. [KF] http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/africa/africa.html

Brunhoso, Antognoni: Paintings by the Angolan artist from Amsterdam, Antognoni Brunhoso. One painting is based on the book about Queen Lueji by the Angolan writer Pepetela. Includes scrapbook and decorated envelopes. [KF] http://www.africaserver.nl/virtual/exhibitions/antognoni/index.html

Cameroon: Masks and Statues: "Created by the Laboratoire d'électronique et de traitement du Signal - Ecole nationale supérieure polytechnique - University of Yaounde I." Part of UNESCO's la Mémoire virtuelle du Monde / Virtual Memory of the World program for the preservation of archival and library holdings world-wide. http://www.unesco.org/webworld/africa/cameroon.htm

Cameroun Plus: In French. Extensive directory on all areas of life in Cameroun. Facts, recipes, tourism, arts and culture, newspapers, universities, etc. [KF] http://www.cameroun-plus.com

Camp, Sokari Douglas - New Work: Exhibit of the sculpture of Kalabari-born artist Sokari Douglas Camp. Her work draws on the masquerades of the Kalabari and Yoruba. Includes a Quicktime movie clip for which you'll need a Quicktime viewer. [KF] http://www.sokari.arc.co.uk/home.html

Camp, Sokari Douglas - A Tribute to Her Father: "Employing modern sculptural techniques, she creates large, semi-abstract figurative works that are inspired by the sounds, movements and colors of Kalabari masquerades, funerals, plays, regattas and festivals." Exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. http://www.si.edu/nmafa/exhibits/sokari/title.htm

Caruso, Joseph, Art of Kuba Weaving: Short bibliography prepared by Columbia's Africana Bibliographer in conjunction with an 1998 exhibit of Kuba raffia cloth from the Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) at Columbia University, New York. [KF] http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/kubabib.html

Catherine, Norman: "a selection from the Pelmama Permanent Art Collection of important airbrush and other works by Norman Catherine which could be made available to interested institutions on long-term loan or as a part donation - 121 works in all - presented in chronological order." Presented by The Haenggi Foundation Inc., Johannesburg and Basel, Switzerland. http://www.pelmama.org/PELMAMA_NormanCatherine.htm

Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC): Established by the Nigerian government, in Lagos, to continue the work of the 1977 2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture. Program of Public lectures, Publications, Symposia, Exhibitions and Performances. Held an August 2001 symposium. Acquires materials on Black and African culture. Has a Library, Museum, Archives and Audio Visual Section. Publishes the Journal of Black and African Arts and Civilization. Will help connect penpals. http://www.cbaac.org

Ceramic Traditions of Mali - Mission Archeologique et Ethnoarcheologique Suisse en Afrique de l'Ouest.: Photos and descriptions of pottery work by women. http://archeo.unige.ch/maesao/

Chambers, Tom R.: Chambers, a photographer, was a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Zimbabwe, 1993-1995. He worked with the National Gallery (art) of Zimbabwe, run photography workshops for school leavers, and worked on a program with street children. [KF]
Brown Univ. Postcolonial Literature site on Chambers: http://landow.stg.brown.edu/post/zimbabwe/art/chambers/aone.html
Peace Corps experience: http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/tom_chambers/index-15.html

Chiefs and Spirits Galerie, Contemporary African Art: In Dutch and English. "was the first gallery in the Netherlands exclusively dedicated to the promotion of Zimbabwean sculpture." Exhibits the work of upcoming African painters, provides a home-base to the work of the Nigerian artist, Toyin Loye. Based in The Hague, Netherlands. [KF] http://www.chiefsandspirits.nl/

Children of Africa Gallery: Part of Papaink, International Children's Art Archive, a non-profit to collect and preserve children's art. It is "made up of a volunteer network of academicians, artists, teachers, parents and children." Also use the Search box to find art by country, or keyword Africa. Based in Guilford, Connecticut. http://www.papaink.org/gallery/home/gallery/display/176.html

Cinnicinati Art Museum. Carl Steckelmann and the Congo: Carl Steckelmann, German-born trader and head of Tomlinson & Company of Liverpool, England, during the 1880s and 1890s, "traded in rubber and other ivory commodities along the Congo River area and the Loango coast, which extended from present-day Gabon to Luanda of modern-day Angola." He acquired over 1,425 objects (ivory and wood objects, woven trays / plates, baskets). His collection was bought for the Museum in 1890. http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/steckelmann/

Clip Arts & Deco: In French. "La société Clip Arts & Déco crée en 2002 est d'abord une histoire d'amitié entre deux amis congolais passionnés d'art." Paintings, sculpture. Includes a history of modern art in the Congo [DRC]. [KF] http://www.clipartdeco.com/

Condominas Eric - Ethnographie Ordinaire, Gens du Mali: In French. Portraits of Malien individuals and families. Resume and account by the photographer, based in Paris. http://www.photographie.com/talent/portfolio/condominas/portfolio/fr/index.html

Conscience Africaine: In French and English. Cultural magazine. Interviews (such as with musician Jean Racine; artist Dédé d'Almeida), art events. Based in New York and Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. http://www.conscienceafricaine.com/

Contemporary African Art Collection, CAACART: Collection of Jean Pigozzi. Curator André Magnin. Has artist biographies, images of their works, list of their exhibitions. News reviews. Links to two exhibits - African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection and Arts of Africa. From traditional arts to the Jean Pigozzi contemporary collection, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco. Also images of other exhibits: "J'aime Chéri Samba", etc. See also Artnet article. http://caacart.com/

Contemporary African Art from the Harmon Foundation: Artists from Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe. Works mainly from the early to mid 1960s. Skunder Boghossian, Ben Enwonwu, Lamidi Fakeye, Malangatana, Pili Pili Mulongoya, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Gerard Sekoto, and others. Includes women artists. Photographs of images and slides sets can be ordered. History of the Foundation's African art collection. On the web site of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland. [KF] http://www.archives.gov/research_room/research_topics/contemporary_african_art.html

Coopérative des Producteurs Artisanaux de Butare, COPABU: In French. Crafts, baskets, greetings cards from Butare, Rwanda. "This cooperative exports to Italy, and it is rapidly expanding exports to other countries." Supported by the PAB (Promotion de l'Artisanat de Butare) et de la FAAB (Fédération des Associations des Artisans de Butare). http://www.chez.com/copabucat/
PAB: http://www.pab-faab.org.rw and http://www.pasud-faab.org.rw

Cornell Univeristy, Contemporary African Art Exhibit: Art work of Skunder Boghossian from Ethiopia, and Rashid Diab, Mohammed Omer Khalil, and Amir Nour from Sudan. Curated by Cornell art history faculty member, Salah M. Hassan. http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Library/African_Art.html

Cross Cultural Collaborative Inc.: "An educational non-profit that invites people to Ghana to promote cultural exchange and understanding through the arts." They believe "that interaction between African and non-African artists enriches the creativity of both groups." Artists work with Ghanaians on "collaborative projects that range from mosaic walls to documentary films." Offers workshops in ceramic furniture, pottery, mosaics, etc. (for adults and children). Based in Massachusetts.[KF] http://www.culturalcollaborative.org/

Culturebase: "online information source on contemporary international artists from all fields. Find artists by name, region, country, genre (design, film, music, performing arts, visual arts, etc.). Artist profiles and their exhibitions. From the House of World Cultures and other European cultural institutions. http://www.culturebase.net/

Dak'Art, La Biennale de l'Art Africain Contemporain: In French and English. "La Biennale....placée sous l'égide du Ministre de la Culture de la République du Sénégal, est un événement artistique international consacré aux Arts Plastiques africains." http://www.biennaledakar.org/

Dapper: In French. The musée Dapper offers "expositions, des livres d’art et de littérature, des spectacles et des concerts" for African and African diaspora events (art, music, dance). Les Éditions Dapper publishes books on African and the Diaspora. Based in Paris, France. [KF] http://www.dapper.com.fr/

Debre Hayq Ethiopian Art Gallery: In English and Amharic. On 20th Century Ethiopian Art. Links to Ethiopian art sites, Brief history of art in Ethiopia by Esseye Medhin, chronology of contemporary Ethiopian art. [KF] http://www.the3rdman.com/ethiopianart/

Detroit Institute of Arts - African Art: Attractive presentation of their African art collection - Benin kings, queen mothers, men portraying women, etc. Images require a license for reproduction, for ex. to use a low resolution image for electronic reproduction is $5.00. Has a page for the Friends of African and African-American Art.
African art: http://www.dia.org/collections/aonwc/africanart/africanart.html
http://www.dia.org

Documenta: In English and German. Documenta is "one of the world´s best known and established exhibitions of contemporary art. It takes place every five years, in the North-Hesse town of Kassel [Germany]." Artistic director of Documenta11 was Okwui Enwezor. See also the-artists.org web site. Background to Documenta12 from the Goethe Institut. http://www.documenta12.de

[Dodo] Brian M. Dodo: Zimbabwe graphic and web designer. Has examples of his work. http://www.bmdodo.com/

Dreamers, les rêveurs du Kamer: Cameroon-based group of contemporary artists, formed in 1998 in Yaounde . Site works only in Microsoft's browser. http://dreamersreveurs.netfirms.com/

École Africaine des Métiers de l'Architecture et de l'Urbanisme (Lome): In French. Etablissement Inter-Etats d'Enseignement Supérieur. L'EAMAU délivre un diplôme d'Architecte - Urbaniste (DEIAU), après 6 années d'études
supérieures, ouvertes aux titulaires d'un baccalauréat. Includes report of a trip to Mali to promote the school, issues of the student journal, Esquisse, courses, etc. A directory of alumni includes their research topics. The participating countries are Bénin, Burkina Faso, Centrafrique, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Niger, Togo, Cameroun. [KF] http://www.tg.refer.org/togo_ct/edu/sup/eamau/

Ekpuk, Victor: "Victor Ekpuk was born in Nigeria and received his Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) in Painting from Obafemi Awolowo University..." "Writing and graphic symbols are the main inspiration for my style." Paintings, prints. Available for sale. http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/v/victor/

El Anatsui: Ghanaian sculptor, Professor of Sculpture, Fine and Applied Arts Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Based in Nigeria.
October Gallery, London - biography, image browser, shows, bibliography. http://www.octobergallery.co.uk/microsites/anatsui/
ArtNet - biography, exhibitions, bibliography
BBC Africa 05 Photographs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcafrica/africa05/anatsui1.shtml
Exhibition at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Jan. 6 - March 4, 2007. "El Anatsui uses found objects such as metal liquor bottle wrappings and tin cans to create spectacular metal cloths..." "The works in this exhibition references broader concerns about the adverse affects of globalization, consumerism, and waste." http://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/exhibitions/gawu/

Eloquent Elegance; Beadwork in the Zulu Cultural Tradition: Maintained by Dr Hilgard Stanley Schoeman. Includes A brief history of the Zulu Nation, A brief history of Traditional African Bead Craft, The Zulu Beadwork Language (Technical), How to get hold of true Zulu Beadwork. There are illustrations of Traditional Necklaces, Adornment of the head, Adornment of the chest, waist and lower body, Adornment of the limbs, Items worn by Izangoma (specialists in traditional magic). http://minotaur.marques.co.za/clients/zulu/

Emory University. Michael C. Carlos Museum: Information on the Sub-Saharan African Art collection with extensive descriptions. Emory University is in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. [KF] http://carlos.emory.edu/

Emory University. Michael C. Carlos Museum. Odyssey Online: Odyssey, for young people, explores the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th - 20th century sub-Saharan Africa. Teach about Africa through its art work. Covers people, ceremony, daily life, death, communication (the nsibidi script, the drums). Puzzles, games, worksheets, teacher resource site. http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/AFRICA/ahomepg.html

eShopAfrica.com: Sells custom-made coffins in the shape of fish, aeroplanes or beer bottles for $1,000, sells chests in similar shapes. Also drums, kente cloth, jewelery, musical instruments, carvings, baskets, textiles, clothing, carved boxes, barber signs, "We work in partnership with artisans and artisan's cooperatives..." Shop set up by Cordelia Salter-Nour, based in Accra, Ghana. http://eshopafrica.com/acatalog/eShopAfrica_com_Decorated_chests_7.html

Espace Fagueye: In French. "Ce site a été réalisé à l'initiative de Mame Faguèye Bâ, styliste et costumière pour la promotion, la diffusion de l'Art d'Afrique..." Features the work of painters, sculptors, photographers, writers, dancers, etc. Based in Seysses, France. [KF] http://www.espacefagueye.com

An Eternity of Forest: Paintings by Mbuti Women: Exhibit at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum. which presents the vibrant barkcloth art of the Mbuti women of the Ituri Forest of northeastern Zaire. Music of the Mbuti has inspired contemporary Western musicians. Includes musical slide show. "Once known as pygmies they inhabit one of the worlds oldest rain forests. [KF] http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/exhibits/mbuti/

Ethnographic Arts Publications: 1040 Erica Road, Mill Valley, California 94941
E-mail: eap1040@aol.com
Supplies books, auction and exhibition catalogs, and serials on Africa plus other areas. [KF]

Fela Project: "The Fela Project, founded in 1999 by Trevor Schoonmaker, is a multimedia project exploring Felas life and legacy." "Other activities of the Fela Project include a web site, concerts, documentary film, performances, and a book of essays about Fela, Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway (Palgrave Macmillan, June 2003.) http://www.felaproject.net; See also:
New Museum - Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, July 11 - September 28, 2003
"painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media and sound installation, video, film, computer animation, and music, 34 artists present and give tribute to the many sides of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti." Include a profile of Fela. The Museum is in New York city. See also New York Times, "Celebrating the Life and Impact of the Nigerian Music Legend Fela," July 17, 2003, B1. [KF] http://www.newmuseum.org/now_cur_fela.php

Fesman III, Festival Mondial des Arts Nègre, World Festival of Black Arts, 2009 February 1-21: In French. Third World Festival (the first was in 1966) whose theme is La Renaissance Africaine. A celebration of the art, music, literature, cinema, dance, theatre, architecture of Africa and the African diaspora. Free e-mail newsletter. http://www.fesman.org/

Festival de l'eau - River Festival, 12 janvier au 2 février 2000, Ouagadougou: "Le Festival de l'eau est un festival itinérant de rencontres pluridisciplinaires entre des artistes d'origines différentes. Ces artistes nomades se déplacent en pirogue et vont à la rencontre d'artistes qui vivent dans les villages au bord du fleuve. Les modes de création sont l'art éphémère et l'improvisation afin de préserver un rapport égalitaire entre les artistes." http://www.olats.org/zekri/

[Fonseca] Osvaldo da Fonseca: Contemporary art gallery of the Angolan artist. http://www.osvaldodafonseca.com.sapo.pt

Four Corners: Site does not work without Java enabled. Sells fine basketry, beadwork, painted textiles, contemporary art, household crafts. Many items are from Kwa-Zulu, Natal, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Based in Orlando, Florida. http://www.thefour-corners.com

Foutah.com Gallery: Paintings, sculpture by artists from Gabon, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, U.S. Based in Decatur, GA. [KF] http://www.foutah.com/gallery.htm

Friends of Ethnic Art - San Francisco: "founded in 1974 to provide a focus in the Bay Area for interest in the traditional arts of the Americas, Africa and Oceania. It is a non-profit, educational, open-membership organization that offers slide lectures and other programs to expand knowledge and public awareness of human expression in these traditional native arts." http://www.friendsofethnicart.org/

Frier, Gary: The work of South African artist, Gary Frier. http://www.friersart.com/

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Artafrica: In Portuguese. Covers artists from Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome e Principe and those resident in South Africa. For each artist has brief biographical information, a list of exhibitions, awards, examples of the artists' work. Based in Lisbon, Portugal. http://www.artafrica.gulbenkian.pt/

Galerie Cadjona (Dakar, Senegal): "Fine African antiquities and art in ceramic, wood, and bronze." "Babou NGett, Proprietor of Galerie Cadjona, learned the trade from his Uncle who began selling antiquities in 1945." "The Cadjona Collection is derived from Babou NGett's twenty years of travel in Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroun, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinee, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Zaire." http://www.amatuna.com/cadjona

Galerie du Galion: In French. Gallery in Montpellier, the south of France, owned by Emile Proust. Sells sculpture, masks, cloth, pantings of Togo artist, Joseph Amédokpo, games, musical instruments, weapons, etc. http://www.galion-import.com

Galerie Ezakwantu: Central, Eastern and Southern African masks, stools, neckrests, weapons, household items, baskets, pipes. In some cases, provides previous ownership information. Hair ornaments. Adornments. Contemporary art (sculpture, telephone wire plates, woodcuts). Musical instruments. Dolls. Coco de Mer. Based in Franschhoek South Africa. [KF] http://www.ezakwantu.com/

Galerie Loango: In French. Masks, sculpture from Angola, Congo (Kinshasa and Brazzaville). Based in Strasbourg, France and Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. http://www.galerieloango.fr/

Galerie Peter Herrmann: Contemporary and traditional African art from West and Central Africa. From a Stuttgart gallery. Includes Sokari Douglas Camp (Nigeria), Cheri Samba (Congo-Kinshasa) with photos of the artists, and others. See the artists list. http://www.galerie-herrmann.de

Galerie Toguna: In French. "Créée en 1999, la galerie Toguna est spécialisée dans les arts anciens de l'Afrique noire. Une galerie mais aussi une maison d'Edition, qui actuellement réédite essentiellement des textes de personnalités du début XXe. Située dans le quartier des antiquaires de Toulouse, nous proposons un large éventail d'objets de toute l'Afrique Noire : masques, statuaire, armes, bijoux, ethnographie diverse ..." Owner: Pierre Brennetot. http://www.galerie-toguna.com

Galerie Walu: Selected images from present and past exhibitions (such as Ibeji twin figures of the Yoruba people, Asafo flags), Chokwe art, Akan / Komaland, publishes exhibition catalogs, an e-mail newsletter, has book suggestions/tips, news artticles (in German and English such as one published 04.05.2001 "On the return of cultural treasures." The owners, Jean and Jane David, are based in Zürich, Switzerland. http://www.galerie-walu.com/

Gallery 219: Taos, New Mexico gallery with 19th and early 20th century African art. http://www.collectorsguide.com/ts/g220.html

Gallery DeRoche. Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas: Private gallery of African, pre-Columbia art in San Francisco, California, owned by Dave DeRoche. Has an online catalog, including Nigerian Treasures from the Cradle of African Art (Nok figures). http://www.GalleryDeRoche.com

Gallery ZAK. Zeitgenössische afrikanische Kunst: "Gallery of contemporary African art in Germany (1300 pieces)." Includes the work of Twins Seven Seven, Cheri Samba, George Lilanga, Alice Musarara, Kane Kwei (Ghana carved coffins), Fanizani Akuda and others. Gallery owned by Dr. Bernd Kleine-Gunk, a gynecologist who lived in Zimbabwe. [KF] http://www.galerie-zak.de

GandaSpace - GandaArt: Gallery featuring the work of Ugandan artists, David Kibuuka, James Kitamirike, Dan Sekanwagi. Artist biographies. http://www.gandaart.com

Gauteng Curios/Shona Art: Southern African soapstone and serpentine carvings, masks, musical instruments, weapons, furniture, baskets, Ndebele dolls and beadwork, malachite, verdite, etc. Items range from 5 to 50 years old. http://www.icon.co.za/~mklopper/

Gerdes, Paulus - Basketry, Geometry, and Symmetry in Africa and the Americas: Special e-book issue of the journal, Visual Mathematics. "The book deals with the geometry and symmetries of designs and patterns created by mat and basket weavers in several African and American cultures. The type of basketry discussed is twill basketry" Countries involved are Mozambique, the DRC (Congo), and Angola. Includes a bibliographpy. [KF] http://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/vismath/gerdbook/gerdcontents/contents.htm

Getty Research Institute: Search their online catalog - http://opac.pub.getty.edu
http://www.getty.edu/research/index.html

Ghawaco International: Showcase for contemporary Ghanaian artists (Dr. Ablade Glover, Wisdom Kudowor (a.k.a. WIZ, Kofi Agorsor). Their works have been purchased by corporations, commissioned for public venues. Has artist biographies, sells original paintings and prints. Based in Ottawa, Canada. http://www.ghawaco.com/

Ghersi, Luciano - HyperTextile HandWeaver: Mainly in Italian, some English. Site of Italian artist Ghersi includes handweaving among the Ewe. He works with the Blakhud Research Center in Ghana. http://utenti.tripod.it/ghersi/

Goldblatt, David - Intersections: "David Goldblatt (b. 1930) lives in Johannesburg. Since 1948 he has been documenting life in South Africa through the medium of photography." - Museum Kunst Palast (Düsseldorf, Germany)

David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars
by Sue Williamson. Review by Williamson of Goldblatt's photographic exhibition. Photos. http://www.artthrob.co.za/03oct/reviews/mstevenson2.html

Review of the book, by Matt Damsker.

Goldblatt wins 2006 Hasselblad Award. 5 p. in PDF
Article - "DAVID GOLDBLATT INTERSECTIONS" By: Arnold, Marion. Art Book, Feb2006, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p. 59-60.

Google Image Search: Page or scroll half way down the page to Image Search. A search on Olusegun Obasanjo retrieved over 100 images including cartoons and for ibeji (twin figures) retrieved c. 60 images. Pages take a while to load. Results are pretty good though it's a puzzle as to why some images are retrieved. http://www.google.com/advanced_search

Gore, Charles: Dr. Gore, researcher on the Edo Kingdom/Edo people of Benin City, has a 40 pages bibliography on Benin including journal articles. http://www.cgore.dircon.co.uk

Grains Of Africa: Sells African masks ("Songye Kifwebe and Pwo Chokwe"), sculpture (Ibeji twins, Namji dolls and modern sculptures), contemporary paintings, Kuba cloth, drums. Based in the U.K. http://www.grainsofafrica.com

Guruve, Contemporary African Art: Specialises in contemporary stone sculpture from Zimbabwe (Richard Mteki, Nesbert Mukomberanwa, Locardia Ndandarika, Kennedy Phiri, Newman Chikuni and others). Also features painters, Charles Nkomo (from Zimbabwe) and Godfrey Banadda (from Uganda) and metalwork artist, Danisile Ncube (from Zimbabwe). Has a history of the Shona art movement. Based in London. [KF] http://www.guruve.com/

H-AfrArts: A discussion forum, web site for those interested in the study of African expressive culture. A collaboration between the H-Net: Humanities-on-Line network and the Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA). Its web site includes past discussions, recent publications. The moderators are Michael Conner of Indiana University and Raymond Silverman of Michigan State University. Patricia Thompson, Art Librarian, provides the tables of contents of art journals. The site has an index to African Arts, Vols. 1 thru 30, 1967-1998. [KF] http://h-net2.msu.edu/~artsweb/; To subscribe, send an e-mail message to:
listserv@h-net.msu.edu
(with no subject line) and only this text:
sub h-afrarts firstname lastname, institution

Hamburg Mawingu Collection. Modern Makonde Art: "a private museum digest of contemporary Makonde art from East Africa." Sculpture, masks, paintings. Site owned by Peter-Andreas Kamphausen. Features Tanzanian artist, George Lilanga. http://www.makonde-online.de

Hamill Gallery of African Art (Boston, MA): Has "permanent displays from 20 major peoples" from West and Central Africa. Include masks, figures, artifacts, textiles (Hausa robes, Asafo flags, Yoruba, Ewe, Kuba, Ukara, Kente, etc.), jewelry, books and posters. Every three months special exhibitions highlight one ethnic group or theme (African stools, Togo art, etc.). Has examples of past exhibits from 1991 + [KF] http://www.hamillgallery.com/

Harvard University Library. Visual Information Access: VIA "is a union catalog of visual resources at Harvard and Radcliffe. It includes information about slides, photographs, objects and artifacts in the university's libraries, museums and archive." Search the database by topic. Items with a purple diamond have online images. Searching on Ibeji for example produces 26 listings some with images. Images are not limited to those only at Harvard. Has, for ex., images of items in the University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, California. [KF] http://via.harvard.edu:748/html/VIA.htm

Hip Barbershop - Brad Weiss: Photographs, taken in 1999 and 2000, of barbershops in Arusha, Tanzania. Includes the rap scene in Arusha and a popular mural artist, Seif Bakari, known as Nevada Art. Web site of Brad Weiss, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. http://www.wm.edu/anthropology/faculty/weiss/index.html

Hodges, Ruth A. - "Kente Cloth: a Selected Bibliography" (1994): Bibliography of books and articles. Ms. Hodges was Reference Librarian at; Howard University's, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. http://www.founders.howard.edu/moorland-spingarn/KENTE.htm

House of Stone: Sells Shona stone sculpture, quality batiks, wire toys, to raise funds to help Zimbabwe children, particularly orphans. Supports the Highfield Community Child Care Project, Vimbainesu Children's Home, the Dominican Sisters project, Farm Orphan Support Trust, etc. [KF] http://HouseOfStone.org/

Houston Museum of Fine Arts - African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection: "Beginning in 1989, Swiss entrepreneur and photographer Jean Pigozzi made an extraordinary commitment to assemble a broad collection of contemporary African art,..." Includes work by Chéri Samba and two intricate hairstyles. [KF]
http://www.mfah.org/main.asp?target=exhibition&par1=1&par2=1&par3=218

Ijele: Art eJournal of the African World: Vol. 1, No. 1, March 30, 2000 + Ijele is a refereed electronic journal on "modern and contemporary art and photography, iconography, symbolism, and aesthetics of Africa and of African artists around the world." Published three times a year by Africa Resource Center. Indexed by AfricaBib.Org. http://www.ijele.com/ijele/index.htm

Ilunga, Enock: On Zambian artist Enock Ilunga. "Not confined solely to oil paintings, he also creates sculptures from scrap metal. Several of his large sculptures are visable at different locations in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia." http://www.enockilunga.com/

Indianapolis Museum of Art - Cycles. African Life Through Art: Interactive online exhibit on the themes of African ancestors, youth, leadership, adulthood. Vignettes of a Yoruba woodcarver, painting by Twins Seven Seven and more. Gallery of African art and culture which can be zoomed and rotated for more detail. Includes audio commentary (requires sound card/headset). A Teachers' Section "lists a number of disciplines in which national and state standards are addressed..." The site is a 2005 Muse Gold Award Winner (American Association of Museums). [KF] http://www.ima-art.org/cycles/

International Center of Photography. Museum - Snap Judgements: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography: Curated by Okwui Enwezor. Selected images, artists' biographies. Excerpts from the catalogue by Enwezor. Checklist of the exhibition. http://www.icp.org/site/c.dnJGKJNsFqG/b.1432339/k.9484/Snap_Judgments.htm

International Council of Museums - Handbook of Standards. Documenting African Collections: Guide prepared by mainly African museum professionals for describing and organizing museum art and natural science collections. In English and French. Sponsored by the International Council of Museums (ICON). [KF] http://www.icom.org/afridoc/

International Council of Museums, International Committee for Documentation (ICOM): ICOM, based in Paris, was created in 1946 and has 13,000 members in 145 countries. ICOM's International Committee for Documentation has a site, in English and French, with the email and web addresses of many African museums and galleries. There are links to non-African museums with African collections and a section African programmes of international organisations with information related to African museums such as UNESCO's World Heritage Centre. [KF] http://www.cidoc.icom.org/home.htm

International Painting Biennial of the Islamic World, First, Teheran, 4 November - 25 December 2000: The Biennial is open to all artists from Islamic countries and those of Islamic communities world-wide. Sponsored by the Islamic Republic of Iran's Academy of Art, in collaboration with Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. Has images of the entries submitted including from South Africa. [KF] http://www.Pwislam.com

Islamic Architecture: Religious and non-religious structures (residences, markets, street views), from 26 countries including Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia. Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Rotch Library web site "Textual & Visual Resources on Islamic Architecture." [KF] http://bloom.mit.edu/agakhan/

G. I. Jones Photographic Archive of Southeastern Nigerian Art and Culture: Photographs taken in the 1930s by the late Gwilym Iwan Jones, Dept. of Social Anthropology, Cambridge Univ., on a web site produced by Southern Illinois Univ. anthropology professor, John C. McCall. Depicts the art and culture of the Ibibio, Igbo, Ijo, and Ogoni speaking poeple (Nigeria). Includes masks, household objects, shrines, musical instruments. architecture, has links to Nigeria and Igbo sites and McCall's course syllabi [KF] . http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/jones/

[Jones, Stella] Stella Jones Gallery: Works by contemporary African artists and Diaspora artists - Tayo Adenaike, El Anatsui, Georgette Baker, and others. Based in New Orleans, Louisiana. http://www.stellajones.com/

Kentridge, William: Use the artnet.com Search to locate the Kentridge site. Part of the David Krut Fine Art Gallery (London, Johannesburg). http://artnet.com or http://www.artnet.com/ArtHome/ArtistIndex.asp?AILETTER=K

Kibuuka, David: David Kibuuka, from Uganda, "demonstrates his artistic genius in oils, watercolour, acrylic and pencil drawings." "All prints, giclees or serigraphs are limited edition and signed/numbered by David Kibuuka." [KF} http://www.kibuuka-prints.com/

Kibuuka.com Virtual Art Gallery: Paintings of Ugandan artist, David Kibuuka. Includes a gallery of Kibuuka's work from an exhibition at The Art Room (San Francisco, CA). http://www.kibuuka.com/

Kofa International Art: Sells stone sculptors from Zimbabwe. The owner, Sharon Gordon is based in Oakland, California. http://www.shaonkofa.com

[Krut] David Krut: Features the work of William Kentridge. Includes David Krut Publishing - the publication, distribution and sourcing of books and digital material on contemporary South African art. Send virtual postcards by South African artists. Offices in Johannesburg and New York City. http://www.davidkrut.com

Kunsthandel Hermann Sommerhage -Afrikanische Kunst: "Hermann Sommerhage, German dealer for african arts only, presents his "Piece of the Month". All pieces of high quality from allover black africa." Based in Speyer, Germany. E-mail: hsommerhage@web.de http://www.sommerhage-africa.de

Landau, Paul - "Photography and Colonial Vision": Excerpt from a 1999 draft essay by Prof. Landau, History Dept., Yale. To be pub. in "Images and Empires: Visuality in Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa," edited by Paul S. Landau and Deborah Kaspin). (H-Africa's Africa Forum #6) http://h-net2.msu.edu/~africa/africaforum/Landau.html

Lilanga, George: Site of the well-known Tanzania painter and sculptor who influenced Keith Haring. Includes a biography. His works can be bought on-line.Web site based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. http://georgelilanga.com

Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Collections Online: Browse some 200 works from the African Art collection - "body adornments, masks with bright paint and raffia, small figures of wood and ivory, bronzes, beaded crowns, and stools." Especially beadwork and metalwork and images by categories - Figures, Masks, Ritual Art, Royal Arts, Utilitarian objects. Also search 150,000 library records. http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/

Lualuali, Kheto - Mozambican Painter: In Dutch, English, French and Portuguese. Lualuali lives and works in Amsterdam. "...contains 18 paintings divided in seven different phases." Has a biography of the artist. http://www.africaserver.nl/kheto/index.html

Madagascar Museum Society: Has graphics of paintings of Malagasy artist, Emile Ralambo with brief commentary. Their web site is found thru the home page of Pier Larson whose home page also includes a discography of 78 rpm Malagasy Records. http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~plarson/mms/homepage.html

Malangatana Valente Ngwenya: In Portuguese. Site about Mozambique's master artist, sculptor, poet. Biography and examples of his work. On the Mocambique page of the Centro de Informática da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. http://www.mozambique.mz/malangatana/

See also Painting life and philosophy in Mozambique, a review of the book, Malangatana, by Barbara Murray. http://www.africanreviewofbooks.com/Reviews/malangatana.html

Malawi Art and Craft: Sells batiks, carved chiefs' chairs, household crafts. Based in Doncaster, Melbourne, Australia. Contact details are on their website. http://malawiart.alphalink.com.au/

Mambele: the Guido T. Poppe Collection of African Knives: "African knives reflect the great craftsmanship of Central African blacksmiths before close contact with the West. The first explorers and early colonists in central Africa brought back a large number of local weaponry,,," Many knives are from the former Belgian Congo. You must register to see larger images of the knives. Knives were also used to indicate social rank. [KF] http://www.mambele.be/

Manie Gallery: In French and English. Traditional art from Africa, Asia, Americas. Masks, sculptures, bronzes, textiles, Bogolan cloth, Touareg jewelry, contemporary sculptures, ceramics from Algeria. The owner is Conchita Giraud. Based in Montreal, Canada. http://manigalerie.com/

Masioanoke Gallery. The Visual Arts of Lesotho: Africa's Mountain Kingdom: Art gallery established by Graham Taylor (Creative Arts Department, Machabeng College, Maseru) to "provide a showcase and market for artists living and working in Lesotho." Has painting, sculpture, weaving, drawing, crafts, biographies of the artists, an Art History of Lesotho and links to other African Art related sites. [KF] http://www.lesoff.co.za/artline/

The Material Culture of Twins in West Africa: "The treatment of twins in West Africa is particularly unusual, possibly due to the high twin rate in this area. In the Cameroonian Grassfields twins are generally regarded as gifts from God. They are highly celebrated and respected." Includes twin myths, a history of Cameroon with bibliography, a slide show of Cameroon scenes and art work. Site by Rachael Sydenham-Ndi,an undergraduate at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada, whose honour's thesis in the Archaeology Department is on the topic of her web site. http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/ndi/

Maviyane-Davies, Chaz: Zimbabwe design consultant, poster artist, filmmaker. The artist runs a design studio in Harare, the Maviyane-Project. Has a gallery of his work, biography, a video clip of his film. http://www.maviyane.co.zw/Default.htm

Mavuart - Original Paintings by Nigerian Artist, Jonathan Lessor: "His style which is characterized by heavy [impasto] as well as the different knife techniques, which today marks his identity,..." "His collections can be found at The Signature Gallery in Lagos, Abuja and London." http://www.mavuart.com

Mbad African Bead Museum: Builds and organizes "collection of beads, beadworks, textiles, sculptures and other culture relics...." Gives classes, produces "African Beads - a Coloring Book". Based in Detroit, Michigan. The owner is Olayame Dabls. http://www.mbad.org

Mbeke Arts: "Contemporary African Visionary Art" Joanna Mbeke, from a Nigerian family, now based in London creates acrylic paintings on canvas and paper. See also her MySpace page. http://www.mbekearts.com/

Mellor, Stephen P. "The Exhibition and Conservation of African Objects: Considering the Nontangible": Full text article in the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, JAIC 1992, Volume 31, Number 1, Article 2 (pp. 03 to 16). "examines the use, function, and maintenance of particular objects with nontangible significance in some African cultures. Deductive observations about these objects allow possible conclusions to be drawn regarding: (1) an African perception of magic, sacred, and power; and (2) an African perception of culturally significant objects in and out of an indigenous context. The suggestion is stressed that it is the responsibility of the conservator to remain informed about an object's nontangible attributes and to treat African objects with cultural dignity." http://aic.stanford.edu/jaic/articles/jaic31-01-002.html

Meque, Luis: A review, by Chiedza Musengezi, of an exhibition of works by the late Zimbabwe painter, Luis Meque. On the web site of l'Observatoire Leonardo des arts et des technosciences, OLATS. http://www.olats.org/africa/galerie/gal-meque.shtml

Merka Art Gallery, Contemporary African Art: Features work of Mohamed Buwe Sidi Osman, a Somalia self-taught artist who works with acrylic. Dr. Osman is also a physician at the Kent Medical Center, Washington state. http://www.osmanart.homestead.com/

Metissacana: In French. Cybercafe and art gallery in Dakar. Biographies of artists and examples of their work. Pages may take a while to load. http://www.metissacana.com/

Metropolitan Museum of Art. Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas: Has a searchable database, very fine photographs. "The African component of the department's collection covers a large geographical area, from the western Sudan south and east through central and southern Africa. The works of art range from refined Afro-Portuguese ivories of the fifteenth century to formally powerful Fang reliquary figures." Photographs include a Pendant Mask, Court of Benin, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=5

Metropolitan Museum of Art - Art and Oracle: Exhibition of "African artifacts created to communicate with ancestors, spirits, and gods in order to obtain insight into human quandaries. "Essay by Professor John Pemberton III, scholar of African religions, explores five regional traditions and their divination practices. He has selected the Azande, Luba and Songye, Yaka, Yoruba, and Malagasy models of divination. Extensive commentary on figures illustrated. Detailed maps showing locations of the cultures. Bibliography. [KF] http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/oracle/

Essays: Divination in Sub-Saharan Africa, by John Pemberton III; Cultural Artifacts and the Oracular Trance States of the Sangoma in South Africa by Ingo Lambrecht; Depicting the Servants of the Spirits, by Yvonne Winters; Initiation of a Pondo Diviner (Igqira), by Anitra Nettleton;

Metropolitan Museum of Art - Master Hand: Individuality and Creativity Among Yoruba Sculptors: "The Yoruba live in Nigeria and the Republic of Benin and are responsible for one of Africa's oldest and most dynamic artistic traditions. Its origins are traced to the ancient city-state of Ile-Ife, famous for exquisitely refined and naturalistic sculptural forms in terracotta and stone created before A.D. 1100." Articles on oriki (praise poetry), a Yoruba creation story; excerpts from the film Efe/Gelede Ceremonies among the Western Yoruba, by Henry John Drewal; Map. [KF] http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/YORUBA/HTM/main_fs.htm

Metropolitan Museum of Art. Timeline of Art History: The African Art section covers different regions (Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Guinea Coast, Southern Africa, Western & Central Sudan, Archaeology & Rock Art). Maps, bibliographies, timeline for the continent. Explanations of features in the works depicted. Covers pre-colonial African empires & kingdoms, Islam in Africa, Christianity in Ethiopia and the Kongo Kingdom, African leadership, women, Trade among European and African precolonial nations, etc. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm

Mia Mali: Crafts from Mali - baskets, jewelry, placemats, bedspreads, wire toys, figures made from recycled cans, foot stools, handbags, scarves, leather boxes, bronze animals. Serves wholesale buyers. Does not deal in museum quality antiques. "Our method is to work side by side with artisans in their or our workshops while developing new products." Based in Bamako, Mali. [KF] http://www.miamali.com/

Michigan State University Museum. African Connections. Perspectives on Collecting Culture. January 21 to September 5, 1999: "African Connections" celebrates the growth of Michigan State University Museum's collection of African material culture over the last ten years." For each item illustrated provides a detailed description of the object, background on the donors, a bibliography, related internet resources, map. Includes statements by each donor along with their donations. Curated by Dr. R.A. Silverman, Art Department, MSU. http://www.museum.msu.edu/exhibitions/Virtual/afcon/

Mora Gallery: On-line gallery for Senegalese artists, painters, Mor Faye, Ba-Rah and others. Sells videos on the artists. Photos of Ba-Rah with prominent individuals. Site based in New York city. [KF] http://www.moragallery.com

Mozambican Artists - 3a Exposicao de Pintura da Casa de Mocambique: Biographical information, exhibits, awards of 7 Mozambican artists including Malangatana N'Gwenya. The text is in Portuguese.
Malangatana - http://www.portugalnet.pt/encontro/mocambiq/arte/malangat.html
Main page - http://www.portugalnet.pt/encontro/mocambiq/arte/index.html

[Muafangejo] John Muafangejo Trust: Muafangejo "is now considered among the best exponents of linocut in the twentieth century." "official web site for both the works of the International Artist John Muafangejo and that of the John Muafangejo Trust which holds worldwide copyright to his work." Has a few examples of his linocuts. Based in Oxford, U.K. http://www.johnmuafangejo.com/

Mukondeni, Arts and Crafts Gallery: Venda and Shangan art (potters, sculptures, musical instruments) with artist profiles. Based in Randburg, South Africa. http://www.mukondeni.com/

Munyaradzi: Featuares the work of the late Henry Munyaradzi, Zimbabwean Shona master stone sculptor, and of his son, Mike Munyaradzi. Biographies, background, galleries. Stone bowls and sculptures by Mike Munyaradzi can be purchased. Has a huge online catalogue of Henry Munyaradzi's work; collectors are invited to contribute to it. http://www.munyaradzi.com

Murungo Ano Penga Inc.: Sells Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe. Also metal sculpture, batik, carvings. Based in Edmonton, Canada. http://www.murungogallery.com/

Musa Heritage Gallery (Mus'Art Gallery): "a museum with focus on the Arts and Crafts of Cameroon's Western Grassfields." The Director is Mangong Peter Musa. Carvings, sculpture, artwork from tree bark (barkcloth applique). Also collects Cameroon music. School outreach program. Works with the African Swedish Museum Nework. Based in Kumbo, Nso, NWP, Cameroon. [KF] http://www.musartgallery.info.ms

Musée Historique d'Abomey: In French. Includes a history of kingdoms and kings in Dahomey (Benin), their geneaology, the museum collections, a bibliography, a page on the Amazons (women warriors), the creation and history of the famous appliques cloth, a children's section. Has some great postcards to send (a nice idea for students learning French). [KF] http://epa-prema.net/abomey/index.htm

Musée des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie MAAO (Paris): "A la fin de l'année 2002, les collections du musée des arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie (MAAO) ont quitté le Palais de la Porte Dorée afin d'être intégrées au futur musée du quai Branly." Now home to the Palais de la Porte Dorée Aquarium tropical which exhibits fish from Africa and other areas. Has history of the museum. http://www.musee-afriqueoceanie.fr/

Musée du Quai Branly, (Paris): In French, English, Spanish. Museum devoted to the arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. A large part of the collections are from the former Musée des Arts Africains et Océaniens and the Musée de l'Homme. "for Mr. Chirac, it seems, the museum is above all a response to the new political imperative of rejecting ethnocentrism." - New York Times, June 22, 2006, "Imperialist? Moi? Not the Musée du Quai Branly". http://www.quaibranly.fr/

Musee Virtuel du Burkina Faso: Site from Burkina Faso. Has a gallery of masks. http://www.musee.bf/

Museum for African Art (New York City): Information on their exhibitions, publications, their travel programs, etc. Includes photographs. Hosts Facing the Mask ("This specially designed website brings African masks to life with exhibition information, activities for kids and curricula lessons for teachers.") [KF] http://www.africanart.org/

Museum of the African Diaspora, MOAD (San Francisco): Has an active program of exhibitions of African art, photography, and other events. 685 Mission Street (at Third), San Francisco, Califoria. http://www.moadsf.org

Museum Professionals: Moderated discussion list in English and German whose main geographical emphasis is on Europe.