Tribal arts comprise items made by tribal peoples, usually with utilitarian or ritual purposes, with artistic qualities reflecting the cultures in which they were made. Sites included in this category have significant information about African tribal objects, their aesthetics, and/or their functions. Ghana@ (11) Zimbabwe@ (46) 1. Africa In Stone - Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone. 2. African Art and Artists - Bridget McNulty trades in contemporary and traditional African art and crafts. 3. All About Shoowa - Rich source of information about Shoowa raffia textiles. 4. Art Creations Africa - Stone sculpture gallery and exhibitions of work of African artists, including Shona Stone sculpture. 5. Art of Africa - Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari. 6. BlueArt Shop - Original Products from Africa, Ebony Wood,Paintings 7. Davis Gallery - Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa 8. Rand African Art - Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information. 9. StoneAge Art Company - Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers. 10. Adinkra Symbols of West Africa - A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use. 11. 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. 12. Affrica Gallery - Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C. 13. Africa Cultural Gallery & Kumbu Kumbu Gallery - Contemporary African sculpture, batiks, watercolors and oil paintings. 14. Africa Direct - A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects. 15. Africa-Photo - Databank with over 4,000 photos from 1870 to the present and much cultural information. 16. AfricaClub - Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects. 17. African Antiques - Belgian dealer's site, with ethnographic information. 18. African Art Center - Nonprofit organization promoting black artists and craftspeople of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa. 19. African Art Collection - African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance. 20. African Art Course - Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links. 21. African Art Shop - Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles. 22. African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning - A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia. 23. African Art: Makonde - Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts. 24. African Arts and Culture Discussion Group - Discussion group about African art and culture. 25. 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. 26. African Odyssey Interactive - Wide range of resources, originates at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). 27. African Quintessence - African art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance. 28. African Sculptural Art - Papers on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-iron age to modern. 29. African Sculpture - Images of a private collection. 30. African Tribal Art Museum - A comprehensive collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples. 31. Africarts - Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects 32. Akan Cultural Symbols - Explanations of the iconography of Akan art. 33. Art and Life in Africa Project - An extremely rich source of information on African art and its cultural contexts. Based on the Stanley Collection at the University of Iowa. 34. Art and Oracle: Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition - African art and divination rituals. Includes a map of sub-Saharan Africa, and essays on divination. 35. ArtSite Africa - Directory of websites related to African art, arranged in categories. 36. Axis Gallery - Gary van Wyk's gallery, with exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa. 37. Azani Stone Gallery Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture - Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art. 38. BAT Centre - Community centre in the small craft harbour, Durban, promoting local arts and culture talent of South Africa. 39. 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. 40. Charles Jones African Art - Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects. 41. deYoung Museum African Collection - Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum. 42. Dimondstein Tribal Arts - Many images and information on African tribal art. 43. Douglas Yaney - African tribal art objects, with sections for items likely to interest the beginner and those likely to interest more advanced collectors. 44. 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. 45. Ethnix Gallery of African Art & Tribal Artifacts - New York dealer. 46. G. I. Jones -- S.E. Nigerian Art and Culture - An outstanding collection of photographs, many showing objects of art in their cultural settings. 47. Galerie Ezakwantu NEW! - Central and Southern African tribal art. In Franschhoek, South Africa. 48. 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. 49. Gallery Quackelbeen - Brussels dealer with images of pots, masks, textiles and statues. 50. Gati Gallery NEW! - Dealer in African arts. 51. H-AfrArts Expressive Cultures of Africa - A seriously scholarly site, with moderated discussion boards. From Michigan State University. 52. Hamill Gallery of African Art - A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well. 53. Jembetat Gallery of African Art - Tribal art from West and Central Africa. 54. Joy Christie's Gallery NEW! - Dallas, Texas dealer in tribal arts and artifacts,contemporary paintings and original jewelry featuring tribal components. 55. Kerr Museum Productions - Consultants on African art and display installations. Offers 3-D images of African sculpture. 56. Komaland - Personal collection and background information about Koma sculptures. 57. Masks and More - Masks, african art and primitive paintings, beautifully presented. 58. McCue Tribal Art - Many images and some cultural information. 59. Moba Art - Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture. 60. Museum for African Art - New York's Museum for African Art. 61. National Museum of African Art - The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Site includes exhibitions, articles, museum calendar of events. 62. Pan-Africa - Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art. 63. Picard Trade Bead Museum And African Art Gallery - Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum. 64. Ralph Proctor Gallery - A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions. 65. Ryann Willis Ancient Art - Dealer specializing in ancient African arts (mostly terracotta), with nice exhibitions. 66. Sculptures of Zimbabwe - Gallery of Shona stone sculpture.. 67. Senufo Art - Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series. 68. Shani Gallery - African masks and sculpture with brief descriptions of their traditional significance. 69. Shona Sculpture - A collection of 67 Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe, with some history of this genre. 70. Sukuma Museum - Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa). 71. Tamarin Gallery - A gallery of African art. Periodic exhibitions and a collection of links to other sources. 72. Tellem Gallery - Sculpture (masks, statuettes, etc.) and jewelry from many African regions; pre-Columbian art and pottery. 73. The Calverton Headrest Collection NEW! - African headrests, including many Zulu pieces. 74. The Maurer Collection - Collection of artifacts used in rites of divination in Central and West Africa. Extensively illustrated with scholarly text. 75. The Suaga Collection - Noncommercial site showcasing a private collection of African masks. 76. The World of Beduin Weaving - Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa. 77. Tribal Art Africa - Dealer in tribal African artifacts (mostly masks and statues). 78. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History - Emphasis on works from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present. 79. Yahoo! Groups: AfricanAntiques - Discussion board on African art. 80. Zambezi Sculpture - Zimbabwe stone sculpture, Shona and others using traditional techniques.

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