Famous for its intricate bronze works, the kingdom's art continues to influence contemporary artists across the globe. From ...

Maître du dos camber (Master of the Arched Back), “Tugubélé pair of Figurines from the Côte d’Ivoire/Senoufo Territory” (circa 1920) H. 17 cm, Private Collection (© Photo by Rainer Wolfsberger, Museum ...

Kimbell Art Museum is growing its collection of African sculptures with two new acquisitions from one of the largest private collections in the world. The Fort Worth museum acquired “Reliquary ...

Glossary -- Map of Nigeria -- The ancient arts -- Nigeria's share of Africas' past -- How African art came to Europe -- The antiquity of painting in Africa -- The oldest African sculpture -- The ...

Hair has long served as a powerful form of cultural expression across Africa. Long before colonization, hairstyles could ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced the exhibition “Tsedaye Makonnen—Sanctuary.” Opening Dec. 13 and remaining an ongoing display, the exhibition features seven sculptures ...

Celebrating the beauty of Blackness and protesting “environmental decadence” for a cleaner, waste-free future: that’s the vision of award-winning Nigerian metal sculptor and visual artist Dotun ...

Tucked beneath the National Mall, inside the subterranean galleries of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, an enchanting world of queer discovery awaits — at least until August 23. You ...

South Africa's Cape south coast offers many hints about how our human ancestors lived some 35,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch. These clues are captured in the dunes they once ...

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The sculpture of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was unveiled in Malawi, Africa, on April 19 bringing together geography, culture, and heritage. It was made by the famous Indian sculptor Mr Naresh Kumar Kumawa.