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Wonders of the African World - PBS site, hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research and W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities at Harvard. A site rich with history and important cultural references. If you don't have Real Player, download it when you visit this page: there's lots of worthwhile video here. Art & Life in Africa Online - Presented by the University of Iowa. Particularly good are the 'Snapshots from Daily Life' and 'People Resources' sections. Africa: The Art of a Continent - Hosted by the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Art information and photographs of artifacts organized and made accessible via a clickable map of Africa, connecting a particular styles and crafts to their regions of origin. Kuba Textiles: An Introduction - Hosted by the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, this article is from the Western Association for Art Conservation Newsletter (WAAC). History of Adinkra - Presented by Ghana.co.uk. Good article covering history, tradition and art. Includes a link to the 80 most commonly used Adinkra Symbols with their names and symbolic meanings. National Museum of African Art - Hosted by the Smithsonian Institute. Be sure to check out the New Exhibitions section: the content is a visual and educational treat. Art History: Resources on the Web - Maintained by Chris Witcombe, Professor of Art History at Sweet Briar College, Virginia. A treasure of sources and art indices. The Woods Collection of African Art - Hosted by the Lois E. Woods Museum in Virginia. Page after page of research on individual tribes; replete with myths, facts, and a bibliography on African Art that will keep you in reading material for years. The Index on Africa - at Afrika.no, from the Norwegian Council for Africa. Link site with categories that include History, Business, Culture and News sources. African History - Hosted at About.com. Read about history and culture by region or by subject. Headings include Archaeology, Exploration, Historical Myths, Museums and Religion. Internet African History Sourcebook - Compiled at Fordham University. A collection of web links, studies, discussions and reports that take the viewer on an historical journey. The odessy begins with the origin of humans and ends with modern day Africa. |
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