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The African Art & Culture discussion group provides an open forum for sharing ideas, insights, questions and announcements regarding a broad range of African creative expressions from historical works originating within and among “traditional” cultures on the African continent to more recent and contemporary ‘tradition-based” objects and performances from Africa and throughout the increasingly global African cultural Diaspora.

Exploring traditional African cultural and aesthetic forms AND modern tradition-based works (with an eye toward the future), it is our goal to facilitate discussion of all content focusing upon African artistic production and expression as well as the dynamic contexts of history and migration through which the traditional forms have arisen and evolved. We encourage open, respectful discourse on and inquiry into 1) objects of African traditional material culture 2) the ceremonial, ritual, economic and day-to-day events from and for which these objects have historically been generated and 3) more recent and/or contemporary works (objects and performances) through which these tradition-based forms persist.

We seek to include all diverse interests, knowledge and curiosity of forum participants and to encourage thoughtful contributions and thought-provoking queries regarding African objects, visual and performance arts, ritual and aesthetic productions, at rest or in motion, from any point in time. While remaining open to a broad range of perspectives, disciplines and styles of analysis, we request that submissions be offered with the goal of illuminating an area of inquiry and respect at all times the varied perspectives of all participants and visitors.

The group is moderated and presented by Lee Rubinstein and RAND

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Category: African Art - African Arts - Arts of Africa - African Art - African Art

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Join us to support Grass Root Women Fair-Trade Handicraft Projects in Uganda. We're looking for buyers, retailers, wholesalers of our handicrafts. You can also
Posted - Wed May 22, 2013 4:25 am
Albert Kunihira
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Research at a dead end - Burkina Faso (probably Red Bobo) Mask
I am stumped by this mask. I do know: 1. Acquired in Banfora 2. My estimate on age is c1950 (patination, construction, tool marks, wear patterns etc) 3. I a
Posted - Wed May 22, 2013 4:22 am
turley19at
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Re: Is this an Ashanti gold weight?
Thank you. I do not know a lot about African art. Someone on another board suggested it was Ashanti. It does look more like the Burkina Faso figures I found
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 5:36 pm
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Re: Is this an Ashanti gold weight?
It's certainly not an Ashanti gold weight: the face and the dress are not ashanti, I think it's Burkina Faso.
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 1:34 pm
gi mateusen
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Is this an Ashanti gold weight?
I found this figure at a yard sale. It is about 4 1/2 inches tall and weighs 278 grams. The face and the instrument are nicely detailed. Any info is
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 3:45 am
Carol
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