African artifacts
Saharan cultural objects
African artifacts are objects made by the peoples of Africa, typically of historical, cultural, or artistic significance.
The term encompasses an enormous range of items—masks, sculptures, textiles, jewelry, tools, and ceremonial objects—from the continent's diverse civilizations and ethnic groups.
Many African artifacts held in Western museums were acquired during colonial rule, making their ownership and repatriation subjects of ongoing debate.
The museum's collection of African artifacts includes Benin bronzes and Dogon masks.
- bronze plaquesInscribed copper-alloy commemorative slabs
- kente clothHandwoven Ghanaian silk-cotton fabric
- burial urnsContainers for cremated remains
- grinding stonesStone tools for milling
- divination toolsObjects for seeking hidden knowledge
ancestral shrines · Berber carpets · cave paintings · spearheads · throwing knives · talking drums · prayer beads · woven baskets · stone tools · ritual masks · ceremonial robes · fishing nets · cooking pots · ivory carvings · tribal jewelry · beaded necklaces · feather headdresses · incense burners
African artifactsairport art
Inoffensive public installation
forgeries · reproductions · fakes · counterfeits · replicas
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