ethnic art
Indigenous visual traditions
Ethnic art refers to visual art, crafts, and decorative objects associated with particular cultural or tribal groups, typically non-Western: The museum's ethnic art collection includes African masks and Native American pottery.
The term often implies traditional techniques and materials passed down through generations.
In commercial contexts, ethnic art may describe mass-produced items styled after indigenous designs.
The label has drawn criticism for lumping diverse traditions together and implying that Western art is the unmarked norm.
- paintColored coating substance
- potteryFired clay objects
- tribal patternsTraditional indigenous designs
- exhibitionsPublic showings of objects
- stoneSolid earth fragment
wood · heritage · folklore · storytelling · iconography · symbolism · mask · indigenous · ceremonial · oral history · beadwork · repatriation · weaving · textile arts · body painting · motifs · mythology · acculturation
- world art
- cultural diversitycultural diversity, Chinatown, Little Italy, international district, cultural district
- anthropologyanthropology, fieldwork, ethnography, social anthropology, cultural anthropology
- diverse artdiverse perspectives, diverse voices, artistic traditions, cultural expression, minority artists
- racial artracial themes, racial justice, Harlem Renaissance, racial discourse, racial dynamics
- Art & Culturepainting, sculpture, music, dance, theater
ethnic artWestern art
European visual heritage
European art · fine art · high art · classical art · Old Masters
ethnic artcontemporary art
Creative works from today
modern art · avant-garde art · experimental art · conceptual art · postmodern art
ethnic artclassical art
Ancient Greek and Roman works
beaux-arts · neoclassical art · studio art · Renaissance art · personal expression