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This page
was an aid for the Internet Web Lesson. Click the underlined words to learn about African
history, Educational Resources, proverbs,
textiles, art , folk
tales, music
and
Contemporary Arts and Crafts. Visit the Dogon of Mali.
Play Mancala online! Ancient
Egypt links
African
Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
Excellent site from the University of Virginia. African art exhibit with
explanations of each item.
Masks
of Africa - University of Virginia
Faces of
Spirits | Images
of Ancestors | Portraits
of Rulers | Icons
of Power
African
Art: Information on Ethnic groups-
Woods Collection, Norfolk State University Research
by ethnic group
University of
Virginia African Art in the Bayly Collection
(listings by ethnic groups)
Sub-Saharan
African Art: Carlos Museum Emory
University. Small thumbnails link to larger images with explanations.
Akan
Cultural Symbols
-
Marshall University
Mead
Museum of Art Amherst University. See selected
works from the Daniels Collection online.
African
Focus
Search by collection, subject or country - See photographs of
artisans at work. I did a search for weaving and all of the weaving
photographs came up. Listen to music of many cultures. Very informative site- about the countries and the people
of Africa. From University Wisconsin-Madison.
African
Studies University of Pennsylvania --comprehensive site of Online
resources for K-12 through graduate level--by Ali Ali-Dinar,
Ph.D. See
image archives.
South
of the Sahara
Stanford University links to Art of Africa. See more
resources - Africa
South of the Sahara
Animals
in African Art By Atalaya Jones (student), University of Virginia. Find
out more!
Art
and Life of Africa University
of Iowa Interactive project. Excellent site with information on art,
countries and people of Africa. Many images from the Stanley Collection.
Key Moments in
Life. This site has so much information- you could spend hours and
not see it all! See what is new!
Lots of resources for West Africa - videos - music - photos - more! Lesson
Plans - unit plans for all grade levels - interdisciplinary.
- African Art Museum
and Gallery Links
African Art Museum -
Online Collection collection
of African tribal art featuring over 1,200 artifacts from 100 ethnic
groups. Items on display include wooden and bronze statues, masks, religious,
ritual and domestic objects, furniture and weapons. Learn about art, culture
and history of each ethnic group. Start
your museum tour by clicking on the tribe names.
British
Museum: World Cultures. Go to Compass
and enter African in your search. You will get thumbnails linking to quality
images and excellent information about the piece.
Cycles:
African Life Through Art - from Indianapolis Museum of Art. A highly
visually appealing and thought provoking site which provides a rich user
experience through interactivity, text and images. A
"must see".
Detroit
Institute of the Arts: African Art Exhibit - be introduced to the
ancient kingdom, images of animals in art and more. Visit: Benin
Kings Queen
Mothers Symbols
of Royal Power Figures
of Power Men
Who Dance As Women
Ritual
Messengers Canada Museum of Civilizations. Interactive--
Try your knowledge with the Mystery Questions! It is fun!
Africa:
One Continent. Many Worlds. Click
topics in left frame - from Natural History Museum - Los Angeles. Curriculum
materials, lesson plans.
African
Art: African Voices Philadelphia Museum of Art Online interactive
exhibition surveys the artistic achievements of just a few of the many
cultures of sub-Saharan Africa
Masks
Online - Museum for African Art, New York - website brings African masks
to life with exhibition information, activities for kids and curricula lessons
for teachers. (site was down last I checked)
The
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York-- From the western
Sudan south and east through central and southern Africa. View images in
groups or one at a time. See Timeline
- African Art
Art
and Oracle - African Art and Rituals of Divination - exhibit from
Metropolitan Museum of Art - presents African artifacts created to
communicate with ancestors, spirits, and gods in order to obtain
insight into human quandaries.
Genesis:
Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture - exhibit from from
Metropolitan Museum of Art - seeks to shed light on the act of human
creation as a broad and recurrent theme of African art. Several images on line
as wells as short videos. Catalogue available.
Art
from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back From Seattle Museum of
Art. Site examines contemporary and traditional art.
Musee
of Paris
Magical faces of Africa (masks) - Paris Museum
North
Carolina Museum of Art
African Art Collection
Afrika-
Art and Culture
Art and Culture
Art and Culture
Art and Culture
Art and Culture
Art and Culture - Museum
of Ethnology in Berlin. Browse using the pictorial menu at top. Masks - images
of kinds - various African art objects - connections to Europe - magic and
medicine.
Hamill Gallery
- Alphabetical
listing of images by culture
(click on left frame to see what images are available). Lots of exhibits on
line.
Africa Direct (This is a commercial
site) Site is educational - gives background information on each
artifact - includes close-up detail photos....Great to compare and contrast
cultural styles etc. Art teachers have permission to use images in PowerPoint©
(non-commercial use only).
Yoruba
Art and Culture - pdf file - excellent review for you and your students.
From Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. (Teaching
Kit with artifacts and music available)
Search
the collection. Look by object, use materials, theme.
African
Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection View Timeline
(Follow the Art). See sections on masks, figurative work and images of power
& prestige. You can zoom in on images and see multiple views of some
objects.
African
Voices Listen to Africans talk about their lives.
Inscribing
Meaning: Writing + Graphics in African Art - explores the
relationships between African art and the communicative powers of language,
graphic systems and the written word.
Online Exhibits of African
Art Current
Exhibits
Where
Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art
- comprehensive presentation of the arts of the Urhobo peoples of Nigeria
Playful
Performers - Why Wear a Mask? - National Museum of African Art in
Washington, D.C. - online exhibit to bring to young people an enhanced
understanding of the many roles that masks play in various African societies
and cultures. Must see!
Presence of
Spirits National Museum of African Art
Kent cloth of the Asante --Wrapped
in Pride
Ceramics
exhibit-- a
brief introduction to African ceramics
Royal
art of Benin Click thumbnail images to learn more.
Art
of the Personal Object
Images of Power and
Identity
Western Sudan -
region includes Mali, Burkina Faso,
Yoruba
Click on the small thumbnail images
Baule
Art
Cote d'Ivoire -Smithsonian Exhibit
Beaded
Splendor
Migration of Beading and Beadwork in Africa
Hats
Off! Salute to African Headwear Exhibit
of hats from various African cultures
Textures:
Words and Symbol in Contemporary African Art
African
Folk Tales - from Can Teach
Lesson
Plan: Activities for African folk Tales
from Teacher Vision. Background
information
African
Myths and What They Teach Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Lesson.
- African
Music and Dance
Visit Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso and
Mali. Listen to the sound of the djembe drum.
Djeli (known as "griots" in French) are praise-singers
who have a special place in West African
society.
Audible
Artworks - Selected African Musical Instruments -from National
Museum of African Art.
Cora
Connection Your
link to the rich music of West Africa. See pictures of the African
instruments and hear the beautiful sounds.
Africa:
A Joyous Music Celebration See the CD's available from Putumayo World Music.
Select a title then click on name of song.
African
Music Read all about African rhythms
in part I
and part II
Hear
traditional and modern music--voices and instruments. See helpful
diagrams by clicking on underlined words.
African
Music - Echos of Africa: There aren't many genres which
don't carry an element of African 'DNA' somewhere in their make up.
The music we love has its foundation in a blend of African and
European sounds. We look at the influence of the continent known as
the "birthplace of humanity".
Dunun - African Drums
Turn up the sound and enjoy. Check "Meetings" and
"Play" especially. Various drums from West Africa. Play uses
the key board - her the different sound. Dunun is a Web design
company.
African
Music and Dance Site includes audio and video files. Foundation
course in African dance drumming (site was
down last I checked)
Making Clay Udu
drums - Frank Giorgini Brief
history
Listen to
the sound of the Udu pot
Udu Ghatam drum
by Pete Lockett & Frank Giorgini. Find
out more about African Drums
Burnt
Earth: Udu Drums Listen to the sounds See
more ceramic musical instruments.
Lesson
Plan - Drums: Catch the Beat
from Children's Museum of
Indianapolis. Lesson focuses on African drums/various countries - for
grades K - 2 and for grades
3- 5.
Foundations
Course in African Drumming By CK Ladzekpo,
University of California at Berkeley. Good source of images and background
information.
- African
Music and Dance Ensemble
The
African Music and Dance Ensemble is the United States' premiere West African dance performance company. See video clips and an online performance!
(site was down last I checked)
- African Textiles,
Akan and Asante and more
Africancrafts.com
- See work of many textile artists and designers.
Educational
materials See craftspeople,
artists
and more. Click to Exhibits to see
Traditional
African Textiles from the Robbins Center For Cross Cultural
Communication. View Creative
Recycling
Adinkra Cloth
of the Akan
Akan Symbols
Marshall University Akan
Cultural Symbols Project.
African Crafts
Adinkra stamp maker John Kofi Nsiah from Ntonso, about 15 miles
north of Kumasi, Ghana.
Adinkra
Symbols Index - many with photographs of symbol. Includes meaning.
West African Wisdom -
Adinkra Symbols
West
African Wisdom: Adinkra Symbols and Meaning originating in West Africa (Ghana), the adinkra symbols reflect a
system of values that are universal: family, integrity, tolerance,
harmony, determination, protection among many others.
The
Adinkra Story- On the Line- Millennium project. Learn about history and symbols on
Ghanaian Adinkra
cloth, and do your own printing activity.
Free
African Stencil Collection - Including Adinkra stencils with
meanings. See rock art and animals. too. Free for personal and
non-commercial use. From African History About.com.
Asante
Kente Weaving Video (high resolution) by Andy Carvin (low
resolution video) The video was shot in the historic Kente weaving village of Bonwire, about an hour south of Kumasi. Three
weavers are featured, each using a traditional loom to make the cloth.
The video also contains music performed by Ghanaian drummer Obo Addy.
I recommend the high
resolution version. Kente
Cloth Symbols
Discovering
Mudcloth Explore the many meanings of mudcloth and make your own
Bogolanfini. See how Nakunte Diarra makes mudcloth and learn about the
symbols she uses. Traditional patterns refer to Bamana culture and
history. An African
Voices Exhibit
African
Textiles-- Kuba cloth
image and brief information about textiles of the
Kuba. From African Conservancy Gallery.
Adire African Textiles
Adire, Adinkra Gallery
Learn
about textiles Textiles
links page. Kuba
Cloth Mud
Cloth
Bark
cloth painting of the Mbuti women - slide
show with music. (site was down last I checked)
Initiation
to the Arts of Africa: Textiles
This links page is in French--but the sites are in English. Many are already
listed on my links page--but there are several "new-to-me" sites.
These are worth checking. Here is one for Kuba
cloth and the relationship to quilting. See Quilt
ethnic.com
African
Textiles and Symbols Links to more resources Fante
of Ghana - Asafo Flags
History
of Africa - Lesson Plans
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of page]
African Art Internet Lesson
See brief
history of Africa and history of Mali.
African Voices:
Interactive Timeline
Takes you from Pre-History to today. Click
on Timeline to the right or History on bottom menu. See also Themes
and Focus.
Ancient Africa in
the Electronic Passport
Brief histories of regions on ancient
Africa written by Mike Dowling, geography teacher. See also Colonial
Africa and Africa
today (has pop-up windows)
Information
for individual African countries - Click on name of country for Internet
resources.
Kings of Africa
It took
Daniel Laine, three years of effort and intense diplomatic steps to
realize this fantastic work. During this period, he was able to
photograph 70 sovereigns, descendants of the great African dynasties.
The
Story of Africa
BBC World Service
Mr.
Donn's History of Africa
Lesson Plan Links
- Educational Resources
on Africa: Art and History
African
Odyssey Interactive Project - Arts and Education Resources from
ArtsEdge-Kennedy Center.
Links
for art , music, theater and dances of Africa. Text,
still and moving images, and audio files provided by artists and
educators who have visited and taught about the rich and diverse
cultures across the African continent.
Wonders of the African World
- PBS site. Henry Gates takes us through a tour of Africa. See
ancient ruins of Zimbabwe and Timbuktu.
PBS
- AFRICA- Explore the Regions. Explore
Choose one of the regions, click on people, and then go to folklore.
See
Africa for Kids. Exploring
African Culture - high school lesson plan. Art
and Music lesson plan (elementary and middle school).
Teacher's
Guide to African Art - from Fine Art Museum of San Francisco.
African
Art Lesson Plans Utah Museum
of fine Arts
African
Art Lessons - Behind
the Glass Cincinnati Museum of Art. Lessons keyed to Ohio
Standards.
Africa
links - Universes-in-Universe
Excellent resources - African Art history - artists - museums and
more. All updated.
Discover
Africa Lesson plans - Interdisciplinary. See also Natural History
for connections to science. All of these may also be available from African
One Continent. Many Worlds
Exploring
Africa - Africa in the Classroom. Lesson Plans and activities
for students. Lesson plan guides for teachers are not all online
(student pages are). From Michigan State University.
Rock
Art of Africa - excellent site from Bradshaw
Foundation.
Culture
of Ghana- Navrongo and Lawra Architecture,
drumming, and dancing, clothing
and more. Virtual Navrongo
Art
on Air: Mask Lesson Plan Celebrating Ancestors Using a
"hands-on" activity, students will understand that African
masks were and are more than aesthetic artifacts.
History
of Math in Africa
K-12
Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet © University of
Pennsylvania -- K-12
Information on Africa (on line)
Africa
Web Links: an Annotated Resource List ©- University of Pennsylvania --- Multi-Media
Archives
Art
and Architecture Links page - University of
Pennsylvania
Misconceptions
about Africa and African art - University of Pennsylvania
Africa
in the Classroom - Information on Economy, People,
art, history, and more. Menu
for K-12 Studies African
Science
Africa
Hotlist Franklin Institute
online list for African culture, information on countries and the arts.
Art
Site Africa
Links to many lessons
online.
- Mali,
Africa
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OF PAGE]
Art of Ancient
Mali - from Virginia Fine Arts Museum. Geography and history overview, timeline,
classroom activities and images from the collection.
Mali: Ancient Crossroads of
Africa Overview of the history and culture of Mali. Links to instructional
resources for the classroom. Lesson plans included. Developed by Virginia
Department of Education Prince William County Schools.
The
Art and Culture of Mali See Mali through the eyes of art teacher
Melissa Enderle. Lots of photographs of the people! Melissa's
Niger River trip and Timbuktu Melissa's Mali website
Photos of Mali and Tunisia
Mali:
Images and Sites Photographs by Melissa Enderle. Scenes of Mali, the
people and culture.
Internet Lesson Art
and History of Mali
Sundiata
Mansa Musa on the Web lists more
than 150 resources about Sundiata and Mansa Musa, kings of the Empire of Mali
in the 13th and 14th centuries. Compiled by Tim Spalding
ContemporarY
Art - Art and Life of Africa - University of Iowa
Magical
Mali fun, interactive site. Find
out about the weather - hear the sounds of Mali - take a quiz and more.
Virtual
Trip to Mali Journey with CARE to Mali. Learn about the people and the
legendary cities. Explore their fabulous culture!
Interactive
Web site: Archeology in Mali -- About
Mali Rice University
History
of Mali Washington State University
Information on Mali
Mali Adventure
Africa
Remix: Contemporary Art of a Continent - large exhibition on
contemporary art from Africa. Photo report from Universes in Universe - 73
artists, exhibition views, portraits as well as the list of artists and further information on the show at Museum
Kunst Palast.
African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection
- profiles 28 artists from 15 African countries, all of whom came of age in Africa and maintain close ties to their native countries.
National Museum of African Art.
Contemporary Art -
African Craft.com View Artists, Craftspeople, online exhibits,
educational materials and articles - also links to artists sites.
Contemporary
African Art Gallery New York.
The gallery has on exhibit over 75 works of fine art, representing over 25
artists from East, West and Southern Africa. (work was suitable for student
viewing when link was added).
Encounters
with the Contemporary - National Museum of African Art
Guruve:
Unique Contemporary African Art - from UK. This is a commercial site,
but does have some valuable information for educators. Gallery specializes in
contemporary stone
sculpture from Zimbabwe, but we also promote artists from elsewhere in
sub-Saharan Africa who work in a wide range of media from oils to scrap metal.
Museum
of African Diaspora - An international museum, based in San Francisco.
Museum
of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts - in Brooklyn, New York.
Sankaranka
Gallery - Brooklyn, New York. Commercial site with wonderful paintings
and sculptures. All images were safe for student viewing when link was added.
Sudan
Artists Gallery - Paintings, pastels, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media
and textiles. All work suitable for student viewing when link was added.
Tinga
tinga
Paintings from Zanzabar Tinga Tinga is a style of art that
was the brainchild of Edward Said Tinga Tinga. Brief
history of Zanzabar
Contemporary
and Traditional art and crafts From Indigo Art Gallery. See the work
of Twins Seven Seven and aluminum relief work of Asiru Olantunde and other
contemporary artists.
A
Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art from the 1960's - Work from Nigeria. Twins
Seven Seven and Olantunde are both included.
Traditional
Pyrography of Mali by Kathleen
Menendez
African
Pottery forming technique- from Mali - University of Iowa. See
the slide show.
African Ceramics
-
images collected from various sources.
Junkmation -The
"Legend of Sky Kingdom" From Zimbabwe, Africa. Hit the garage sales!
Flea Markets! Makers of "The Legend of the Sky Kingdom" used
scrap parts and "junk" from anywhere they could find to create some
lovable characters. (site no longer online - read all about it). See article from South Africa
Craftsmen
of Africa today -weaving, sculpture and beadwork
Bead
work of the Zulu- Meaning of colors (previous
link was broken)
Eloquent
Elegance: Beadwork in the Zulu Tradition
by Stanley Schoeman
African Encounters
- this is a commercial gallery site featuring contemporary African Art. I particularly liked the work of Wiz
Kudowor.
ArtSiteAfrica
- many links for contemporary art
Antognoni
Brunhoso - Angolan artist living in Holland
Sokari David Camp - Nigerian artist,
based in UK
Seydou
Keita Photographer from Bamako, Mali
(1949 to 1970).
Augie N'Kele - African Heritage -
Aluminum and wire sculpture. Augie N'Kele was born in Kisangani, Congo - now living in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ousame
Sow - Senegalese artist. Figurative sculpture. Site
also in French.
PBS-
Wonders of the African World
- Africa - Mancala
Game - on computer
ImageWare, Inc.
This game is a
little confusing as to how the opponent is moving - easy to play.
Roger
Critchlow, Jr. This Java
applet allows players to set the rules much like in Africa--the two players
decide on the rules before playing begins.
See
some Mancala game boards from Africa!
Dan
Heller's Photographs of Mali See more
photographs from Africa - click on country
Photographs of Mali and Burkina
Faso by Gary Cook. See photographs from other countries in Africa
Dogon
Photo Album - Excellent photographs of the people and region.
Dogon
Blacksmiths
African Proverbs
information and Internet resources.
See some of my favorites from many regions of Africa
Akan
Metal
Casting
Akan
Project - Marshall University
Gold
weights as proverbs
Akan
Project - Marshall University
Akan
wood (linguists' staff)
Akan
Project - Marshall University
Birds in African Art Use with Paper
Mache Birds Lesson Plan or Abstract Animals
Sculpture Lesson
African
Dance -
short video clips (site was down last I checked)
Barakat
Gallery - Quality images from many different regions.
Body
Art: A Means of Self Expression - from African Conservancy Gallery
Body
Art: Marks of Identity - from various world cultures
Comprehensive
list of links to art of Africa
Masks-
Faces of Africa
Africana
Internet Resources Cornell University
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