[History of Africa] [Internet Lesson] [Reasons for Art] [Images of African Art] 
[Test Your Knowledge] [Art of Africa] [Art of Mali] [Bibliography] [Bamana] 
[Dogon Masks] [Masking Societies] [Masks Today] [Art Resources Home]

Africa is a vast continent of diverse regions and people.  This site is not intended to  give the learner a comprehensive view of Africa, but merely and introduction to the people and the continent. Click on Bullets () and highlighted words.

	What are some common misconceptions and problems today in understanding the people of Africa?
	What is the climate of Africa? What are the names of the countries?
	Read about the history and early history of Africa
	Learn about the many people of Africa Nice site on Ghana   See Crafts of Ghana  Nice section on Weaving
	Learn about the different countries of Africa Click here for an Internet resources by country
	Learn more about the art of Africa.  View The Key Moments

Find our more about the cultures and their art presented in the web site. 
Click on the name of the people or the country to go directly to University of Iowa,  Art and Life of Africa site.

  The People   

Akan	Asante	Bamana
Baule	Bwa	Dogon
Kuba	Senufo	Yoruba

   Countries    

Burkina Faso	Congo (Zaire)	Cote d'Ivoire
Ghana	Mali	Nigeria
Kenya	Tanzania	Zimbabwe

AFRICAN ART INTERNET LESSON: TABLE OF CONTENTS
Artists of Africa	African Art Images	Reasons for Art
Art of Mali	People of Mali	Masks of the Bwa
Where is Mali	The Bamana	Chiwara Headdresses
History of Mali	Carvers of Mali	Kurumba Headdresses
Mali Empire	Weaving	Masking Societies
Songhai Empire	Earth Dyed Cloth	Masquerades Today
Maternal Figures	Art Preservation	Dogon Dama
Senufo Masks	Ancestral Figures	Dogon Equestrian
People of Africa	History of Africa	Misconceptions
Regions of Africa	What is Art?	Test Your Knowledge

[History of Africa] [Internet Lesson] [Reasons for Art] [Images of African Art] 
[Test Your Knowledge][Art of Africa][Art of Mali][Bibliography] [Bamana] 
[Dogon Masks] [Masking Societies] [Masks Today] [Art Resources Home]