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Anna and I are passionate collectors of African Art and anything that comes from that continent, Egyptian or Congolese. We have been collecting the African art for some time. Our collection started over twenty years ago and since then it just slowly got biger. We love every piece in our collection no matter how old they are. Wood is perishable product, especially when exposed to environment in Africa it can perish in a very short time and don't have to be necessary "old" to look like an ancient carving or a mask. It also depends on what part of the continent it originated from. Some areas are more merciful then others. A lot modern artists, tribal members continue to step into their predecessors shoes to create today’s art and expressing them self’s. Some of them became famous and others will just make living from that trade.

We welcome every visitor to our website, which was created with purpose to share our collection with you. We appreciate any feedback or suggestions. If you find any item being miss categorized or wrongfully described, please do not hesitate and let us know. There are also some items, that we did not find any reliable source to describe them, so if anyone have any valuable information about them, please let us know.

Ambete Ashante Attie Baga Bakongo Kongo Kuba Bamileke
Ambete Figure, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Ashante Figure, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Attie Figure, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items A-tshol (Baga), click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Bakongo, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Kongo, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Kuba, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Bamileke, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items
Banum Bassikassingo Baule Bembe Boa Bidjogo Bangobango Bongo
Banum, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Basikasingo, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Baule, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Bembe, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Bidjogo, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Boa, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Bangobango, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Bongo, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items
Bwa Dan Dengese Dogon Guro Kru Hemba Suku Ibo Kete
Bwa, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Dan, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Dengese, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Dogon, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Guro, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Kru, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Hemba, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Suku, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Ibo, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Kete, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items
Koro Kota Kumu Kwame Lega Ligbi Luba Lulua Makonde
Koro, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Kota, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Kumu, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Kwame, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Lega, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Ligbi, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Luba, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Lulua, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Makonde, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items
Mangbetu Marka Mambila Bamana Masai Mossi Mbole Metoko
Mangbetu, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Marka, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Mambila, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Bamana, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Masai, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Mossi, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Mbole, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Metoko, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items
Mumuye Mvuba Nimci Ngbaka Nunuma Mbala Pende Pere Senufo
Mumuye, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Mvuba, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Nimci, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Ngbaka, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Nunuma, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Mbala, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Pende, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Pere, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Senufo, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items
Songye Batonka Sukuma Tabwa Tchokwe Yoruba Spear Sword
Songye, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Batonka, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Sukuma, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Tabwa, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Tchokwe, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Yoruba, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Spear, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Sword, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items
Nyamezi Zukuma Horn

Container

 contemporary african carvings Unknown Items
Nyamezi, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Zukuma, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Horn Container, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items contemporary african carvings, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items Unknown Figure, click on the picture to see larger and more pictures of this tribe items

During creation of this website I used different types, forms of resources. Below you will find some books that I used to get information on tribes:

My Library The History of Art in Africa African Masks The Tribal Art of Africa by Jean Baptiste Bacquart
Mask of Black Africa by Ladislas Segy Faces of Africa by Carol Backwith & Angela Fisher AFRICA the Art of Continent African Ceremonies by Carol Backwith & Angela Fisher

Website Resources:

http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/nieuwenhuysen/african-art/index.html
http://www.gateway-africa.com/tribe
http://www.zyama.com
http://www.randafricanart.com/index1.html
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/pubaccess/index.htm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts

many of the necklaces and majority bead work was added by Anna for decorative purpose (beading is her hobby and she like to decorate the figures with them).

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This website was created on January 6, 2006
and is maintenance by Erik Lewandowski.
Any technical questions please contact:lewandowski@alumni.nmu.edu