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Here are more views of this charming African painting of a musician.
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The Town Crier II
74 x 90 cm
29 x 35 in
$1400 original / $200 art print
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#AfricanArt #musician #music #drummer #drums #painting
Here are more views of this happy couple singing a love song
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Banjo Players
60 x 80 cm
24 x 31 in
$900 original / $170 art print
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war Cameroon / Inquiries welcome
#AfricanArt #banjo #lovesongs #musicians #painting #artprint
More views of this painting of women supporting a new mother.
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New Born II
70 x 50 cm
28 x 20 in
$900 original / $160 art print
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#AfricanArt #motherhood #womensupportingwomen #newborn #painting
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Here are more views of this serene painting.
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Prayer IV
50 x 69 cm
20 x 27 in
$800 original / $145 art print
All sales benefit only the starving artist in civil war Cameroon
Inquiries welcome
#AfricanArt #prayer #christianliving #artprints
#art #triibalart #chokwe #africanart #mask #masque #wood #congo #drc #ritual #initiation #powerobject #religion #ritual
Composite photo of the two gold lion ornaments with their gallery label “Royal goldsmiths; Kumasi, Asante Empire, Ghana Lion ornaments 19th century Gold The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.227, 228) Recorded provenance: Sotheby's London, via Spillius, by 1961; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1961; on loan to the MPA, New York, 1961-78 During the nineteenth century the lion surpassed the leopard as the dominant symbol of Akan royalty. It came to adorn an array of court finery, including sandals, swords, and prestige seats. Introduced through early trade with Europe, the heraldic pose used for this pair of ornaments is characterized by firmly planted paws and a head turned in heightened alertness. Teeth-baring lions like these may reference a proverb that warns: "If the lion has no intention to attack, it will not show its teeth." additional info from website: “As each casting made using this process is unique, there are subtle differences in the bodies, facial features, and openwork areas on each golden animal. These differences are particularly evident in the muzzle: in one example, the tongue is wide and fleshy, and the flattened cheeks curve upwards to form a triangular snub nose with pointy nostrils; in the second example, the tongue is as a narrow rectangular projection, while the rounded triangular nose is framed by the padded lower cheeks. Additionally, one lion faces to the right, while the other faces to the left, suggesting that they were meant to flank another object.”
#TwoForTuesday :
Royal goldsmiths; Kumasi, Asante
Empire, Ghana
#Lion ornaments, 19th c.
Gold; H. 1 1/2 x W. 2 1/8 x D. 2 1/4 in. (3.8 x 5.4 x 5.7cm) ea.
On display at the Met (1979.206.227, 228)
#AfricanArt
photo of the gold double crocodile pendant on display at museum “This pendant is in the shape of two stylized crocodiles, conjoined at one side. Both crocodiles’ bodies are decorated with a grid of delicate raised lines, which allude to the animal’s scales. The eyes are rosette-shaped, with dots surrounding the pupil. The two loops on either side of the two crocodiles would have been used to hang this pendant around the neck. Exquisite pendants such as this one might be part of a matrilineal family’s sacred inheritance, which is a group of precious objects often kept together in a separate room as a shrine to the family’s ancestors. Such gold adornments are only worn or displayed by family members on special occasions, such as funerals or visits to other villages. Among Akan peoples, figural forms featured on such ornaments often refer to proverbs and bear symbolic meaning: this particular pendant represents the popular Siamese twin-crocodile motif known as futumfunafu. With their shared stomachs but distinct heads, they allude to the challenges of aligning community and personal interests.”
#TwoForTuesday :
Lagoon artist, Côte d'Ivoire
Double #Crocodile Pendant
19th–mid-20th century
Gold; H 3 3/4 x W 3 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 cm)
On display at the Met (1979.206.151)
#AfricanArt
Here are more views of dreamy musical painting from Africa.
> > www.artcameroon.com/sanza-player/
Sanza Player
80 x 100 cm
31 x 39 in
$1400 original / $190 art print
All sales handled from USA / Inquiries welcome
#AfricanArt #surrealism #surrealart #AfricanMusic #AfricanCulture #painting
Here are more views of this painting of strong African women and girls.
> > www.artcameroon.com/saturday-mar...
Saturday Market IV
99 x 82 cm
39 x 32 in
$1900 original / $215 art print
#AfricanArt #AfricanWomen #womensupportingwomen #womeninbusiness #painting
Here are more views of this marvelous painting from Africa.
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The Drummer IV
69 x 90 cm
27 x 35 in
$1300 original / $185 art print
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#AfricanArt #drummer #drums #musician #painting #artprint
Photograph of a hand-carved, wood head placed, outside near a tree trunk, on the ground amongst dried fallen leaves and pine needles. The wood carving is by an unknown Nigerian artist. The sculpture, carved from a dark wood, is of an adult Black male with a prominent forehead, receding hair line, and a well-manicured beard. His eyes are small and set back in his head, and his face holds a serious expression.
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Here are more views of this spectacular bizarre painting from Africa.
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Couple II
30 x 34 cm
12 x 13 in
$400 original / $110 art print
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#AfricanArt #surrealart #artdeco #acrylicpainting #painting
photo of the brass double mudfish plaque on display at museum
composite photo of 2 info labels: “From top Ìgùn Ernwwộn (brass-casting guild) artists; Court of Benin, Nigeria ca. 1540-70 Brass Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991(1991.17.10); The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1965 (1978.412.309); The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Samuel Rubin, 1962 (1978.412.473); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991 (1991.17.24); Shared provenance: Commissioned by Esigie (r. ca. 1517-50) or Orhògbùà (r. ca. 1550-70), Benin City; by descent to Ovónránmwè (r. 1889-97); removed from the Royal Palace in 1897 The bà is considered a divine being who controls the forces that affect his kingdom's well-being. He was a physical and spiritual manifestation of the god Olókun, ruler of the afterlife that lies beyond the water's surface. That aspect of the obà is reflected in the extensive aquatic imagery featured in palace plaques. These visual references range from "river-leaf" patterns to seafaring Portuguese merchants. The mudfish is another such motif, appearing as the main subject on more than forty surviving works. Although these creatures live in streams and rivers, mudfish can also survive on land for extended periods by burrowing into mud and lying dormant. This ability to traverse two realms has made the mudfish a potent metaphor for the bà's divine nature.”
#FishFriday in the #AfricanArt wing of the Met 🐠:
Ìgùn ronwwộn (brass-casting guild) artists; Court of Benin, Nigeria
Two Mudfish, c. 1540-70
Brass
photo of the fish door hanging on display at museum
photo of the gallery sign: “Baule artist; central Côte d'Ivoire Anuan (door) 19th-mid-20th century Wood, pigment The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.120) Recorded provenance: John J. Klejman, New York, by 1959; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1959, on loan to the MPA, 1959-78 Baule sculptors once enhanced the points of entry into domestic compounds, rest houses, and other interior spaces. The delicately incised imagery likely expressed mythic or social themes through reference to proverbs and other common motifs. In this example, a large fish seizes a smaller one in its mouth, suggesting a metaphor for social hierarchy. The popularity of aquatic motifs in anuan relief carving, and their relative absence elsewhere in Baule art, may reflect water's place as a foundational threshold in Baule oral tradition. In those accounts, a fateful crossing of the Comoé River by their ancestors marked the safe passage from present-day Ghana to their current homeland.”
#FishFriday in the #AfricanArt wing of the Met 🐠:
Baule artist; central Côte d'Ivoire
Anuan (door)
19th-mid-20th century
Wood, pigment
1979.206.120
“In this example, a large #fish seizes a smaller one in its mouth, suggesting a metaphor for social hierarchy.“
More views of this charming African painting.
> > www.artcameroon.com/happy-family...
The Happy Family XXI
80 x 90 cm
31 x 35 in
$1600 original / $200 art print
All sales benefit only the Starving Artist in civil war Cameroon
#AfricanArt #family #acrylicpainting #painting #artprints #artprint
"Nigerian Modernism" at Tate Gallery, London, until May 2026
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/nig... #Nigeria #AfricanArt #Art
Here are more views of this rarely seen (or heard) African musical instrument.
> > www.artcameroon.com/kora-player/
The Kora Player
74 x 88 cm
29 x 35 in
$1300 original / $195 art print
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#AfricanArt #AfricanMusic #musician #painting #artprints
Here are more views of this tall musical painting from Africa.
> > www.artcameroon.com/the-drummer-5/
The Drummer V
90 x 45 cm
35 x 18 in
$700 original / $155 art print
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#AfricanArt #drummer #drums #painting #artprint #geometric
Here are more views of this painting from Africa in such lovely colors.
> > www.artcameroon.com/to-the-marke...
To the Market III
100 x 80 cm
39 x 31 in
$1800 original / $215 art print
Inquiries welcome / Sales handled from USA
#AfricanArt #market #farmers #AfricanCulture #painting #artprint
Here are more views of this most friendly of paintings.
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My Best Friend VIII
64 x 80 cm
25 x 31 in
$1200 original / $160 art print
Sales handled from the USA / Use PayPal for your safety
#AfricanArt #friendship #friends #blackartist #BlackArt #painting
This series draws from traditional forms of adornment and ritual, translating them into a contemporary visual language. Cultural expression has never been random; the body has always carried meaning, memory and status.
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#AfricanArt
#RitualAndSymbolism
More views of this fantastic painting from Africa.
> > www.artcameroon.com/african-danc...
African Dancers
80 x 100 cm
31 x 39 in
$1600 original / $225 art print
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#AfricanArt #AfricanDance #dance #dancers #painting #artprints
Photograph of a hand-carved, West-African wooden ceremonial stool. Made in Ghana; (believed) from the Asante / Ashanti culture, vintage. It is carved out of a dark wood. The stool appears almost like the letter H laid on its side. The top: the seat is slightly curved in a crescent-like shape. The middle is a square-shaped,open work carved pillar. In its center appears to be the Adinkra symbol: Dweninmmen, which represents strength & humility. The symbol could be described as a curved number 3 with another inverted 3 at its back. The two columns on the outside of this symbol are ridged on their outside edges, similar to the tail of a crocodile, and embossed with brass diamond shapes down their fronts. The rectangular flat base has a border incised with little rectangular boxes, each containing -carved out-a raised shape like the letter X.
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More views of this most musical painting.
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The Drummer and Flutist III
60 x 80 cm
24 x 31 in
$1300 original / $165 art print
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#AfricanArt #musicians #drummer #flute #BlackHistoryMonth #blackartists
Here are more views of this fascinating monochrome painting from Africa.
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Saturday Market
119 x 98 cm
47 x 39 in
$2200 original / $235 art print
All sales handled from USA
#AfricanArt #market #AfricanCulture #BlackHistoryMonth #blackartist
Dancers in the show "Kirina"
#BurkinaFaso has many great artists. I interviewed choreographer Serge Aimé Coulibaly in 2023 in this timeless piece about how the 12thC Manden Charter influenced his outlook and the role of artists in society.
#AfricaSky #AfricanHistory #AfricanArt
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official museum photo of the object, side profile on greyish background Megaphone with a crocodile head carved from a dark wood
#Woodensday:
Megaphone
Congolese, 18th c.?
Wood, D 34 in (86.4 cm) / Dia. 8.5 in (21.6 cm)
Met 89.4.3323 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
“Wood megaphone with transforming mask motif. In profile, the voice disguiser is a ferocious #crocodile but from the front it is an ancestor spirit.”
#AfricanArt
Here are more views of this bizarre buy welcoming painting.
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Welcome
84 x 100 cm
33 x 39 in
$1400 original / $225 art print
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#AfricanArt #welcome #greetings #villagelife #BlackHistoryMonth #surrealiism
