Rare West African Senufo Double-Faced Ceremonial Helmet Mask
Located in Nottingham, GB
A striking Senufo Janus double-faced helmet mask, hand-carved in Ivory Coast during the mid-20th century. Executed in the distinctive horizontal Kponungo form, the mask combines two ...
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Henry Moore "Four Standing Figures" Signed Color Lithograph, 1978, Ed. 50
By Henry Moore
Located in Miami, FL
His artistic vision was decisively shaped by repeated visits to the British Museum, where Cycladic figures, Sumerian stone carving, pre-Columbian sculpture, and African and Oceanic o...
Lithograph
African Hemba Wooden Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This powerful and well-used sculpture of a standing female is an ancestor figure from the Hemba group of what was once Zaire. Female figures are markedly less common than male versio...
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African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
Located in Paris, IDF
Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali Circa 1950 Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1970s. Then inherited within the family One of the most popular types of masks in the Sang...
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At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
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Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.