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History Of African Art

African art is the creation of the people in
the South of the Sahara. Art is an integralNigeria is well known for the terracotta
part of the everyday life of Africans. It isstatuettes found in the Nok culture era of
used for dialogue, personal therapy and tothe 5th century B.C. These statuettes are
communicate with the gods and ancestors. Themainly human figures made in terracotta. The
history of African art is very rich, with anhistory of African art is a contribution by
enormous collection of art forms. African artthe various tribes, which presented the art
originated way back in 500 B.C., in a villagedifferent forms and styles. These tribes are
of Nigeria. The African sculpture was firstknown even today for their contribution. The
unearthed along with exclusive pottery in thesmall tribes of the Cameroon grasslands are
village. The ancient African art forms arepopular for their bold and expressive
mainly masks and figures, used in religiouswoodcarvings that include large house posts,
ceremonies. The material used for most ofmasks and objects used in rituals. All
these African Art forms was wood. The woodAfrican cultures use decorative textiles and
was decorated with clay, shells, ivory,tools.
beads,  metal  and  feathers.
The history of African art has had a huge
Western and Central Africa are considered theinfluence on western artists. They recognized
richest regions in indigenous art. They arethe intrinsic and aesthetic value of African
known for different styles of art forms ofsculpture. The enduring qualities of African
the African culture. The western Sudan andart came to light in the 20th century and
Guinea coast is famous for its abstract wood-since then, it has been a source of
carvings.inspiration for many western artists.



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