These collections of work will display important historical archaeological insights on the origins of art and the global development of the African Art diaspora
Art History 750: African Greco-Roman “Representations of Negro peoples appear in every major period of classical art. Yet very few illustrations of blacks are included in handbooks and histories of Greek and Roman art; and when they are, the same small group of examples is chosen. Such a practice creates the impression that the Negro […]
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The Fang of Gabon, who inhabit Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, are famous for their Byeri heads and figures. These were made for the Byeri, a family clan that venerated important ancestors by preserving their remains in containers made of bark that was stitched together to form a cylindrical box. Before one is to assess the
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