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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: African Voices

For Students 6th - 8th
The African culture is vibrant and filled with amazing accomplishments in the area of art, religion, economics, and education. Read comments from Africans on their rich culture and history while viewing dynamic pictures. Included are...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Lacma Collections Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This Los Angeles museum offers online exhibits of international art. Focuses include contemporary art and collections from Asia, Europe, Africa and North America.
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Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: The Arts of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
The Arts of Africa website lets you view objects from the Brooklyn Museum's collections of African art, including masks, ceremonial items, statues, jewelry, royal regalia, and household objects. With more than twenty audio tours that...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Museum: African Connections

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an online exhibit with a wealth of information on many aspects of African art. Find examples of masks, sculptures, fiber arts, and much more. Browse through the exhibit using the toolbar on the left.
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North Carolina Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
At the North Carolina Museum of Art, the collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, with works by van Dyck, Brueghel, and Raphael, is internationally recognized. American painters John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia...
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African Art Museum: On Line Reference to the Artistic Styles of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
This online museum features images of over 1200 authentic African tribal masks, sculptures, statues, and bronzes from 100 ethnic groups.
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Transformational Geometry & Iteration in Mangbetu Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Mangbetu art shows the use of all four geometric transforms: Reflection, Translation, Rotation, and Scaling. This website will provide you with some cultural background on the Mangbetu and their art. The software will allow you to...
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: Africa Country Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
Fantastic web resource from the University of Pennsylvania for learning all about the countries of Africa. Click on the name of each country to get information and links to other great resources.
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University of Virginia

The Art of the African Mask

For Students 9th - 10th
Not only can you see fantastic images of a variety of African masks, a short description of each mask accompanies the picture.
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West African Wisdom: Adinkra Symbols & Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an "Adinkra symbol index." Use it to find descriptions and meanings behind the African symbols shown.
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Beaded Prayers Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This global art project is no longer accepting any further submissions but still encourages you to participate as an individual or community. Follow in the footsteps of the African culture and create a beaded vessel that contains your...
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Bradshaw Foundation: Dabous Giraffe in Niger

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on a project being done to make molds of one of the oldest pieces of African rock art, a Sahara giraffe carving.
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Bradshaw Foundation: African Rock Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the Bradshaw Foundation provides some information on African Rock Art. It also has links to pictures of this type of art in different countries throughout Africa.
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West African Wisdom: Adinkra Symbols & Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of African adinkra symbols and their meanings.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: African Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the largest collections of African art in the United States can be viewed at this online exhibition site. Organizes objects into three thematic group (masks, figurative arts, objects of power and prestige) and by time period,...
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Emory University

Michael C. Carlos Museum: Permanent Collection: Sub Saharan African Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Image gallery featuring selections from the Carlos Museum's collection of nineteenth and twentieth century African art. Also includes descriptions of the art.
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Smithsonian Institution

The Fabric of Moroccan Life

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on the map of Morocco to discover the textiles that come from each particular region.
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Smithsonian Institution

The Fabric of Moroccan Life Urban Textiles and Costumes

For Students 3rd - 8th
For hundreds of years, Moroccan women have composed fine embroideries and rugs using intricate designs that have been passed down through generations. View these exquisite textiles with large detailed images.
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The Fabric of Moroccan Life Rural Weavings

For Students 9th - 10th
Berber peoples, the indigenous inhabitants of rural Morocco, are known for their spectacular weaving. Shown on this website are 14 different examples.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: A First Look at the Disney Tishman Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A survey of traditional African art in a variety of media--wood, ivory, metal, and ceramics--from an impressive collection donated to the National Museum of African Art by Walt Disney in 2005. Includes examples of masks from the Yoruba...
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University of California

Hearst Museum: Maker's Hand (Art of Africa and China)

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of the art of Africa and China, in many different media, viewed from an anthropologist's perspective.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: Diversity of African Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Features an article and clickable, illustrated links to show the deep, rich site of African art from many places and times, and taking many forms.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art:the Diversity of African Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Students who visit this resource can conduct an image search through both traditional and contemporary African art. The search can even be specified to an African country or a specific ethnic group.
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African Cultural Center: Culture

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Look closely at the foods, music, folktales and art work of the African culture.