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US Museums with African ArtThe MENIL CollectionMask Yaka Democratic Republic of the Congo - Antelope Headdress (Ciwara) Bamana Mali - Kneeling Male Figure Inland Niger Delta, Mali 11th-17th century
skin deep A few weeks ago, I found myself at a most intriguing runway show... The models on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art were showing off their bodyware: tattoos as diverse as the men and women who wore them. Skulls attached to wings, hearts encased in a pot of gold, names of deceased loved ones etched across shoulder blades and crosses engraved on necks. THE BMA PRESENTS BALTIMORE TATTOO INK: PATTERNS ON BODIESWest African artifacts find a new home at Newark MuseumEmbodying the Sacred in Yoruba Art: Featuring the Bernard and Patricia Wagner Collection. Minneapolis Institute of Arts hires new Belgian curator of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art
April 6–August 10, 2008 read also african art pattern
The final installment of a three-part series, Meditations on African Art is now on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The series is framed around general artistic conventions, rather than geography or chronology.
Meditations on African Art: Pattern
March 12 – August 17, 2008 A Masai Shield with african art pattern. Tanzania. Shield. Early-mid 20th century. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of Robert and Jane Hellawell, Chestertown, Maryland, BMA 1998.476
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