Curated OER
Encoded Meanings
Young scholars explore symbols in art and complete related activities. In this art symbols instructional activity, students compare symbols they recognize to those of an African culture. Young scholars create a collaborative work of art...
University of Iowa
University of Iowa: Diffusion in the History of African States
Click on "Asante," for a description of African states during this political transition. Links to related information.
Smithsonian Institution
Nm Af A: In and Out of Focus: Images From Central Africa 1885 1960
This exhibit from the National Museum of African Art has several series of photos taken mainly by Westerners from 1885-1960. Includes slideshows. Textual explanations accompany the photos.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Portrait of King Mishe Mishyaang Mambul (Kuba Peoples)
The ndop statues might be the most revered of all Kuba art forms. The ndop (literally meaning "statue") are a genre of figurative wood sculpture that portrays important Kuba leaders throughout the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. View...