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, using a scrollable timeline. Includes a downloadable guide with activities for exploring African art on your own.

Concepts

masks, african masks, african art

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Additional Tags

figurative art, human figure in art, smithsonian, smithsonian institute, art of africa

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)