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African textures
A peek into some pieces that can be seen in the British Museum section on Africa. The BM is so, so big it doesn't matter how many times you go by: there's always a new room to see, or an object you hadn't seen before.
So here's some images of textures, patterns and materials.
Carved wooden door from Nigeria, 20th century:
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Brass head, Nigeria, 16th century
Wooden mask from Congo, 19th century
Swordfish mask, Nigeria, 20th century
Cowrie shells elephant mask from Cameroon, 20th century
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very interesting items there. i feel like ijust went to a museum :)
I hope that's a good thing! :)
The Nigerian brass head is amazing!
Wonderful artistic work, I really loved it....
African Arts
I really like the colors of the swordfish mask. We have a multi-cultural aesthetic in our family room (just like our family) and have many pieces of art from Ghana. The craftsmanship and detail is very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.