People regularly ask whether an item is "a good investment." The truth is that buying art "for investment" is a shaky proposition. One main problem is that art is hard to sell. You need to send it to auction...
People: Yoruba Location: SW Nigeria Population: Perhaps 20,000,000 Arts: Yoruba beliefs and rituals, gods and spirits, with their blithering array of cults and secret societies, all of which use arts as an...
People: Songye Location: Southeastern DRC Population: 150,000 Arts: The distinctive art forms of the Songye are universally admired, with major collections and museums having at least one example. The actual...
How to take care of tribal wooden artifacts Not much care is normally required. Keep your pieces away from excessive temperature and humidity fluctuations and direct sunlight. When forced hot air heating is...
The Art of the Zande People of Africa by Steve Messick People: Zande(Azande)Location: NE Democratic Rep of Congo/Sudan/Central African Republic Population: Est. 750,000 Arts: Though limited in quantity, the...
People: Anyi (Agni) Location: Coastal Region of Southern Cote d'Ivoire Population: Est 100,000 Arts: The Anyi, like most of the so-called "Lagoon" peoples, are known primarily for their strikingly...
People: Ekonde (Mongo-Ekonde, Ekonda)Location: Kasai Region of the Democratic Rep of the Congo Population: Uncertain, but at least 1,000,000 Arts and History: The Ekonde, a sub-group of the Mongo, are...
this is a Goldscheider wall mask Ceramic wall masks were inspired by the wooden tribal african face masks easgerly collected during the 1930's. Many lovers of kitsch and art deco find this unusual form of...
People: Eket (Eket-Ibibio)Location: SE Nigeria Population: 1,000,000 Arts: Because the Eket are so closely related to their larger cousins, the Ibibio, it is difficult in many cases to separate carvings used...
People: Bassa Location: Central Liberia Population: Disputed Est 400,000 Arts: The art works of the Bassa are linked stylistically and ritually to the Mande-speaking Dan, who now live mainly in Cote...