African Art -- The World And The Spirits The West African nations like Benin, modern-day Nigeria, Ivory Coast, etc were in contact with Portuguese and other Europeans from the 1500's onward. These wealthy...
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...
WHAT ARE AFRICAN DOLLS?Answering this question is not simple. Certainly, dolls are made for children's playthings all over the African continent. But dolls also serve social, ritual, and spiritual purposes....