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| Stone Center Guide to the Web - Arts (11 items) |
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- Africa, Oceania and the Indigenous Americas
- This site examines the way every culture “possesses its separate traditions of creativity and visual meaning.” Featured are examples of different forms of African art with visual images for each piece, along with historical background information and commentary on the work’s artistic and cultural importance. (Source: The Detroit Institute of Arts)
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- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
- This site features information and resources on African cultural proverbs, sayings and stories. The site includes examples of African proverbs, a proverb calendar, an African stories database, a message board, a bibliography, and other African cultural information. (Source: African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories)
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- Beaded Splendor: Migration of Beadmaking and Beadwork Throughout Africa
- This site explores the history, art, and culture of beadmaking and beadwork in Africa. Included are several essays on the history of beadwork, beadwork as a cultural tradition, and an examination of beadwork as it exists today. Also included is a photo gallery of beadwork examples from different African cultures, as well as a bibliography for further research. (Source: Smithsonian Institution)
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- G.I. Jones Photographic Archive Of Southeastern Nigerian Art and Culture
- This site features photographs of Nigeria taken by G.I. Jones in the early 20th century. The collection focuses on photographs of artwork, masks, and cultural ceremonies and artifacts. The site also includes biographical information on Jones, a bibliography, and links for further study. (Source: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale)
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- H-AfrArts
- This H-AfrArts discussion list "focuses on the expressive cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora." In addition to recent listserv messages, the web site also includes information about upcoming conferences and workshops.
(Source: H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online, Michigan State University)
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- H-Afrlitcine
- H-Afrlitcine focuses on African literature and cinema. The web site includes research messages and reviews of books. (Source: H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online, Michigan State University)
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- Modern African Art: A Basic Reading List
- This site provides a detailed bibliography of information on African Art. The works featured on the site are organized by region, country, and year. Each work included is accompanied by a brief description along with complete bibliographic information. (Source: Smithsonian Institution Libraries)
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- Radio Africa & Podcasts
- Radio Africa provides free streaming African music from the Smithsonian Global Sound collections. “From the rhythms of Benin to the wedding music of Ethiopia to the traditional Zulu music of South Africa to the parade music of Senegal, you'll never know what you'll hear next!” Also featured are podcasts from the National Museum of African Art. (Source: National Museum of African Art)
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- Reading Women Writers and African Literature
- This site presents an overview of sub-Saharan African women writers writing in French. The site offers biographical information about these authors as well as links to interviews, texts in French, a list of works that have been translated into English, and lists of books by African women authors organized by publication year. (Source: University of Western Australia)
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- Visual Arts of Africa, The
- This site provides information on the collections held at the Warren M. Robbins Library at the National Museum of African Art, which features “more than 32,000 volumes covers all aspects of African visual arts, including sculpture, painting, printmaking, pottery, textiles, crafts, popular culture, photography, architecture, rock art, and archaeology.” The site also features an extensive list of links to further online resources on African Art. (Source: Smithsonian Institution Libraries)
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- Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity
- This site contains an exhibition about Ghanaian Kente Cloth and its functions and symbolism to people of African descent. The site features examples of cloth patterns, as well as recommendations about traditional use and wear. (Source: National Museum of African Art)
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