African Art
COMMISSIONED BY SHAMAN OR WORSHIPPER INTERDISCIPLINARY; WIDE VARIETY OF MEDIA, MATERIALS, AND PERFORMANCES ADDRESSES THE SPIRITUAL WORLD MEANT TO BE USED RITUALS INITIATE COMING OF AGE, LEADERSHIP; ELEMENTS IN CONTACT W ANCESTORS GLOBAL IMPACT HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AFRICANS BELIEVE THAT ANCESTORS NEVER DIE AND CAN BE ADDRESSED; SENSE OF FAMILY; RESPECT FOR ELDERS; REPRESENTATIONS OF FAMILY ANCESTORS FERTILITY; STRONG CULTURAL TRADITIONS YIELDING A GREAT VARIETY OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AFRICAN AFFAIRS WERE LARGELY INTERNAL STRUGGLES BC OUTSIDERS WERE HELD BACK BY NATURAL BARRIERS LIKE THE SAHARA DESERT AND THE INDIAN OCEAN COLONIZATION BROUGHT AFRICAN CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN DIRECT CONTACT W THE REST OF THE WORLD; MARKETED AT A GLOBAL SCALE TODAY AFRICAN ARTISTS WORKED ON COMMISSION; LIVED W PATRONS UNTIL WORK WAS COMPLETE; APPRENTICESHIP; GUILDS; PROMOTED THEIR WORK AND ELEVATED THE PROFESSION MEN WERE BUILDERS/CARVERS; WOMEN PAINTED WALLS AND CERAMICS ART OF FARMING COMMUNIT...