African Art - Life Force at the Anvil - Introduction pg 4

Though I selected the pieces to accentuate their esthetic qualities, to appreciate them as art alone is to separate the realities they activate and the ideology of the groups they express. Most of these works stay hidden from view when not in use, yet are poised at the cultural center of village life.



Staff Finial with Equestrian Figure
Soninke - Guinea-Bissau
bronze, 8.75" high

Life Force at the Anvil
The Blacksmith's Art from Africa

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