| Unlike their Western counterparts, only
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| | ceremonies, for example, when a boy was
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| very little art bears the individual
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| | accepted as an adult in the tribe. Their
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| stamps of their artists. African artists
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| | main purpose however, was to scare away
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| were sometimes requested to create
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| | evil intruders and spirits. Among the
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| specific artworks for a king or a leader,
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| | most admired and prized masks are those
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| but most of the time these were created
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| | from Sudan region. These have smooth
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| by several tribal artists that had to
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| | finishes and very graceful lines that
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| work according to tradition. But in
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| | show off the intricate craftsmanship of
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| spite of these restrictions, many African
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| | their artists. Sometimes the masks were
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| artists still managed to express their
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| | decorated with feathers and other
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| own techniques and imagination. If a new
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| | trinkets. African masks were designed to
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| technique was proven to be good or
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| | be worn on top of the head instead of
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| practical, it easily became part of the
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| | over the face. Their designs were
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| artistic tradition.So much of African art
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| | usually based on the horns of an animal
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| was created for religious purposes.
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| | reaching heavenward.Another important
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| Spiritism, magic, ancestor worship and
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| | form of metal sculpture in Africa is the
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| many other aspects of the religions of
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| | gold weight. These weights were also
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| African tribes are commonly reflected in
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| | made in bronze, copper, or brass. These
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| their art. Artworks were also created
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| | small cast figures were made in various
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| for celebrating marriage, funerals and
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| | sizes and weights to measure quantities
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| other festive occasions. While most
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| | of gold. Most of these weights were made
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| Western artists value art for its own
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| | in what is now known as the Ghana and
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| beauty, African artists seem to place
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| | they were essential to the gold trade.
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| tremendous value and meaning to the
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| | The Ashanti tribe, which produced more
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| forms, arrangement of shapes and lines on
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| | gold weights than any other tribe,
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| each work of art. It is very rare for an
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| | patterned figures after medicine men,
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| African sculptor to create art just for
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| | reptiles, trees, plants and geometric
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| the sake of creating something beautiful.
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| | designs. Aside from weights, Africans
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| Nearly everything an African artist does
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| | have also made jewelry out of gold.
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| has a function and a purpose.Sculptures
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| | African women of all ages wore gold
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| were made to honor ancestors, gods and
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| | trinkets for ornamentation in. Men on
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| kings. Elaborate masks were created to
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| | great occasions also wore long gold
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| be worn on festive occasions. Beads,
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| | chains and pendants. The African
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| trinkets and jewelry were mostly used to
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| | goldsmith was a masterful craftsman and
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| indicate wealth, adolescence, marriage,
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| | created intricate work with 18 karat
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| or personal authority. Guardian figures
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| | gold.Africans were also very good at
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| made out of clay or metal were fastened
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| | making handicrafts. They wove their own
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| to coffins to invite good spirits that
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| | textiles bags, robes and other decorative
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| would protect the dead and chase away
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| | products. The artists who created
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| evil demons. Stools, spoons, bowls,
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| | fabrics were usually women while all
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| combs, as well as a variety of other
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| | other paintings were left to the men.
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| useful items were carved to make them a
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| | The designs were generally geometrical in
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| little more decorative. But the object
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| | nature.Pottery was also an important
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| of African art is always meant to be
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| | craft in Africa. Bowls and stools were
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| useful first and beautiful only
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| | usually very functional and simple in
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| second.Masks were an important piece of
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| | design. It is their simplicity that
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| art in Africa. The use of masks had an
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| | makes them so interesting. They also
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| important role in the spirit world that
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| | made baskets, shoes, fans and rugs made
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| dominated the lives of the African
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| | of a coarse cloth called samfos or a
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| people. They were used at initiation
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| | fiber like raffia.
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