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Masks, reliquaries, power figures and more.
16th–20th century C.E.
What is Central Africa?
20th century C.E.
The Bamileke people inhabit the Grassfields in northwestern Cameroon.
Sculptures represent ideal beauty or can contain spiritual forces.
19th–20th century C.E.
The art of the Fang peoples influenced European modernism, but was designed to hold opposites in balance.
Beads, wood, fabric, and metal—all are used in the art of Central Africa.
Roger D. Arnold
Dr. Christa Clarke
Dr. Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch
Dr. Beth Harris
Dr. Shawnya L. Harris
Dr. Peri Klemm
Juliet Moss
Dr. Steven Zucker
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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