Aug 21, 2017The Rise and Fall of Slave BeadsGlass beads were originally created to ease the passage of European explorers across the African continent. As most African cultures have...
Aug 12, 2017African Masks : Lost in TranslationAfrica masks can be traced back to well past Paleolithic times. These art objects were, and are still made of various materials;...
Jul 29, 2017He Who Does Not Know Can Know From Learning"He who does not know can know from learning" “Nea Onnim” (pictured on the right) is just one of many symbols created by the Asanti...
Jul 21, 2017The Ruling Society of Lilwa : The MboleMbole translates to “the people of downstream" which is appropriate considering this tribe originally inhabited a long strip beside the...
Jul 11, 2017Cranial Alteration : The MangbetuThe Mangbetu People are north eastern inhabitants of the Republic of Congo. What really sets this large subgroup of Congolese apart from...