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African art

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People in Africa make beautiful art.

Kente.jpg
Kente.jpg
They use wood and clay. They make masks for dances. Some art is made of gold. It can show stories. It can show spirits. Art is a way to share. Do you like art?

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File:African Sudan Art Basket-Tray.jpg
African Sudan Art Basket-Tray.jpg
File:Pablo Picasso, 1907, Nu à la serviette, oil on canvas, 116 x 89 cm.jpg
Pablo Picasso, 1907, Nu à la serviette,...
File:Bonn Deutsche Welle Fest für Neptun.jpg
Bonn Deutsche Welle Fest für Neptun.jpg
File:Chidongo.JPG
Chidongo.JPG
File:Ataa Oko and Kudjo Affutu with Oko's red coq coffin 2009. Foto Regula Tschumi.JPG
Ataa Oko and Kudjo Affutu with Oko's red...
File:Kente.jpg
Kente.jpg
File:Queen Mother Pendant Mask- Iyoba MET DP231460.jpg
Queen Mother Pendant Mask- Iyoba MET DP231460.jpg
File:Hand-Built pot by Ladi Kwali (YORYM-2004.1.919).JPG
Hand-Built pot by Ladi Kwali...
File:Chiwara Chicago sculpture.jpg
Chiwara Chicago sculpture.jpg
File:Mask (Nyanga) Bobo Burkina Faso early 19th century.jpg
Mask (Nyanga) Bobo Burkina Faso early...
File:Child-soldier-afrika.jpg
Child-soldier-afrika.jpg
File:Display of Procesional Crosses, Church of Bet Maryam, Lalibela, Ethiopia (3230772118).jpg
Display of Procesional Crosses, Church of...

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