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African Art Museum African Art Museum
The National Museum of African Art exhibits the finest examples of traditional and contemporary art from the entire continent of Africa
 
Explore the African Art Museum Collection
Online Exhibitions from the African Art Museum
 
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African Voices

African Voices
Examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa’s peoples and cultures over time
African Diasporic Religions
Dread History: The African Diaspora, Ethiopianism, and Rastafari
Rastafari faith and culture
African Traditional Religions
Identity of the Sacred: Two Nigerian Shrine Figures
The meaning of identity in two societies of southeastern Nigeria
In the Presence of Spirits: African Art from the National Museum of Ethnology, Lisbon
Highlights from the African art collection of the Museu Nacional de Etnologia
Agriculture
Shade-grown Cacao
Research papers on the ecological and social sustainability of cacao farms
Ancient Africa
Egyptian Mummies (case) Egyptian Mummies
Information and reading list on the process of mummification
Egyptian Mummies (case) Egyptian Pyramid
Information and reading list on pyramid history and construction
Cultural Encounter
In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960

In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960
Examines how images by Euro-American photographers created and perpetuated ideas and sentiments about the peoples of central Africa

Identity and Community
A Spiral of History: A Carved Tusk from the Loango Coast Congo
Scenes on a carved tusk convey the essence of Kongo life and beliefs
Hats Off! A Salute to African Headwear
A look at how adorning the body allows African peoples to express themselves
Initiation Arts in African Cultures
A look at African coming-of-age rites
The Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World

The Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World
Culture and arts of the Tuareg people of Mali, Niger, and Algeria
Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity
A look at how this cloth evokes and celebrates a shared cultural heritage
International Relations and Defense
Project HOPE: Forty Years of American Medicine Abroad
The history of "Health Opportunities for People Everywhere"
Migration
Africa's Legacy in Mexico
Essays explore and document black Africa's legacy in Mexico
Beaded Splendor: Migration of Beadmaking and Beadwork Throughout Africa
Explores the creativity African artists demonstrate in their beadwork.
From Old World to New World: Plant Migration to the New World
Heritage and present use of food which migrated from Old World to New
Transatlantic Dialogue: In and Out of Africa
Explores the varied ways that African and African American artists interpret their ideas and identities
Money
The Artistry of African Currency
A selection of objects commonly used as mediums of exchange
Political Art
Claiming Art/Reclaiming Space: Post-Apartheid Art from South Africa
Works of twenty-one South African artists
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African Art Museum
Collection, study and exhibition of African art
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Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Promotes the understanding and continuity of contemporary grassroots cultures
Folklife Festival
Annual celebration of art, music, crafts, culture and lore
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African American Heritage at the Smithsonian
Guide to exhibitions and objects on display that reflect contributions of African Americans to U.S. history and culture
AnthroNotes
Museum of Natural History publication for educators
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