Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Embodiments: Masterworks of African Figurative Sculpture

Featuring more than 120 figurative sculptures from sub-Saharan Africa, this exhibition includes both iconic and unusual objects, encompassing a diverse range of styles and spanning centuries, geographies, and cultures. All of the works exemplify the enduring interest in the human form as an artistic subject.

Visit the exhibition's official website.

Byeri figure  -  Fang, Gabon
Efomba figure  -  Nkundu, D.R. Congo 

Images courtesy of the de Young Museum

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