Art and Life in Africa Project:An extremely rich source of information on African art and its cultural contexts. Based on the Stanley Collection at the University of Iowa.
The Maurer Collection:Collection of artifacts used in rites of divination in Central and West Africa. Extensively illustrated with scholarly text.
Adinkra Symbols of West Africa: A guide to the Asante traditional symbols, with photos of adinkras in use.
Adire African Textiles: Hand-woven textiles including Ashanti kente and adinkra, Ewe kente, Yoruba adire and aso oke, Kuba raffia cloths, and Bogolan mud cloth from Mali.
Affrica Gallery: Informative site run by gallery in Washington, D.C.
Africa Cultural Gallery & Kumbu Kumbu Gallery: Contemporary African sculpture, batiks, watercolors and oil paintings.
Africa Direct: A variety of African tribal art, with good cultural information on many of the objects.
Africa In Stone: Zimbabwean Shona sculpture in materials such as African jade, serpentine, and soapstone.
Africa-Photo: Databank with over 4,000 photos from 1870 to the present and much cultural information.
AfricaClub: Wide assortment of arts and crafts, with considerable cultural background on the objects.
African Antiques: Belgian dealer's site, with ethnographic information.
African Art and Artists: Bridget McNulty trades in contemporary and traditional African art and crafts.
African Art Center: Nonprofit organization promoting black artists and craftspeople of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa.
African Art Collection: African tribal arts dealer. Photographs and descriptions including some information on cultural significance.
African Art Course: Materials for a University of Virginia course on African arts, with images, bibiliographic information, and web links.
African Art Shop: Tribal Art (mostly African), links, and descriptions of some African styles.
African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning: A nicely annotated on-line exhibition of African art from the University of Virginia.
African Art: Makonde: Links to some sites specializing in Makonde arts and crafts.
African Arts and Culture Discussion Group: Discussion group about African art and culture.
African Millennium Foundation: International trader and exhibitor of Zimbabwean Shone stone sculptures. Site displays news about recent events and images from exhibitions and galleries held in Toronto and London.
African Odyssey Interactive: Wide range of resources, originates at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC).
African Quintessence: African art, mainly from Benin, with nice images and descriptions of cultural significance.
African Sculptural Art: Papers on the development of sculptural art in Africa, from pre-iron age to modern.
African Sculpture: Images of a private collection.
African Tribal Art Museum: A comprehensive collection of African art (700 objects; 90 ethnic groups) and lots of information African tribal peoples.
Africarts: Collection of African art objects: exchange of information and/or of objects
Akan Cultural Symbols: Explanations of the iconography of Akan art.
All About Shoowa: Rich source of information about Shoowa raffia textiles.
Art and Oracle: Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition: African art and divination rituals. Includes a map of sub-Saharan Africa, and essays on divination.
Art Creations Africa: Stone sculpture gallery and exhibitions of work of African artists, including Shona Stone sculpture.
Art of Africa: Bushmen/San arts and crafts from the Kalahari.
ArtSite Africa: Directory of websites related to African art, arranged in categories.
Axis Gallery: Gary van Wyk's gallery, with exhibitions. Emphasis on South Africa.
Azani Stone Gallery Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture: Zimbabwe Shona stone sculpture, including busts, abstracts and wildlife art.
BAT Centre: Community centre in the small craft harbour, Durban, promoting local arts and culture talent of South Africa.
Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa: Periodic on-line exhibitions as well as a guide to the Brussells museum. Includes a search facility for finding websites with information about central Africa.
BlueArt Shop: Original Products from Africa, Ebony Wood,Paintings
Charles Jones African Art: Traditional African art, with many images and explanations of cultural significance of the objects.
Davis Gallery: Art and sculpture of West and Central Africa
deYoung Museum African Collection: Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
Dimondstein Tribal Arts: Many images and information on African tribal art.
Douglas Yaney: African tribal art objects, with sections for items likely to interest the beginner and those likely to interest more advanced collectors.
Emory University Collection of African Art: An exhibition of part of the university's permanent collection of African art. Good accompanying essays on various aspects of African art.
Ethnix Gallery of African Art & Tribal Artifacts: New York dealer.
G. I. Jones -- S.E. Nigerian Art and Culture: An outstanding collection of photographs, many showing objects of art in their cultural settings.
Galerie Ezakwantu: Central and Southern African tribal art. In Franschhoek, South Africa.
Galerie Peter Herrmann: A commercial gallery. Bilingual (German and English), with many images of African items. Also has a section describing ongoing African art related exhibitions and events elsewhere.
Gallery Quackelbeen: Brussels dealer with images of pots, masks, textiles and statues.
Gati Gallery: Dealer in African arts.
H-AfrArts Expressive Cultures of Africa: A seriously scholarly site, with moderated discussion boards. From Michigan State University.
Hamill Gallery of African Art: A commercial site with nicely documented thematic exhibitions that change every few months. Past exhibitions are viewable as well.
Jembetat Gallery of African Art: Tribal art from West and Central Africa.
Joy Christie's Gallery: Dallas, Texas dealer in tribal arts and artifacts,contemporary paintings and original jewelry featuring tribal components.
Kerr Museum Productions: Consultants on African art and display installations. Offers 3-D images of African sculpture.
Komaland: Personal collection and background information about Koma sculptures.
Masks and More: Masks, african art and primitive paintings, beautifully presented.
McCue Tribal Art: Many images and some cultural information.
Moba Art: Information on Moba (Togo and Ghana) sculpture.
Museum for African Art: New York's Museum for African Art.
National Museum of African Art: The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Site includes exhibitions, articles, museum calendar of events.
Pan-Africa: Multilingual categorized collection of links to sites about African art.
Picard Trade Bead Museum And African Art Gallery: Dealer in African art and trade beads, with a trade bead museum.
Ralph Proctor Gallery: A gallery of African art, with periodic thematic exhibitions.
Rand African Art: Images of a private collection with lots of pictures and information.
Ryann Willis Ancient Art: Dealer specializing in ancient African arts (mostly terracotta), with nice exhibitions.
Sculptures of Zimbabwe: Gallery of Shona stone sculpture..
Senufo Art: Brief description of the Senufo aesthetic tradition; part of an auction house series.
Shani Gallery: African masks and sculpture with brief descriptions of their traditional significance.
Shona Sculpture: A collection of 67 Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe, with some history of this genre.
StoneAge Art Company: Shona sculpture from 250 Zimbabwe carvers.
Sukuma Museum: Museum devoted to the culture and art of the Sukuma (Tanzania, Africa).
Tamarin Gallery: A gallery of African art. Periodic exhibitions and a collection of links to other sources.
Tellem Gallery: Sculpture (masks, statuettes, etc.) and jewelry from many African regions; pre-Columbian art and pottery.
The Calverton Headrest Collection: African headrests, including many Zulu pieces.
The Suaga Collection: Noncommercial site showcasing a private collection of African masks.
The World of Beduin Weaving: Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa.
Tribal Art Africa: Dealer in tribal African artifacts (mostly masks and statues).
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History: Emphasis on works from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present.
Yahoo! Groups: AfricanAntiques: Discussion board on African art.
Zambezi Sculpture: Zimbabwe stone sculpture, Shona and others using traditional techniques.