SCULPTURE

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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

Alex Tetteh-Lartey argues that many of the most glorious creations by traditional African artists now live behind glass, on shelves in museums outside Africa; in Britain and in other European countries and in the United States.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

Davina Dougan speak with Werner Gillon who is an engineer by training and a professional businessman. He is also an enthusiastic collector of African carvings and sculpture and other art forms. He wrote and published a book titled, "A Short History of African Art."  

Arts and Africa BBC African Service, London

This programme looks at the African drama contribution at Edinburgh Festival, as well as the remarkable flowering of sculpture and graphic art in Tanzania.

Arts and Africa

In this edition, we hear about the National Gallery of Modern Art in Nigeria, and news of two major festivals to be held called the International Book Fair in Zimbabwe and London's Commonwealth Institute held a series of celebrations entitled 'Africa Africa!'

'Amen'

Medium size sculpture of a Zionist prophet. The sculpture is made out of clay, real human hair and cloth.

"Makhosi"

Medium size sculpture of a female Sangoma kneeling on a grass mat. The sculpture is made out of clay and cloth.

" The Shepherd"

Clay figure of a Shepherd carrying a lamb on his head, wearing a striped long coat and black pants.

Arts and Africa: BBC African Service, no. 478G
Lord Shiva

Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity that includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe.

Lord Shivan

Lord Shiva with his vehicle Nandi Cow

Lord Shivan

Shaivism is one of the four major sects of Hinduism, the others being Vaishnavism, Shaktism and the Smarta Tradition. Followers of Shaivism, called "Shaivas", revere Shiva as the Supreme Being.

Buddhist sculpture

Gandharan Buddhist sculpture displays Hellenistic artistic influence in the forms of human figures and ornament. Figures were much larger than any known from ...

Ndaleni Art School

Sculpture

Ndaleni Art School

Wooden sculpture

Ndaleni Art School

Sculpture

Ndaleni Art School

Sculpture

Ndaleli Art School

Wooden sculpture

Ndaleni Art School

Wooden sculpture

Ndaleni Art School

Wooden sculpture

Ndaleni Art School

Sculpture 

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