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Kuba people, Mukyeem, Mask of the King-as-Elephant (detail), 19th-20th century, wood, beads, fiber, hair, cowrie shells, and cloth. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the William S. Rubin Fund; 2008.89.

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African Art

Works from the Continent of Africa

January 26 – August 25, 2019

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  • Shifting Lenses: Collecting Africa at Dartmouth in the newly renovated Albright Gallery. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

    Works from the Continent of Africa in the newly renovated Albright Gallery. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

  • Solongo style, Nkisi Nkondi, power figure, 19th century, wood and mixed medium.

    Solongo style, Nkisi Nkondi, power figure, 19th century, wood and mixed medium. Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund, the William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Fund, the William B. Jaffe Memorial Fund, the William S. Rubin Fund, the Julia L. Whittier Fund and through gifts, by exchange; 996.22.30233.

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This installation presents the ways in which the aesthetic values and worldviews of different African socities in the past are still relevant to the contemporary social imaginary of the vast majority of people in Africa. Whereas some museums continue to treat canonical African art as vectors of source cultures, this installation emphasizes the individual autonomy of the objects on view. The selection is organized around six themes: Figures, Parliament of Masks, Power Objects, Transitions, Art of Small Things, and Art of Everyday.

Exhibition Curator

Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi

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A Closer Look: Nkisi nkondi, power figure, by an unknown Kongo artist

Exhibition subject: Africa