African Art
African Art does not have specific date to which it evolved because most early AfricanArt was carved in wood, which perished quickly. This is why most art dates from the 19th and early 20th century. Many 20th century artists admired and collected pieces of African Art. They enjoyed the bold color, expression, and form that produced a new beginning in art history. African Art was mostly dedicated to life affirming activities such as healing, pleasure, protection, and transformation. The first African Art that made a sustained impact on Europe occurred with the bronze casing and ivory seized in 1897 by the British Royal Army. It was then that African Art began to become in demand, and seen by all areas of the world. Recently, archaeological explorations have become the main contributors of African Art history. African Art is continuously evolving although the rate of change has varied from time to time and place to place. A specific word for art did not exist in languages of most traditional African people. Instead, they used a word to describe the making of the object. African Art as been tied to political and religious aspects. Some secular objects existed, but most are prestige, or objects that functi
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