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Tour the continent via major holdings and online tours of both the ancient, and the beautifully vivid contemporary art of Africa - including online collections and virtual tours of traditional masks, sculpture, textiles, graphic arts and more...

National Museum of African Art - Beautifully designed tour of the museum's holdings at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. QuickTime required.

Museum for African Art - A special look at Masks Online, along with information on current exhibits and education programs.

Tamarin - Art and Africa Online - Tribal and contemporary art in this handsome, cleanly designed online tour. News, collectors' exchange, related Web resources and more.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - As only the Metropolitan Museum can do it, with holdings ranging from ritual sculpture and monuments of wood and stone to gold and silver ornaments, masks and costumes.

Detroit Institute of Art: African Art - Interesting sweep of the permanent collection from several angles; musical instruments, animals, idealized women, the spirit world, and more.

The British Museum: Africa - A world-class collection of textiles, sculpture, graphic arts, coins, and more.

Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity - A survey of contemporary Ethiopian artists with biographies, online galleries, links and related resources from the Michigan State University Museum.

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