I was able to see a great exhibit at the African Art Museum, - TopicsExpress



          

I was able to see a great exhibit at the African Art Museum, Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone. It ends on Sunday, so go if youre in D.C. and havent seen it. William Siegmann (1943-2011), former curator of African art at the Brooklyn Museum, lived and worked in Liberia from 1965 to 1987. While there he began collecting art from Liberia and Sierra Leone. Siegmanns collection, particularly rich in masks, provides an excellent overview of the regions traditional art forms, including numerous objects used in girls initiation ceremonies, divination figures, ritual objects and body ornaments cast in brass, small steatite figures dating from the 15th to 18th centuries, and textiles. si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Visions-from-the-Forests-The-Art-of-Liberia-and-Sierra-Leone-5129
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:40:42 +0000

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