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The Brooklyn Museum collection of African art is among the nation’s largest and most comprehensive. Especially notable are its works from Central and West Africa dating from the 3rd century through today. | The Brooklyn Museum collection of African art is among the nation’s largest and most comprehensive. Especially notable are its works from Central and West Africa dating from the 3rd century through today. | ||
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[https://www.britannica.com/art/African-art by Britannica] | |||
It is difficult to give a useful summary of the main characteristics of the art of sub-Saharan Africa. The variety of forms and practices is so great that the attempt to do so results in a series of statements that turn out to be just as true of, for example, Western art. Thus, some African art has value as entertainment; some has political or ideological significance; some is instrumental in a ritual context; and some has aesthetic value in itself. | |||
