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[https://thinkafrica.net/african-art-materials/ by Editorial Team 2/4/19 Africa’s art materials] | [https://thinkafrica.net/african-art-materials/ by Editorial Team 2/4/19 Africa’s art materials] | ||
African art predates written history. From tens of thousands of years before recorded history people in Africa have been creating various works of art utilizing different materials. This is not particularly surprising given that the modern homo sapiens originated from Africa. The oldest art in the world was a shell necklace found in the Cave of Pigeons in Taforalt, eastern Morocco. This shell necklace is also the oldest example of abstract art in the world (1) | African art predates written history. From tens of thousands of years before recorded history people in Africa have been creating various works of art utilizing different materials. This is not particularly surprising given that the modern homo sapiens originated from Africa. The oldest art in the world was a shell necklace found in the Cave of Pigeons in Taforalt, eastern Morocco. This shell necklace is also the oldest example of abstract art in the world (1) | ||
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[https://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-sculpture.html by Contemporary African Art] | |||
African sculpture is most often figurative, representing the human form and fashioned primarily from wood but it can also be stylized and abstracted and carved from stone. It can span centuries and be as ancient as the advent of tools and it can be as modern as right now, today, where it is lauded and appreciated as a contemporary art form. | |||
