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[https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/cosmos/sun.html by AFRICAN COSMOS] | [https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/cosmos/sun.html by AFRICAN COSMOS] | ||
The sun--its commanding presence in the sky, its brightness too strong to look at, its light and warmth essential for life--is a powerful symbol for the divine. Depictions of the sun are rare in Africa's traditional arts, but ideas about the sun underscore its ever-present influence. | The sun--its commanding presence in the sky, its brightness too strong to look at, its light and warmth essential for life--is a powerful symbol for the divine. Depictions of the sun are rare in Africa's traditional arts, but ideas about the sun underscore its ever-present influence. | ||
=====Institutional Collections of African Art===== | |||
[https://www.acasaonline.org/museums/ by ACASA] | |||
American Museum of Natural History | |||
