Growing up near the village of Sangha on Mali's Bandiagara Escarpment, Amahigueré Dolo always felt compelled to make art. How could he not? He lived in the heart of Dogon country, which is famous for ...

Meet Hélène Leloup, a “pioneer” of African art, according to her devotees, who manages to wear the hats of both art dealer and curator. Her collection will be auctioned at a sale organised by her ...

While the Musée du Quai Branly is organising a major exhibition on the Dakar-Djibouti mission in 2025, on 21 June Sotheby’s is auctioning the collection of African art dealer Hélène Leloup, no ...

Reviewed by Raoul Lehuard in Art d'Afrique noire (Arnouville) no. 32, hiver 1979, pages 47-048 (N2.A793 AFA). Reviewed by Carolee Kennedy in African arts (Los Angeles) 12 (4), August 1979, page 88.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "Villages in Dogon country along the ...

PARIS (Reuters) - With its full beard and elongated breasts, worn smooth by the hands of thousands of women praying for fertility, an androgynous wooden statue is the centrepiece of a new Paris show ...

In the traditional African context, the society of masks is a school where children and adolescents learn to become men. On the Bandiagara cliff, in Dogon country, in Mali, under the strict ...