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It normally refers to pre-colonial African art, such as what you will find if you get over to Nairobi’s Fairmont Norfolk Hotel before the exhibition closes later today.
Pre-Columbian sculpture, Museo Amparo in Puebla, Mexico in 2011. Photo by Veronique DURRUTY/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.
France to return African art taken during colonial era A museum near the Eiffel Tower holds thousands of works from former French colonies. Posted October 8, 2021 Updated October 8, 2021 ...
Join co-curator of Philippine Gold: Treasures from Forgotten Kingdoms, Florina H. Capistrano-Baker for an insightful talk on the origins of these extraordinary objects, from the pre-colonial era of ...
People Sindika Dokolo Wants to Repatriate All African Art Stolen During the Colonial Era Dokolo and this team are monitoring art fairs, auctions, and archives.
Speaking of the shift in Black art as a result of the Ma’afa, Mr Omodele, an educator, writer, poet and lecturer, said: “From this vantage point, we will examine the work of artists such as ...
Art in Europe and the United States has been pretty thoroughly secularized, while many of the most moving works produced during Latin America’s Colonial history retain sacred functions.
The Dutch moves to return seized art are running in parallel with similar initiatives in France and Germany, and broadly follow the 1998 Washington Principles that began the process of returning ...
A Peruvian archaeologist works at a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic sanctuary located inside the capital's main zoo, where three colonial-era burials were found, in Lima, on August 4, 2022.
Research reveals evidence of seasonal celebrations in pre-colonial Brazil." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6 February 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250205142759.htm>.