African art describes the modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual culture from native or indigenous Africans and the African continent. The definition may also include the art of the African diasporas, such as: African-American, Caribbean or art in South American societies inspired by African traditions. Despite this diversity, there are unifying artistic themes present when considering the totality of the visual culture from the continent of Africa.
Image: Nok sculpture Louvre 70 1998 11 1
Image: Plaque Warrior and Attendants MET DT1231
Image: Brooklyn Museum 61.33 Ndop Portrait of King Mishe mi Shyaang ma Mbul (5)
Sudanese basket-tray, tabar of weaved natural plant fibre, coloured in different colours
Ethiopian art is the manifestation in art of the Ethiopian civilization, an African Christian civilization that developed for millennia in relative isolation .
The main artistic expressions have been architecture, painting and goldsmithing. There is also a range of traditions in textiles, many with woven geometric decoration, although many types are also usually plain.
Painting in Istifanos Monastery
The rock-cut Church of Saint George, Lalibela (Biete Ghiogis)
Depiction of John the Evangelist in one of the Gunda Gunde Gospels, c. 1540
From the treasury of the Church of Narga Selassie, Dek Island, Lake Tana, Ethiopia
