Leadership Arts of West Africa

January 26-March 25, 1995

This page is for the exhibition Leadership Arts of West Africa, which featured more than 100 works of art from West Africa. It ran from Janury 26 through March 25, 1995. The exhibition, produced by Kent State University School of Art Gallery, includes carved wooden stools, masks and figures, as well as accessories such as staffs, jewelry and hats. Click here for more information on Leadership Arts of West Africa.

How about a quick tour of some of the works that were on display?!? There are 10 images contained within this archive which are intended for personal/educational use only. These images bear a 1995/1996 photographic copyright which belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. Therefore, they are not in the public domain.

Staff Finial, Man with Rifle, Turtle and Shell. From the Ghana region, Asante tribe. Courtesy of William C. Mithoefer (WCM).	Staff Finial, Hand. Ghana, Asante tribe. Courtesy of WCM	Mudfish Ring. Ghana, Asante tribe. Courtesy of WCM.	Gelede/Efe Mask. Nigeria, Yoruba tribe. Courtesy of Gene Blocker.

Mask. Ivory Coast, We tribe. Courtesy of WCM.	Pair of Modern Shoes. Ghana, Asante tribe. Courtesy of WCM.	Combs. Ghana, Asante tribe. Courtesy of WCM.	Human Mask. Cameroon Grassfields. Courtesy of WCM.

Kente Cloth. Ghana, Asante tribe. Courtesy of WCM. Pot. Ghana, Akan tribe. Courtesy of Judith Perani.	Ibeji with Beaded Cloth. Nigeria, Yoruba. Courtesy of WCM.

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