Tribal Art magazine is a quarterly publication devoted to the arts and cultures of the traditional societies of Africa, Oceania, Asia, and the Americas. It is produced in two separate editions, one in English and the other in French. [posted: Mar 04, 2004]

"Dedicated to offering the very best in Canadian Inuit, African, Oceanic and World Tribal Arts". Based in the US. [posted: Mar 04, 2004]

"We have been trading under the name The Niger Bend since 1982. Almost all of the items we sell, we have bought personally. We travel to West Africa frequently to buy and to visit our old trading friends. Our greatest love are one-of-a-kind, finest-quality ethnographic pieces that we discover in our travels." [posted: Mar 19, 2004]

"This informative and beautiful volume sheds light on the enduring significance of textiles as a major form of aesthetic expression across Africa, relating long-standing cultural practices to recent creative developments. Some of the finest and oldest preserved examples of West African textile traditions are presented, and both their artistic and technical qualities are examined." [posted: Nov 22, 2022]

By Christopher D. Roy, Professor of Art History at the University of Iowa. This extensive essay examines the history of the various peoples who live in present day Burkina Faso. Various crafting traditions are examined - furniture, pottery, jewelry, weaving - with particular attention to the masking traditions. There is also a cross-cultural comparative stylistic summary for the various peoples of the region - Mossi, Gurunsi, Bwa, Bobo, Marka-Dafing. Great ethnographic images. [posted: Mar 04, 2004]

"The rich and diverse artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa is presented in forty traditional works in the Metropolitan's collection. Included are a brief introduction and history of the continent, an explanation of the role of visual expression in Africa, descriptions of the form and function of the works, lesson plans, class activities, a map, comparisons, a bibliography, and a glossary." Free to download. [posted: Nov 20, 2022]

African Fabric Shop specializes in genuine African fabrics - wax prints, batiks, Indigo, wax resist, tie dye and more. The website is also very informative. "Magie Relph and Bob Irwin have travelled the length and breadth of Africa for over 30 years, researching, buying and documenting African textiles, fabrics and beads. In addition to our acclaimed book African Wax Print: A Textile Journey, we continue to write informative and entertaining articles for numerous magazines. They document our adventures and record the textile traditions we've learned about from artisans and traders all over Africa." [posted: Mar 04, 2004]

Sirigu Women Organization of Pottery and Art in Northern Ghana (SWOPA). Since 1997, more than 150 women of Sirigu have formed an organization for pottery and art. Their aim is to preserve and develop their traditional culture and to provide tourist services. [posted: Jul 27, 2007]

Margaret Lippert is a children's books author and this is her web site. She has written a number of books based on multicultural folk tales, including some based on stories from Liberia. [posted: Mar 04, 2004]

Shango Galleries, founded in 1976, is "a source for fine African, Precolumbian, American Indian, and Oceanic art working with collectors, museums, and other dealers." Based in Dallas, Texas. [posted: Mar 04, 2004]