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National Museum of African Art: A First Look at the Disney Tishman Collection WebsiteNational Museum of African Art: A First Look at the Disney Tishman Collection Website
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Smithsonian Institution
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National Museum of African Art: A First Look at the Disney Tishman Collection

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A survey of traditional African art in a variety of media--wood, ivory, metal, and ceramics--from an impressive collection donated to the National Museum of African Art by Walt Disney in 2005. Includes examples of masks from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, from Ghana, from Gabon, and from Cote d'Ivoire.

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masks, african masks, african art

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analyzing art, evaluating art, interpreting art, judging art, smithsonian, smithsonian institute, art of africa, valuing art

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