Suggestions for Further Research
Books for Older Students and AdultsBlackmun, Barbara Winston. "History and Statecraft on a Tusk from Old Benin."
The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, April 1994.
Cole, Herbert M.
Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989.
Drewal, Henry John, and Rowland Abiodun.
Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought. New York: Center for African Art, 1989.
Ravenhill, Philip L.
Dreaming the Other World: Figurative Art of Baule, Cote d'Ivoire. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, 1993.
Schildkrout, Enid, and Curtis Keim.
African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1990.
Sieber, Roy, and Roslyn Adele Walker.
African Art in the Cycle of Life. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, 1987.
Visonà, Monica Blackmun, Robin Poynor, Herbert Cole, and Michael D. Harris.
A History of Art in Africa. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
Willett, Frank.
African Art: An Introduction. New York: Praeger, 1971.
Books for Young StudentsAyo, Yvonne.
Eyewitness Books: Africa. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
Ellis, Veronica Freeman.
Afro-Bets First Book about Africa. Orange, New Jersey: Just Us Books, 1989.
Finley, Carol.
The Art of African Masks: Exploring Cultural Traditions. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1999.
Lye, Keith.
Take a Trip to Nigeria. London: Franklin Watts, 1983.
Mann, Kenny.
Oyo, Benin, Ashanti: The Guinea Coast. Minneapolis: Dillon Press, 1996.
Murray, Jocelyn.
Cultural Atlas for Young People: Africa. New York: Facts on File, 1990.
African Folk TalesBerry, James.
Spiderman Anancy. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.
Bryan, Ashley.
Lion and the Ostrich Chicks. New York: Atheneum, 1986.
Courlander, Harold.
The Crest and the Hide. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1982.
Maddern, Eric.
The Five Children: A West African Creation Tale. New York: Dial Books, 1993.
Medlicott, Mary.
The River That Went to the Sky. New York: Kingfisher, 1995.
Web Siteswww.metmuseum.org. "Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Highlights #1-16"
www.nmafa.si.edu. "Images of Power and Identity"
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies. "K-12 Electronic Guide"
www.uiowa.edu/africart. "Key Moments in Life"
www.unc.edu/rwilkers. "Stories to Read and Tell"
www.clevelandart.orgWe encourage teachers and students to visit the Cleveland Museum of Art in person. We also encourage them to visit the museum's Web site, where information about the permanent collection and educational programs can be found.
CD ROMRoy, Christopher D., ed.
Art and Life in Africa. Iowa City: University of Iowa, 1998.