African artwork’s popularity can be traced back thousands of years. It's one of the closest links to ancient human art. Traditional African beadwork, for example, is more advanced than ancient beadwork, but does have many structural similarities. It is believed that ancient beadwork and was as colorful and as beautiful as African beadwork is today.

Similarly, African carvings and other African arts and crafts, have an ancient lineage. For centuries, African art was largely a curiosity. It is only comparatively recently that African art has moved out of the repressed colonial-era into modern artistic appreciation and acceptance.
It's been a long haul. In the mid-20th century, African art became fashionable for a while, but the market was hardly what anyone could call efficient. Container loads of African art were shipped haphazardly around the world, sold for a while, and then basically disappeared.

A lot has changed since. The new online African art stores are making a big difference. The online market is much more efficient, and demand is increasing rapidly with exposure. The good news for African artists is that this much bigger market is able to support them.

A vast range of African art work is now available, including everything fromtraditional African beadwork to the very latest modern African designs. The good news for African art lovers and collectors is that these artworks aren't expensive. Quite the opposite; for the quality of work, they are actually quite reasonably priced.
Better still, the sheer range and diversity of different artworks is huge. You can buy traditional carvings, masks, jewelry, and a very broad range of different types of African art. When you go looking for African art online, be prepared for the unexpected, the fabulously beautiful, and a truly extraordinary range of different choices.

We're Africa Direct. We are a specialist African art online store, and we hope you’ve enjoyed the story of the arrival of African art in America. To see our collection of African art and more, visit our website here at http://www.africadirect.com/ . If you'd like to learn about any of our African art pieces, give us a call or contact us online, we'll be happy to assist.

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