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Artist Depictions & Art Objects
When a person views such creative African art, several themes seem to come up over and over again. These themes are representations of things significant to African culture; They reveal the importance behind some of its most beautiful art. An African artist seeks a calm reflective sculpture of contrasting textures with respect given to the shape of the stone, usually having smooth surface textures, but not all are totally smooth and some artists tend to leave part of the raw stone exposed using void and open-form to emphasize the objects occupancy of space. The work of these artists' reflects creativity and attention to texture, composition, & detail.
Human:
Parent & child 1, 2, & 3
Male 1 & 2, Female 1 & 2
Human face 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9
Tribal man or men 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, & 13
Androgynous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7
 
Animal:
Alligator, Cheetah, Elephant, Giraffe, Hippo, Hornbill, Leopard, Snake, Lion, Python, Rhino, Turtle, Warthog, & Zebra
 
Plant:
Lotus flower 1 & 2
Trees 1 & 2
Grass
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