From July 11 to September 6, 2026, the Setagaya Art Museum in Tokyo presented Memories of West Africa: The Collection of Anthropologist Junzo Kawada and Ceramic Artist Machiko Ogawa. In the 1970s, anthropologist Junzo Kawada conducted fieldwork in Burkina Faso, West Africa, accompanied by ceramic artist Machiko Ogawa. Drawing on passages from Kawada’s writings, including Sabanna no Hakubutsushi (A Natural History of the Savanna), the exhibition presented some 350 objects the

Augustino Malaba, 1980s, woodblock At Nyumba Ya Sanaa in Dar es Salaam, various creative activities took place, including woodblock printing on handmade paper, batik, fabric printing, and sculpture. In 1972, Augustino Malaba moved from the Mutwala region in southern Tanzania to Dar es Salaam and played a key role in establishing “Nyumba ya Sana'a,” a communal artist studio and cultural center founded by Sister Jean Pruitt of the Maryknoll Sisters. As one of the studio’s early

Mali Dogon Headrest Bronze, 9.9x11.5x6.3, C15-16 In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Dogon are said to have settled in the most...

Kiffa bead necklace made in Mauritania African beads, also known as trade beads, developed their own unique character along with the...