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African Elegance
Dates : July 18,2012 – November 11, 2012
Collection : Southern University at New Orleans
An African art exhibition fueled with the intention to promote pride and prominence toward the ancestry and heritage of New Orleanians through grace and craftsmanship. Jewelry, royal possessions, and prestige are featured objects from the Democratic Republic of Congo that have been selected from the Southern University at New Orleans African Art Collection by Master of Arts in Museum Studies degree candidate Michael Brown. On display in the African-American Resource Center, located on the second floor, in the City of New Orleans Main Public Library, 291 Loyola Ave. from July 18, 2012 to November 11.
Medium : Cowrie shells, Glass beads Raffia fiber
Culture : Kuba
Country : Democratic Republic of Congo
Date : 19th – 20th Century
Collection : Southern University at New Orleans
Acc: WBSUNO 2010.521
Medium : Glass beads, Raffia fiber
Culture : Kuba
Country : Democratic Republic of Congo
Date : 19th – 20th Century
Collection : Southern University at New Orleans
Acc: WBSUNO 2010.78
Medium : Glass beads, Raffia fiber
Culture : Kuba
Country : Democratic Republic of Congo
Date : 19th – 20th Century
Collection : Southern University at New Orleans
Acc: WBSUNO 2010.76
Culture: Bushoong (Kuba)
Country:Democratic Republic of Congo
Date:13th-14th Century Medium : Wood Collection:Southern University at New Orleans Acc: 1997.48
Culture : Kuba
Country : Democratic Republic of Congo
Medium : Cowrie shells, Raffia fiber
Date : 20th Century
Collection : Southern University at New Orleans
Acc: WBSUNO2010.136
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