AfriGalleries has a wide range of African treasures, ranging from mythological cult objects such as Masks, Statues, Vases or Fetishes, through expressive and vibrant traditional African Clothing and Fabrics exclusively produced by a private African designer, to products for the true connoisseurs like Exclusive Collection, Paintings or Framings.
AfriGalleries can guide you towards the right environment where you can confidently selecting personal or corporate gifts for the relevant celebration.
You can browse below through our online catalogue, or use our Search Facility to find a desired piece of art.
Dignitaries and people of
importance were always
sculpted with a youthful
appearance. This wise
old man who is a pillar
of his community, has
a youthful appearance
although he has a long
beard that looks old.
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CLOTHING
The artistry and aesthetic sophistication of African textiles and dress has been admired and appreciated by foreign observers since the time of the ancient Greece and Rome.
A great many African objects are embellished with abstract designs and sometimes with figurative carvings. Almost without exception, such decoration has implicit symbolism.
Our domestic art collection comprises of artworks that are mainly for the purpose of display in one's home. Here you will find pipes, head rests, baskets and more.
For a true connoisseur the exclusive collection is exceptionally appealing. Our collection contains some of the rarest antique African art that can be found anywhere in the world.
The patterns used by women in the embroidery of cut-pile cloth are generally drawn from a huge repertoire of known patterns, at least two hundred of which are identified by name.
The artistry and aesthetic sophistication of African textiles and dress has been admired and appreciated by foreign observers since the time of the ancient Greece and Rome.
We pride ourselves in producing frames of the highest quality resulting in us receiving accolades in this industry. We frame of oil paintings, papyrus, batiks, masks, statues and modern art.
Composed mainly of leather, bronze, wood, copper, cowry, shells, silver and gold, African Jewellery embodies an enchantment unrivalled in other cultures.
For the rest of the world, African masks are considered works of art; for the African these are ritual instruments or cult objects, that had a mythic-religious logic of it's own.
Our African painting collection contains contemporary original art of abstract and neo expressionist oil paintings, including some figurative artworks and other related themes.
Statues are used in more intimate, private rituals, such as ancestor worship and the practice of magic cults. Statues in strong, immobile, columnar form often contain high sophisticated, refined detail.