UMMA Collections

African Art

An area of active growth, the Museum has a collection of more than 1,000 works of African art. Although there is representation of nearly all the diverse peoples and regions within the continent, the Museum’s holdings are particularly rich in the works created in Central Africa, particularly of the Kuba and related groups. The collection includes metalwork (brass weights as well as articles of personal adornment), sculpture and masks, architectural elements, textiles, and ceramics. Many of these works are featured in rotating exhibitions in the James L. and Vivian A. Curtis Gallery of African and African-American Art on the Museum’s second floor