Roy Inman Special to The Star Ifa, also West African, uses divination and symbols to interpret the connections between the physical and spiritual realms. This practice is also embraced by ...

The artwork, described as a "homage to the philosophical significance" of traditional West African symbols, will temporarily replace historical paintings in the museum. Robin Diaper, curator at ...

Learn more about this vibrant end-of-year celebration—its history, significance, and how it should be enjoyed.

Almost half of those surveyed couldn’t name a single national symbol. They are used to forge a national identity in many ...

Romantic images of the South have fired the imaginations of songwriters since at least the 1830s, when black-face minstrels began exploiting Southern musical forms and cultural symbols.

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

Africa 's Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) - the largest gathering of African investigative journalists on the continent - at Witwatersrand ...

African countries want them back and major museums ... Bangwa land of present-day Lebialem district of Cameroon's South-West region. The Bangwa Queen was either given to or looted by the German ...

Mati Diop's award-winning documentary 'Dahomey' chronicles how the return of stolen African artifacts reflects a larger ...

The home jersey, predominantly white, has a touch of the black star in the middle with local Ghanaian symbols ingrained in it ...

Why do some images and tales affect us so deeply? From mystical heroic journeys to uncanny images and invincible goddesses, Symbols and Myth-Making in Modernity investigates the metaphoric power of ...

In 1892, French soldiers looted a number of totems and treasures from the West African kingdom of Dahomey ... and the patrons who silently view these symbols of a thwarted legacy.