Differences aesthetics of African cultures
The beauty of African art can convey emotional messages to the observer. It is important however to understand the culture that influenced the art. It is hard to distinguish between different types of African art as many of the basic themes of African art are religion. Religion most often manifests itself into African art through masks, sculpture, ancestor or cult figures, fetishes, and reliquary figures. There are many different religions throughout the continent of Africa and just as many forms of art.
In Africa there are clear standards of beauty. These standards include resemblance to a human being, luminosity, self-composure, and youthfulness. The Yoruba tribe uses these standards quite often in their work. The Yoruba are a number of semi-independent people loosely linked in, geography, religion, history, and language. They are from around the Nigeria region, and have one of the highest twin birth rates around the world.......
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