As mentioned in an earlier posting the Tucson Gem and Mineral Shows are far more than just gems and minerals. One of the more colorful, and larger shows, is the African Art Show.
There were rows and rows of vendors with all sorts of colorful items.
First up – a Ghana Djembe.
A Benin bronze statue.
A grouping of wooden giraffes.
A Bembe carving from the Congo.
Many of the booths had walls of masks.
Senegalese woven grass baskets.
A collection of masks from the Congo.
According to the all knowing Google Images these small carvings are most likely from the Ivory Coast. Once again proving I should take better notes.
This bust has a great mix of carving and bead work.
The same booth had these amazing full bead work sculptures.
They also had these colorful baskets.
The artist nailed this one.
The mystery ladies.
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