The people of West Africa were skilled potters and metalworkers. Some of them worked with brass and some with gold. Potters in the kingdom of Nok made sculptures from a type of clay called terracotta.

This fall, barring any last-minute delays, Nigeria will open the glitzy Museum of West African Art, a sprawling 15-acre complex with a world-class historical museum, a contemporary art gallery ...

The Savannah African Art Museum is home to a collection of more than 1,000 pieces of artwork from West and Central Africa. The African art on display here includes a variety of 19th- and 20th ...