With a history
that reaches back to the dawn of civilization, Africa is an
intriguing land of many fascinating cultures. However, Africa's
traditional societies are dwindling, and many bold photographers
have made it their mission to record the folkways of every tribe
they can--especially the ways of ritual and observance. The
ceremonies and traditions captured in these stationery items
--weddings, initiations, rites of passage, invocations of the spirit
world--are spectacular, full of awe and exuberance.
Women
of the African Ark - blank greeting cards
The spectacular
images of traditional African women shown here were captured by
Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith, kindred spirits who share a
fascination for Africa and a sense of urgency about recording the
continent’s rapidly disappearing native lifeways.
Click images for a closer view
7173
Somali
woman
$3.25
7180
Afar
woman
$3.25
7580
Fulani
woman
$3.25
7581
Krobo
women
$3.25
7579
Songhai
woman
$3.25
0666
African Beadwork
panoramic
greeting cards
$15.95
African
Beadwork panoramic boxed greeting cards
African
beadwork boast complex arrangements of colorful glass beads in
geometric patterns, and trimmed with cotton fringe and cowry shells.
These panoramic greeting cards are examples of beadwork by women of
the Kirdi tribe, in Cameroon.
Sixteen 4" x 9" -
blank panoramic greeting cards & envelopes
Four each of the cards below. Click images for a closer view
panoramic #1
panoramic #2
panoramic #3
panoramic #4
4" x
6" A884
African Masks
book of 30 postcards
$9.95
4" x
6" AA234
African
Ceremonies
book of 30 postcards
$9.95
4" x
6" A750
African
Textiles
book of 30 postcards
$9.95
4" x
6" AA188
I Paint My
House
book of 30 postcards
$9.95
4" x
6" AA137
Art of Africa
book of 30 postcards
$9.95
4" x
6" A696
Women of the
African Ark
book of 30 postcards
$9.95
7" x 8" A509
Art of Africa -
address book
(40 photos and room for 480 names)
$19.95
6" x 8" AA174
African
Design journal
(144 pages)
$17.95
7" x 9" P130
African Mask
mouse pad
13.95
click images for a
closer view
African
Mask
magnets
Masks have been used for centuries in various
African tribal rituals. These magnets represent a few examples of
African Masks. size: 2" x 3"
M262
Lipiko Mask
magnet
$3.50
M264
Lumbo Mask
magnet
$3.50
M263
Tshiona Mask
magnet
$3.50
M265
Baule Mask
magnet
$3.50
Order all 4 - African Mask magnets
$14
3" x
4" K157
Africa
knowledge cards
interesting facts
about Africa
- 48 cards -
$9.95
3" x
4" K151
Art of Africa
knowledge cards
interesting facts
about African art
- 48 cards -
$9.95
24" x 32"
15102
African Mask
poster
$19.95
24" x 32" 1424
Woman of Ogden
poster
$14.95
24" x 36" 1395
Marcus Garvey
poster
$14.95
24" x
36" 1342
Emperor Haile Selassie
poster
$14.95
4" x 6" 2893
Emperor Haile Selassie
post card
$1.50
5" x 7" 8099
Market Stalls
blank greeting
card
$3.25
2" x
3" 12070
Brocade
6 gift enclosures
with envelopes
$4.95
2" x
3" 12071
Ulkara
6 gift enclosures
with envelopes
$4.95
5" x 7" 8097
Woman Cleaning
blank greeting
card
$3.25
4" x 6" 3603
Akan
blank greeting
card
$3.25
4" x 6" 3604
Ghana
blank greeting
card
$2.25
4" x 6"
3605
Ghana #2
blank greeting
card
$2.25
4" x 6"
3606
Nigeria
blank greeting
card
$2.25
4" x 6"
3607
Morocco
blank greeting
card
$2.25
4" x 6"
3608
Nigeria #2
blank greeting
card
$2.25
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9619
Kente Cloth
bookmark #1
$1.95
9621
Broadloom
Kente Cloth
bookmark
$1.95
9620
Kente Cloth
bookmark #2
$1.95
African Mask
bookmarks
2 1/4 x 7 1/4 - packaged in a protective plastic sleeve