Public-domain art from Central Africa

20 public-domain plates · 19th century to 20th century

20 public-domain works from Central Africa spanning the 19th century to 20th century, drawn from museum open-access programmes and released under CC0 or an equivalent public-domain flag. Free to download and reuse.

Subjects covered

Historical scientific diagrams 3

Museum sources

The Cleveland Museum of Art 20

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Works in this set

Sheath A catalogued work
Male Figure A catalogued work
Throwing Knife A catalogued work
Shield A catalogued work
Wig (uyembe matota, wiyembe, or pulumba) A catalogued work
Vessel A catalogued work
Pendant A catalogued work
Whistle (kasengosengo) A catalogued work

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