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The William H. Sheppard African Art Collection At Hampton Institute, Richard A. Singletary
The William H. Sheppard African Art Collection At Hampton Institute, Richard A. Singletary
Institute for the Humanities Theses
An examination of the William H. Sheppard African Art Collection at Hampton Institute located in Hampton, Virginia, reveals one of the finest examples of African art in existence today. This exhibit hails from the Kasai region located in Zaire (the Congo) of Africa. Since African art 1s expressive power derives from the functional value of the object, attention is focused on the socio-cultural use of the art from the Kuba tribe in the Kasai region. This discussion and investigation of objects in the collection precedes the appendices which includes complete chronological, alphabetical, and typological catalogues.