Cincinnati Art Museum ....................................... Symbols in African Art

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Artifact
an object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest.

Culture
the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, art, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought

Custom
a practice followed by people of a particular group or region

Object
something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thin

Symbol
something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.

Symbolism
the practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships.

Tradition
the passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.