African carved figurines of tribal people with traditional tools and weapons are seen below.
Some African characters appear like primitive Africans and live like them.
Respected painters create other figures with traditional meaning and shape.
Ancient Africans and some now were strongly attached to ancestral ideals.
Traditional and sculpted figures used at ceremonial events including marriages and births
For these occasions, many sculptures were sculpted and given as gifts.
The items below reveal some African customs. Each hand-carved sculpture is unique.