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Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa.Washington DC (USA)
11 April 2020 - 29 November 2020
“Gold from West Africa was the engine that drove the movement of things, people, and ideas across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East in an interconnected medieval world. As the incredible works in this exhibition show, it is not possible to understand the emergence of the early modern world without this West African story.”
“Rare and precious archaeological fragments are seen side by side, bringing new understanding to complete works of art from the medieval period.”
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
950 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C.
