Dec
10

“African Mosaic: Celebrating a Decade of Collecting”

“African Mosaic: Celebrating a Decade of Collecting”—National Museum of African Art, through Dec. 11, 2011

“African Mosaic” highlights 112 objects that represent 10 years of building a permanent collection, reflecting the diversity and outstanding quality of Africa’s arts in everything from gold jewelry and wooden figures to a coffin in the shape of a cell phone.

Photo by Franko Khoury


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Posted: 10 December 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.