Week 166

A SOUTH MELBOURNE GALLERY

General view of the gallery as one enters.

Looking to the right from the same viewpoint.

Modern wall lamps by South African artists.

Three paintings by John Botham above a mixture of African artefacts, and ceramics by South African potters.

In the crafts section we find everything from a papier mâché fish
to painted ostrich eggs and wire and bead works.

This wall light is by Stephen Colegate.

A chiwara from Mali. This headdress is used in fertility dances
by the Bambana and Bamara tribes.

This mask is from Gabon and is used
by the Fang tribe.

Two of the South African ceramicist Tim Dlamini's very popular figurines.

This ceremonial headdress of feathers is used by the Bamileke people of the Cameroon. Here it is seen from above.