Hello, lovely Steemians, I would like to start this blog with a little Disclaimer: None of the images below are mine. Credits are always given below.* **African Canvas Margaret Courtney-Clarke** The Art of Africa is a casualty of colonial exploitation, surviving principally in the museums of other countries. ~ **Nadine Gordimer** >“My objective in this work is to document an extraordinary art form - vernacular art and architecture in West Africa - that is not transportable and therefore not seen in museums around the world. It is an attempt to capture the unseen Africa, a glimpse into the homes and into the spirit of very proud and dignified peoples. In much the same way as I photographed the art of Ndebele women, I have drawn on my personal affinity for the art itself, for methods, design and form, rather than the socio-anthropological or political realities of a people or continent in dilemma. These images portray a unique tradition of Africa, a celebration of an indigenous rural culture in which the women are the artists and the home her canvas.” ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo8_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmf1n2fJLeGCtrqj2jv7XRz8tn1cvnnN8oEBBPGVQaVjgS/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo8_500.jpg) ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo9_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQmGVzFZbiYoYxAJcsyDVwc7JYme2LmzWeiBzhqFi35GS/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo9_500.jpg) ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo2_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbgVVaKvwHm3SGWb2iEQYgpUfVpugZecmo5Crd6yNs7YA/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo2_500.jpg) ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo3_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcYfQLnvsAKWo6Du3w8uiXi9jpMahrj1x7JnVQQaGEGP7/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo3_500.jpg) ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo4_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmezroBktzfBW18Jsq4uik3JTigbehfHkMN9sQ5BHgacC2/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo4_500.jpg) ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo5_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeWBKWvbqsikX62BWMVnw3wtufv8B6R1SG73XkUhYYtKE/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo5_500.jpg) ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo7_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfGnpGDds7pwXj9nGmYJ3pPLKRR6JNLcCPQ4iFw1HiMcQ/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo7_500.jpg) ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo6_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRvAh1M3MRYUWycbh6T7M2Lcq13c8Tm9AQzgxi6CATrAd/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo6_500.jpg) ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo10_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNisHUKQYkeBscP5cWrcMf1W9p8FuFC7NTsG9kVgCMZmv/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo10_500.jpg) ![tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo1_500.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeHzNWWEBUXEjsfXhfLF5f8n9Q5KT1R45AnJ2owVRSFhd/tumblr_nki1yxmFm71s5qhggo1_500.jpg) **Credits to:** MARGARET COURTNEY-CLARKE