INDIGENEOUS ART AND RELIGION IN AFRICA
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Traditionally it is generally believed that indigenous art and religion perform similar function in different forms. This paper attempts to X-ray the importance of indigenous art in religion in the African context and discuss the issues in Art, Christianity and Islamic ideas. It equally discusses different relationships of art to the cultural experiences of African society .The use of masks in religious festival in Nigeria and some African societies as a whole and conclusively the paper shows the reflection of African Art culture with religion I.
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