Africa

Projects in Africa

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Preservation of the Ancient Rock Art of Nigeria in Jigawa and Cross River States

This project endeavors to strengthen Nigeria's network of rock art conservation specialists across regions.

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Preservation of Photographs and Archaeological Field and Other Records Related to the Pre-Colonial Kingdom of Mapungubwe

This project involves the organization, documentation, and conservation of photographs, field records, and other items in the archive.

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Conservation of the 20th-Century Archives of the Federated Union of Black Artists (FUBA)

This project includes preventive conservation and storage upgrades.

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Conservation of Ethnographic Objects and Traditional Architecture at Nyamata Church in Bugesera District, Phase 2

This project continues work begun under a previous Ambassadors Fund grant to document and preserve the building and items of clothing.

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Conservation of the 11th-15th-Century Ruins of Great Zimbabwe

This project involves the preservation of the dry-stone walls and “dhaka” or clay structures.

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Conservation of the Ancient Roman-Berber City of Uthina

The large public cisterns at of the 1st-century BC city of Uthina once supplied water to multiple villages.

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Conservation of the Archaeological Collections at the Gebel Barkal Museum in Karima

This project includes conservation planning and treatment of objects at the site museum.

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Documentation of Traditional Mozambican Mapiko Dance

This project involves the documentation of dances and associated objects.

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Documentation of 21st Dynasty Coffins from the Royal Cache Project

Twenty-first Dynasty coffins are important social documents, but they are difficult to document, photograph, and analyze. This project will thoroughly photo-document coffins i…

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