West African links

Salt 

http://42explore.com/salt.htm

Geography
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/teachers/curriculum/m17/activity2.php

West Africa was rich in its cultural heritage. Oral, musical, and artistic traditions abound through its history. Visit the links below to learn more.

Kente /Mud Cloth

http://art-smart.ci.manchester.ct.us/fiber-kente/kente.html

http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/mudcloth/index_flash.html

Folk Tales

http://www.africanculturalcenter.org/5_4_3folktales.html

http://www.phillipmartin.info/liberia/text_folktales_intro.htm

http://africa.mrdonn.org/anansi.html

http://africa.mrdonn.org/fables.html

Proverbs

http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/African.html

Masks

http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask_Portraits.html

Music

http://africa.mrdonn.org/sounds.html

http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/WhatisKora.html

http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/ngoni.html

http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/balaphone.html

 Griots

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_e5.htm