I was just at an art museum on a major American campus the other week and was laughing internally at the students pretending that a bunch of ugly wood carvings and literal stick and feather masks were “amazing works”. Everything in the African wing was dated 20th century and had a grand total of 1 thing not made from wood or cloth and it was a horribly designed ceremonial sword that looked like a rusty machete with a handle designed for a 5 year old. Meanwhile there were Roman marble sculptures from 200 BC the next gallery over, including theaters masks.
I was just at an art museum on a major American campus the other week and was laughing internally at the students pretending that a bunch of ugly wood carvings and literal stick and feather masks were “amazing works”. Everything in the African wing was dated 20th century and had a grand total of 1 thing not made from wood or cloth and it was a horribly designed ceremonial sword that looked like a rusty machete with a handle designed for a 5 year old. Meanwhile there were Roman marble sculptures from 200 BC the next gallery over, including theaters masks.
And I'm sure if you were a 19th century sword sperg you'd probably be able to identify what specific pattern of sword was mangled to make that.