The most valuable category of African art consists of older objects that were created in Africa for traditional use by Africans themselves, and have been used many times, often for religious purposes.

• 由较古老的在非洲由非洲人自己按传统的作用制作，并且已经使用过多次，通常是为宗教目的而制作的东西是非洲艺术中最有价值的一个类别。