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For the past *5 years, Harrington has researched and collected works from West and Central Africa, the areas from which most African-Americans can trace their ancestry. The exhibition includes objects ranging from a *-inch ivory figure by the Chokwe to a massive *-foot-tall wood mask from Burkina Faso. The variety of media as well as artistic creativity and craftsmanship on display represent cultures that in some cases date back thousands of years.
 

The exhibition, drawn from Harrington's Virtual Museum of African Diaspora offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore the rich cultures of West and Central Africa by viewing the actual objects. Harrington hopes to one day donate the items in the collection, in part or as a whole, to UMES. He has been assisted in his efforts to create this exhibition by David Price, assistant curator; Angel Timmons, collections assistant; Kason Washington, collections assistant; Chris Clark; Darius Corry; and Jeanaye Wright, all students at the university. 

This show was made possible with the support of the Maryland State Arts Council and the Somerset County Arts Council.