This Web exhibition from the Smithsonian Museum of African Art goes a long way towards explaining why the name Tuareg carried such mythic weight that Volkswagen chose it for their Sports Utility Vehicle. The Tuareg are a semi-nomadic people who once controlled the caravan trade routes across the Sahara Desert. The introductory page of the site explains that the Tuareg "have fascinated scholars and travelers throughout history." The exhibition points out that art-making traditions practiced by artists and smiths known as Inadan are central to Tuareg culture. One Inadan family, husband and wife Saida Oumba and Andi Ouhoulou, created much of the artwork featured at the site. Oumba is a silversmith known for interpreting traditional patterns to create modern jewelry while Ouhoulou creates decorated leather bags and clothing. The Art of Being Tuareg is co-curated by Thomas K. Seligman, Director of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, who has studied the Tuareg for over 30 years, focusing on how the Oumba/Ouhoulou family has adapted traditional Tuareg symbols, designs, and materials for the international art market. Seligman hopes that this closer look at the Tuareg will overturn stereotypical views of Africa held by many Westerners.