Africa

Question 1

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Answer 1

Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe. Southeastern Zimbabwe. Shona peoples. c. 1000–1400 C.E. Coursed granite blocks.

Era: Africa - Shona Peoples

Question 2

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Answer 2

Great Mosque of Djenné. Mali. Founded c. 1200 C.E.; rebuilt 1906–1907. Adobe.

Era: Islam in Africa

• Has to be rebuilt every year

Question 3

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Answer 3

Wall plaque, from Oba’s palace. Edo peoples, Benin (Nigeria). 16th century C.E. Cast brass.

Era: Africa - Edo Peoples

• Oba = King

Question 4

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Answer 4

Sika dwa ko (Golden Stool). Ashanti peoples (south central Ghana). c. 1700 C.E. Gold over wood and cast-gold attachments.

Era: Africa - Ashanti Peoples

Question 5

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Answer 5

Ndop (portrait gure) of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul. Kuba peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). c. 1760–1780 C.E. Wood.

Era: Africa - Kuba Peoples

Question 6

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Answer 6

Power Gure (Nkisi n’kondi). Kongo peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). c. late 19th century C.E. Wood and metal.

Era: Africa - Kongo Peoples (DRC)

Question 7

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Answer 7

Female (Pwo) mask. Chokwe peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Late 19th to early 20th century C.E. Wood, ber, pigment, and metal.

Era: Africa - Chokwe Peoples

• Worn by men - men’s initiation

Question 8

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Answer 8

Portrait mask (Mblo). Baule peoples (Côte d’Ivoire). Early 20th century C.E. Wood and pigment.

Era: Africa - Baule Peoples

• Communication with ancestors
• Honors specific women
• Can be worn by women

Question 9

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Answer 9

Bundu Mask. Sande Society, Mende peoples (West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia). 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood, cloth, and ber.

Era: Africa - Mende Peoples, Sande Society

Question 10

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Answer 10

Ikenga (shrine gure). Igbo peoples (Nigeria). c. 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood. 177.

Era: Africa - Igbo Peoples

Question 11

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Answer 11

Lukasa (memory board). Mbudye Society, Luba peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). c. 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood, beads, and metal.

Era: Africa - Luba Peoples (DRC)

Question 12

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Answer 12

Aka elephant mask. Bamileke (Cameroon, western grasslands region). c. 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood, woven raffia, cloth, and beads.

Era: Africa - Bamileke

Question 13

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Answer 13

Reliquary Figure (byeri). Fang peoples (southern Cameroon). c. 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood.

Era: Africa - Fang Peoples

Question 14

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Answer 14

Veranda Post of Enthroned King and senior wife (Opo Ogoga). Olowe of Ise (Yoruba peoples). c. 1910–1914 C.E. Wood and pigment.

Era: Africa - Yoruba Peoples
Artist: Olowe of Ise