African Art Flashcards
Shona peoples
great Zimbabwe
malian
great mosque of djenne
edo peoples
wall plaque from oba’s palace
ashanti people
sika dwa kofi (golden stool)
kuba people
ndop (portrait figure) of king mishe mishyaang mambul
kongo people
power firgure (nkisi n’kondi)
chokwe people
female (pwo) mask
baule peoples
portrait mask (mblo)
sande society, mende peoples
bundu mask
igbo peoples
ikenga (shrine figure)
mbudye society, luba people
lukasa (memory board)
bamileke
aka elephant maks
fang peoples
reliquary figure (byeri)
olowe of ise/yoruba peoples
veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (opo ogoga)
1000-1400
great zimbabwe
1200; rebuilt 1906-1907
Mosque
16th c
wall plaque from oba’s palace
1700
golden stool
1760-1780
king mishe
19th c
power figure (n’kondi)
19th-20th c
female mask, bundu mask, ikenga, lukasa, aka elephanant mask, reliquary,
20th c
portrait mask
1910-1914
veranda post
coursed granite blocks
great zimbabwe
adobe
mosque
cast brass
wall plaque from oba’s palace
gold over wood and cast-gold attachments
golden stool
wood
king mishe, ikenga, reliquary
wood and metal
power figure ( n’kondi)
wood, fiber, pigment, and metal
female mask
wood and pigment
portrait mask, veranda post
wood, cloth, and fiber
bundu mask
wood, beads, and metal
lukasa
wood, woven raffia, cloth, and beads
Aka elephant mask
southeastern zimbabwe
great zimbabwe
djenne, mali
mosque
benin (nigeria)
wall plaque from oba’s palace
south central ghana
golden stool
democratic republic of the congo
king mishe, power figure (n’kondi), female mask,lukasa,
cote d’ivoire
portrait mask
west african forests of sierra leone and liberia
bundu mask
nigeria
ikenga, veranda post
cameroon, western grassfields region
aka elephant mask
southern cameroon
reliquary