African final Flashcards
Cane finial showing human-leopard, Unknown Kongo artist, 19th century, Wood
, however, that the king was not a hereditary title. He was chosen by a collection of import
Art thus becomes a key aspect of how the king keeps power. What we’re seeing here are two art works that were collection from the court of the Kongolese king in the 18th and 19th centuries:
Left: this is a staff finial that depicts a human-leopard. The manikongo was oftentimes identified with a leopard
: Royal Kongo hat (mpu), Unknown Kongo artist, Pre 1674, Woven Raffia Fiber
L: Nkisi Nkondi, Unknown Kongo artist, 18th-19th century, Wood, medicinal substances, nails, spit, mirror, etc.
R: Nkisi, Unknown nganga, Late 19th-Early 20th century, Wood, fiber, blongo
Nkisi Nkondi (Mangaaka type), Unknown Kongo artist, Mid-to-Late Nineteenth Century, Wood, medicinal substances, nails, spit, mirror shards, etc.
Two views of Nkisi Nkondi (Kozo type), Unknown Kongo artist, Late 19th-Early 20th Century, Wood, Medicinal substances, nails, spit, mirror, etc.
Nkisi kozo is another type of Nkisi Nkondi
Nkisi are still being produced, but they stopped being ritually used around 1920…the dual focus of the
Bocio figures, Unknown Fon artists, Late 19th-Early 20th century, Wood, animal skull, medicinal herbs, blood, cowrie shells, fiber, cloth
Asen altar/staff , Akati Akpene Kendo, 1858-1889, Iron with traces of polychrome, wood
Buffalo figure, Uknown Fon artist, 19th century, Silver, iron, wood, medicinal substances
Buffalo figure, Unknown Fon artist, 19th century, Silver, iron, wood, medicinal substances
Human figure, Unknown Manyema (?) artist, Late 19th century, Stone
Bound male figure, Unknown Shambaa artist, Late 19th century, Wood, organic substances
Left: Kongo crucifix, Unknown Kongo artist, Possibly 18th century, Brass
Right: R Kongo crucifix, Unknown Kongo artist, Early 17th century, Brass
Plaque showing Oba with Attendants, Unknown Edo artist, Early 16th century century. Brass. British Museum.
Pendant of Queen Idia, Unknown Edo artist, 16th century, Ivory, iron, copper (?)
Commemorative Head of a Queen Mother, Unknown Edo artist, Early 16th century century. Brass. British Museum.
Plaque showing Obs with Attendants and Europeans, Unknown Edo artist, Early 16th century century. Brass. British Museum.
Plaque of a European, Unknown Edo artist, Early 16th century century. Brass. British Museum.
Figure of Portuguese soldier holding a musket, Unknown Edo artist, Early 16th century century. Brass. British Museum.
Ivory Saltcellar with a Boar, Unknown Edo artist, Early 16th century century. Ivory. British Museum.
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Plaque showing Oba with Mudfish and Leopards Unknown Edo artist, 167h century century. Brass. British Museum.
Brass Head Used for the Worship of Osun, Unknown Edo artist, E18h century century. Brass. British Museum.
Odudua Mask, Unknown Edo artist, 18th century, Brass. British Museum.
Palace Altar of King Ovaranmwen (1888-1897)
From Upper Left to Upper Right and then to Lower Left: 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century
Title for all: Commemorative Head of Oba
Photographs of the Golden Stool (1935)
Stool descended from the heavens at the request of Okomfo Anokye
Linguist Staff (Oykeame), Unknown Akan artist, 19th-20th centuries, Gold. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Finial is proverb: “No one goes to the house of the spider Anansi to teach him wisdom.” Anansi the spider who brought wisdom and taught weaving to the Asante is thus linked to linguists. No one should question either.
L: Linguists Staff, Osei Bonsu, 1960, Gold.
R: Linguists Staff, Kokofu, 1980, Gold.
Kente Cloth, Unknown Akan artist, 19th century, Cotton/silk. MMA.
L: Palm Wine Cup, Unknown Kuba artist, Early 20h century, Raffia palm fiber. Baltimore Museum of Art.
R: Palm Wine Cup, Unknown Kuba artist, Early 20h century, Raffia palm fiber. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
L: Ndop of King Shyaam aMbul, Unknown Kuba artist, Late 18th Century, Wood British Museum.
R: Ndop of King Mishe miShyaang, Unknown Kuba artist, 1760-1780, Wood. Brooklyn Museum
Mwaash a Mbooy mask, Unknown Kuba artist, 1970s, Wood, cowrie shells, glass beads, raffia. Baltimore Museum of Art
Ngady a Mwaash mask, Unknown Kuba artist, Late 19th century, Wood, glass beads, kuba cloth, pigment. Peabody Museum, Harvard University.
Bwoom mask, Unknown Kuba artist, Late 19th century, Wood, cowrie shells, fur, leather, glass beads, seed pods, pigment. Brooklyn Museum.
Salampasu headdress, Unrecorded Salampasu artist, Late 19th century,
L: Mbari in Umowa, Photograph by G.I. Jones in 1933
R: Mbari in Unknown location, Photograph circa 1935.
Photographs of Mbari, Taken in 1904 by British colonial administrator A.A. Whitehouse
Front side of Mbari to Obiala, Nnanji Ndiama Obube Ulakwo, 1959, Earthen materials, tin, pigment.
Cement mbari to Ala at Eziala Enyiogugu. Built in 1975. Architect and artist unknown. Photographed in 1978 by Herbert M. Cole.
Gelede mask, Unrecorded Yoruba artist, Late 19th century, Wood. British Museum.
Gelede mask, Unrecorded Yoruba artist, 1978, Wood. Photograph taken at Ketu-Yoruba, Nigeria by Henry Drewal.
Photograph of Egungun masquerade in Ilogbo, Nigeria. Photograph by Marilyn Houlberg, 1982.
Unrecorded Turkana artist, Shield, Mid-Twentieth Century, Wood, hide. 1994.272.
Unrecorded Turkana artist, Drinking gourd (would hold milk), Mid-Twentieth Century, Gourd, wood, cowry shells, leather fiber. 1998.588.
Papa Ibra Tall, First Song, Tapestry, 1963.
Boubacar Coulibaly, Meeting of the Masks, Oil on canvas, 1976.
Boubacar Coulibaly, Masques, Oil on canvas, 1973.
Samba Balde, Masque, Oil on canvas, 1974.
Iba N’Diaye, The Round, Whose Turn Is It?, Oil on Canvas, 1970.
Iba N’Diaye, Hommage à Bessie Smith , Oil on Canvas, 1983.
Alpha Diallo, Débarquement de Blaise Diagne à Saint-Louis, Oil on Canvas, 1970.
Alpha Diallo, Cheikh Amadou Bamba on Board the Pernambouco, Oil on Canvas, 1975
Ben Enwonwu,Hunters in the Jungle, 1943. Watercolor.
Uche Okeke, Ana Mmuo (Land of the Dead), 1961. Oil on board.
Andrew Motjuoadi, Study for Township Life I, 1965. Pencil on paper, 68.3 x 100 cm.
Pretoria Art Museum.
Gerard Sekoto, Portrait of a Cape Coloured School Teacher – Omar, Oil on Canvas, 1942.
Gerard Sekoto, Boy with a Candle, Oil on Canvas, 1943.
Sam Nzima, The Soweto Uprising (Death of Hector Pietersen),
June 16, 1976. Photograph.
Paul Stopforth, Elegy, Mixed media on paper and wood panel, 1981.
Sam Nhlengetwa, It Left Him Cold—The Death of Steve Biko, Collage on paper, 1990.
Jane Alexander, The Butcher Boys, Plaster, bones, horns, glass, 1985-86.
Judy Seidman for Medu, You have struck a rock, 1982. Silkscreen, South African History Archive, No. 2618.
Kane Kwei, Mercedes-Benz shaped coffin, enamel paint on wood, 1989
El Anatsui, Hovor 2, 2004. Mixed media sculpture
Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Bronze Head, 1987. Silver Gelatin Print.
Rotimi Fani-Kayode, White Bouquet, 1987. Silver Gelatin Print.
Mwangi Hutter, Eastleigh Crossing, 2009. Video still of performance
Barthélémy Toguo | Heart Beat | 2008
Mixed Media Installation
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, New Castle, UK
Barthélémy Toguo | Heart Beat | 2008
Order and Disorder
Mixed Media Installation
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, New Castle, UK
Yinka Shonibare, Scramble for Africa, 2003.
Yinka Shonibare, The Swing (After Fragonard), 2001..
Romuald Hazoumé, Porc and Punk, 2009. Found objects.
