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1
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Nok Civilization

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Terra Cotta Statues
elongated face and chin resting on knee (single leg)
eyes flat at top curved at bottom
Penis Sheaths
no funerary context to their sculptures
pierced oraphices

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2
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Ife

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heart of yoruba people
small almond eyes in copper statues
elongated neck
scarification
striated lines on face
beaded necklace and headdress
ritual vessels were broken on purpose so liquids could flow into the earth

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3
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Oni

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Ife ruler

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4
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oba

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Yoruba ruler
red garb
ivory cuffs
red coral beads
feet kept off the ground
face covered

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5
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British Punitive Expedition (1897)

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brits wanted to visit Edo people
they refused and brits came anyway
some brits were killed
british sent punishment expedition, they sacked benin and burned down the palace
looted the alters taking heads and plaques. their artwork became disorganized

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6
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Benin Kingdom,

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ruled by Ogiso = king of the sky
leopards and pythons were totems of their rulers
place of the Edo people
plaques depicting king with servants
mudfish are supernatural representing raining season

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7
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Yoruba

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the most twins are in yoruba
circular artworks split into spirit and earth realm
Eshu=trickster god
shango= god of thunder and twins

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8
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Ifa divination

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there is a divination trey involving a ritual with a diviner and pine nuts thrown onto a trey and read.

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Orisha,

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gods of Yoruba

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Shango

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god of thunder and twins
represented as a woman when associated with dance

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Eshu

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trickster/messenger god
god of crossroads
helps with decisions about sex and money
young and old face

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Gelelde

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masking ceremony performed by men for women
old women are considered to have spiritual power
snakes, birds, and lions on the masks
calm humanoid face depicted

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13
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Ere Ibeji

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in the image of twins
statue made in the image of a deceased twin
treated like a living being
depicted in adult form
indigo often used to color hair

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14
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Ase

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Yoruba word meaning power of life

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15
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Igbo

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people of Nigeria
no chief ruler in their society
council of elders makes decisions
meritocracy
ozo=highest title

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16
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Ikenga,

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skulptures associated with status
a shrine to achievment
ichi marks = scarification
horns on the head
weapons and heads of defeated enemies held
birds on top of horns
staff and tusk

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17
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Agbogho Mmuo

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maiden spirit
spirit mask ceremony
white face = purity
spiral hair
Uli paint on face
female - safety - light - order - cumulus clouds

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18
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Okoroshi,

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ugly deformed masks
diverse in design
some are horned and fanged representing bravery
male - bush - dark - chaos

19
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Uli,

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of the igbo peoples
cursive patterns painted onto bodies
lizards coiled pythons and humanoid figures
spirals, sunburst, and crescent moons

20
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Mbari

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of the igbo people
houses constructed as property right
depicting gods and abundance
niches occupied by figures
people do not enter
made when something happens like a natural disaster or disease spread
burning of the enclosure fence reveals Mbari for the first time

21
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Asante

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people of ghana
kente cloths
golden stool

22
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Asen,

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of the Fon people
forged iron staffs were created for each ancestor serving as a link between the living and the dead where offerings and recognition would be offered to each Asen during the dry season in a ceremony called ahanbiba

23
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Makpo

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royal staff / club like shape / pineapple king / carried by head of household

24
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Bocio

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of the Fon people
empowered object / cadaver
accumulated patina further empowers
royal bocio are refined and pristine
regular bocio not as well made

25
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Kente

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textile cloth
strip woven
of asante people

26
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Adinkra

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of Asante people
stamped cloth with symbols representing things in their culture

27
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the golden stool

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of Asante people
houses soul of Asante nation
stool is more important than the king

28
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Akua ba

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fertility doll
abstracted form with big flat forehead
minimal styling
utilitarian - kept with mothers or those trying to have children

29
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Fon

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people of the Dahomey kingdom
biggest group in Benin

30
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Nommo

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of the Dogon
primordial ancestors that started the world
violent crash in arc spilled four pairs of Nommo into the world
figures often sculpted in male/female pairs with pointy heads

31
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Ginna

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Shrine
square / 2 stories / flat roof
grid like design
roof can stage a performance

32
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Togu’na

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house of words
male meeting place to chill and talk
open gazibo type structure
posts carved with gendered figures
square structure
womanly iconography

33
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Yapinu ginu

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menstruation house
exclusive to women
curvy closed structure
circular
woman are together

34
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Awa

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mens society responsible for making keeping and deligating of masks
of the dogon society

35
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Dama

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of the dogon people
collective funeral every years to release the souls since the last Dama

36
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Kanaka

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dogon mask said to represent lizard figure
masking allows for communications with the spirits
swoop and hit the ground during masking ceremony

37
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Sirige

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mask worn during Dama ceremony
called tree or big house. very tall mask
touches earth and heavens
axis mundi

38
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Baule

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ivory coast

39
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Waka snan

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figures kept in private space
sculptures that embody spirit

40
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Blolo bian (or Bla)

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of Blaue people
spirit spouse
can cause problems with sex and relationships
smooth surfaces
acarification
down cast eyes inward looking
oradianed with jewelry

41
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Mblo

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of Baule people
portrait masks
down cast eyes
birds

42
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Goli

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big series of masks
day long masking ceremonies
4 pairs of masks
performed 2x per month
less spiritual restriction

43
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Mouse divination

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divination practice using mice to foretell future as mice are considered a vehicle to communicate with the spirit realm

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