Unit 6 Africa Flashcards
Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe
Shona Peoples (Southeastern Zimbabwe)
1000-1400 CE
coursed granite blocks
Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe
Shona Peoples (Southeastern Zimbabwe)
1000-1400 CE
coursed granite blocks
Great Mosque of Djenné
Mali
1200 CE rebuilt 1906-1907 CE
adobe
Great Mosque of Djenné
Mali
1200 CE rebuilt 1906-1907 CE
adobe
Wall Plaque from Oba’s palace
Edo peoples
Kingdom from Benin (Nigeria)
16th century CE
cast brass
Wall Plaque from Oba’s palace
Edo peoples
Kingdom from Benin (Nigeria)
16th century CE
cast brass
Sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool)
Ashanti peoples (south central Ghana)
1700 CE
gold over wood and cast-gold attachments
Sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool)
Ashanti peoples (south central Ghana)
1700 CE
gold over wood and cast-gold attachments
Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul
Kuba peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
1760-1780 CE
wood
Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul
Kuba peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
1760-1780 CE
wood
Power Figure (Nkisi n’kondi)
Kongo peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
late 19th century CE
wood and metal
Female (Pwo) mask
Chokwe peoples (Democratic Republic of Congo)
late 19th to early 20th century CE
wood, fiber, pigment, and metal
Portrait mask (Mblo)
Baule peoples (Côte d’Ivoire)
early 20th century CE
wood and pigment
Portrait mask (Mblo)
Baule peoples (Côte d’Ivoire)
early 20th century CE
wood and pigment
Bundu mask
Sandw Society, Mende Peoples (West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia)
19th to 20th century CE
wood, cloth, and fiber
Bundu mask
Sandw Society, Mende Peoples (West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia)
19th to 20th century CE
wood, cloth, and fiber
Ikenga (shrine figure)
Igbo peoples (Nigeria)
19th to 20th century CE
wood
Lukasa (memory board)
Mbudye Society, Luba Peoples (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th to 20th century CE
wood, beads, and metal
Lukasa (memory board)
Mbudye Society, Luba Peoples (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th to 20th century CE
wood, beads, and metal
Aka elephant mask
Bamileke (Cameroon, western grassfields region)
19th to 20th century CE
wood, and woven raffia, cloth, and beads
Aka elephant mask
Bamileke (Cameroon, western grassfields region)
19th to 20th century CE
wood, and woven raffia, cloth, and beads
Reliquary figure (byeri)
Fang peoples (southern Cameroon)
19th to 20th century CE
wood
Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga)
Olowe of Ise (Yoruba peoples)
1910-1914 CE
wood and pigment
