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Africa 1100‐1980 C.E.

Africa - Art History175. Bundumask SandeSociety, Mendepeople West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia 19thto 20thcentury C.E. Wood, cloth, fiber 16in x 9.5in x 10in

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Page 1: Africa - Art History175. Bundumask SandeSociety, Mendepeople West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia 19thto 20thcentury C.E. Wood, cloth, fiber 16in x 9.5in x 10in

Africa 1100‐1980 C.E.

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Zimbabwe

Mali

Nigeria

Ghana DRCongo

Cote d’Ivoire

Liberia

Cameroon

Mali = 168

Liberia = 175

Cote d’Ivoire = 174

Ghana = 170

Nigeria = 169, 176, 180

Cameroon = 178, 179

DR Congo = 171, 172, 173, 177

Zimbabwe = 167

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Mali

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168. Great Mosque of Djenné

Mali Founded c. 1200 C.E.Rebuilt 1906‐1907

Adobe

2

H: 33ft. W: 246ft.L:246 ft. 

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Monday market at the Great Mosque 

Theme: Religious Spaces

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Liberia

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175. Bundu mask

Sande Society, Mende people West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia19th to 20th century C.E. 

Wood, cloth, fiber 16in x 9.5in x 10in 

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Bundu Mask (Contextual Photograph)

Theme: Art for Performance

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Cote d’Ivoire

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174. Portrait mask (Mblo)

Baule peoples Cote d’Ivoire

Early 20th century C.E.Wood and pigment

14inches high

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Mblo (Contextual Photograph)

Theme: Portrait

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Ghana

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170. Sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool)

Ashanti peoples south central Ghana

c. 1700 C.E.Gold over wood and cast‐gold attachments

curved seat 18in high platform 24in wide and 12in deep

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Sika dwa kofi (Contextual photograph)

Theme: RelicSacred Object 

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Nigeria

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169. Wall Plaque, from Oba’s Palace 

Edo peoples Benin (Nigeria)16th Century C.E.Lost Wax Cast Brass

H. 19.5inW. 16.5inD. 4in.

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Theme: Metalwork

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Oba of Benin (Contextual photograph)

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176. Ikenga (shrine figure)

Igbo peoples Nigeria

c. 19th and 20th century C.E.Wood

Vary from 11 – 20 inches high

1

Theme: Carved in the Round

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180. Veranda Post of Enthroned King and Senior Wife (Opo Ogoga)

Olowe of IseYouruba peoples

Nigeriac. 1910‐1914 C.E.Wood and Pigment71in x 12in x 16in. 

1

Theme: Multi‐figure WorkRoyalty and Court

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Cameroon

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178. Aka Elephant Mask

BamilekeCameroon, western grassfields region

c. 19th to 20th century C.E.Wood, woven raffia, cloth, and beads

58in  x 21in x 11in

2

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Aka elephant mask (Contextual photograph)

Theme: Art for Performance

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179. Reliquary figure (byeri)

Fang PeoplesSouthern Cameroonc. 19th to 20th century CEWood23in high

1

Theme: Guardian Figure

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Democratic Republic of Congo 

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171. Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe maMbul

Kuba peoplesDemocratic Republic of Congo

c. 1760‐1780 C.E.Wood

19in x 9in 

2

Theme: Power and Authority 

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Ndop (Contextual photograph)

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172. Power figure (Nkisi n’kondi) 

Kongo peoples Democratic Republic of Congo

c. Late 19th century C.E.Wood and metal

36 inches high

1

Theme: Spiritual Power

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173. Female (Pwo) mask

Chokwe peoplesDemocratic Republic of the CongoLate 19th to early 20th century C.E.Wood, fiber, pigment, and metal

16 inches high

1Theme: Art for Performance

Memory

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177. Lukasa (memory board)

Mbudye Society, Luba peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

c. 19th to 20th century C.E.Wood, beads, and metal

10in  x   5in

2

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Theme: MemoryExotic Medium

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Lukasa (Contextual Photograph)

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Zimbabwe

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167. Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe 

Southeastern ZimbabweShona peoples 

c. 1000‐1400 C.E. Coursed granite blocks 

1700 acres

Walls = 800 feet long32feet high17 feet thick

Conical tower= 30 feet high18 feet diameter

2

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167. Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe 

Theme: City PlanningAshlar Masonry 

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