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African AestheticsBeauty defined-
Manifestations of beauty: outer and innerThe useful, the functional, the complete, the appropriate
The Head– outer and innerHouses the vital sense organs
Site of personalitycenter of spirituality
Shrine, being, destiny
Group of stylized abstract heads representing, inner spiritual head--site of personalityYoruba, (Ita Yemoo, Ife) Nigeria, terracotta, h. 13 cm(5 in); 19 cm(7.1/2 in); 16.5 cm (61/2 in) 16 cm (6 3/8 in)
Aesthetic parameters:Clarity
Ephebism-youthfulnessCompleteness
Shining smoothnessSocial and emotional proportion
Polyrhythmic compositionsArt as metaphor
Ibeji twin memorial figure,Yoruba, NigeriaWood, 20th cent.(Yiyo) relative clarity, completeness, and visibility
Lajuwa, royal usurperTerra-cotta,Ife, Yoruba, 12/15th cent.(odo) Ephebism: relative youthfulness
Ooni,Leaded brass,Appr.18.in.Ife, Yoruba, 14/15th cent.(Pipe) completeness & emotional proportion
Head of a Queen,Ife, (Yoruba), NigeriaTerracotta,12th-13th Century800-700 BP (Before the Present)
Bronze Plaque,Appr.21.in.Benin, Nigeria, 17th cent.Aesthetics of social proportions
Sango Shrine Sculptures,Yoruba, NigeriaWood, 20th cent.-aesthetics of social proportion
Sowei mask,Mande, Sierra LeoneWood, 20th cent.Aesthetics of shining smoothness
Woman wearing silver jewelryHarar, Somalia
Fulani Woman in a market,Mopti, Mali, 1970
Fulani women at a ceremonyCelebrating masculine beauty and charm,Niger Republic, 1980
Balangandans, silver and gold pendantsWorn by Afro-Brazilians since at least the Early 19th century. Detail from a paintingBy Jean Baptiste Debret done in BrazilIn the 1820s
Kente, hand-woven fabric, Ghana, 20th. Cent, aesthetics of polyrhythms
Adire, dyed cotton, Yoruba, SW Nigeria, 20th cent. polyrhythmic composition
Linguist staff,Wood, gold leaf, 20th Cent.Metaphor of leadership
Fon Flag, Applique, Democratic Republic of Benin, 20th century
Royal Umbrella, Fon Applique, cotton, D.R. Benin, 20th century.
Egungun masquerade, sequined applique, cotton, Yoruba Southwestern Nigeria, 20th century.
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