Art and designAfricaPart 2

Africa: art and design

Human Image

Headfrom Ife, NigeriaMid-1300s-early 1400s

MaskBamum people, CameroonEarly 20th century

Vessel by Magdalene Odundofrom Farnham, UK2000

Figure (nkisi)Kongo people, DR CongoLate 19th century

Africa: art and design

Painting

Crucifixion painting (detail)from Adwa, EthiopiaAbout 1855

Mummy portraitfrom Hawara, Fayum, EgyptAD 100-120

Rock paintingSan people, southern AfricaDate uncertain

Tomb-chapel painting from Thebes, EgyptAbout 1350 BC

Africa: art and design

Sculpture

Carving of a king (ndop)Kuba people, DR CongoLate 18th century

Statue of Ankhrekhufrom Egypt1850-1830 BC

Masquerade outfit Chewa people, MalawiLate 20th century

Masquerade sculptureby Sokari Douglas Camp from London, UK1995

Africa: art and design

Textiles

Tunic (jibba)Mahdist State, SudanLate 19th century

Cape (lamd)from EthiopiaEarly 20th century

Cloth (kanga)from Tanzania2008

SkirtKuba people, DR CongoLate 19th century

Africa: art and design

Tools, Weapons and Metalwork

AxeNsapo people, DR CongoLate 19th century

Currency bladeBankutu people, DR CongoEarly 20th century

Sword (akonfona)Asante people, Ghana19th century

Sword (kaskara)from Sudan20th century

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