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29 Cards in this Set
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Head with Crown Yoruba Ife 14th-early 15th century Copper Alloy -perfect, sense of serenity(calm) -beautiful -parallel lines that cover face could be scars -made by man because it's brass |
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Head Yoruba Ife 12-15th century Terracotta -made by women because they were clayworkers -beautiful -calm expression |
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Head of an Oba 16th century Nigeria; Edo Peoples, Court of Benin Brass -dignity usually expressed -crown is woven -strands of coral -put in shrine that predecessor makes when they become king -acts as a vessel that connects old king and new king -success, knowledge, family leadership
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Head of an Oba (king) 19th century Nigeria; Edo Peoples Court of Benin Brass Iron -coral all the way up past chin -design under eyes -feathers look like horns |
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Pendant Mask 16th century Nigeria Court of Benin Ivory, iron, copper -Queen mother Idia -worn around the neck of son -idealized, not a portrait -mudfish on crown= symbol of Benin kingship -shows she's as strong as the king |
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Dogon ancestral earthen pillar marking sacred site of a shrine to the creator God, Amma. "The earth is the abode of the ancestors and the past" -connection between sky God -a creation form -millet poured over rock to activate shrine -to make that connection with Amma |
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Lebe Altar -Phallic -Millet poured over this -Altar has bits of land incorporated into them -encourages the continued fertility of the land -lebe is the earth God |
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Dogon Binu sanctuary -houses spirits of mythical ancestors -millet poridge poured over it to make it more powerful so power can transfer to the person
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Dogon figures in shrines -food and things left inside for ancestors |
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Millet porridge poured over these Making it very powerful |
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Primordial Couple 16th-19th century; Dogon Wood -elongated, angular -female has jewelry in lip -Very similar but prominent features like breasts set then apart -Shows equality -arm around her shows they're a unit -shows diff responsibilities. -He has hunting gear, she takes car of kids |
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Standing Man 16th-20th century Mali; Dogon peoples Wood, patina; Height: 82 7/8 inches -parallel legs -angular body |
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Work by Olowe of Ise |
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Shango Dance Wand (oshe shango) Yoruba, late 19th century Wood and pigment -holding this connects you with shango -female figure -shango is primary God for Yoruba: power hungry, arbitrary, self oriented -only becomes powerful/activated when you dance |
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Ibeji twin figure Yoruba wood, glass beads, pigment Late 19th-early 20th century Philbrook museum, Tulsa -twins are very popular for the Yoruba -for deceased twin spiritual energy -cared for like a real baby -carried on mother's back as a real bb wld - meant to represent an ideal type, not a actual person or child |
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Olowe of Ise Door from Palace Yoruba 1910-14 Height: 6'1 -high relief -done for a palace -shows daily life of yoruba |
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Throne of King Nsa'ngu Cameroon Late 19th century Wood, glass beads, and cowrie shells -made of beads -male(blue) holding drinking horn and female (pink) holding bowl standing (fertility symbols) -snakes on seat rep. Strength in battle -guards holding rifles on foot rest -Front of rest are advisors, shows traditional wisdom -hierarchy -presented as a gift; never used |
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Antelope headdresses (ci wara) 19th-early 20th century Mali, Bamana peoples Wood, Metal bands, Thread -abstract -worn on top of head -mythical creature that can run like an antelope and dig like an ardvark. -grl has child on back, male curved antlers -dance with it and make digging gesture and become one with ci wara -covers face with straw |
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Seated woman Gabon Fang peoples 19th-early 20th century Wood, metal -Fierceness, she's powerful -Shown with stance -strong arms -reps. Powerful female figures in family -sat on can of ancestors remains to protect -balanced, smooth, round -broken down I shapes |
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Power figure (Nkisi) Kongo, collected in 1905 Wood, metal, glass, mixed media -arms up with spear like he's hunting -hunts for a solution to problems -nails empower them -hole is where you put what you want nkisi to look for -dangerous, don't always do what you want |
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Power figure (nkisi=hunter) Second half of 19th century Democratic Republic of Congo, Kongo ppls Wood, metal, resin, enamel -no nails in back -One on one -hole= put what you want nkisi to look for |
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Bamana power association dances -collective identity -safe guard communities -members learn how go govern natural and spiritual power -importance of energy of action -members are mediators |
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Helmet mask Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mid 19th century-mid 20th century Wood, encrustation, quills, feather, horns, and bird skull -antelope head -bird skull on snout -meant to be fierce -porcupine quills =knowledge -meant to channel sacred health for cmnty -wear on top of head like helmet worn privately |
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Bwa peoples Absract plank mask 20th century Wood, pigment fiber -masks incarnate spirits -masks solve problems -made for families -made by carrier in village -fam member is responsible for caring for mask -brings good luck like on agricultural issue's and safe delivery of child
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Plank Mask in the form of a hawk Bwa peoples Late 19th-early 20th century Wood, pigment, fiber -2 dimensional -black and red =bwa colors -wear on teeth, you bite down on it -dance with it with biting down on rope |
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Female mask Gabon, punu peoples 19th-early 20th century Wood, pigment, kaolin -white clay on face masks of beautiful women -worn by men on stilts -powerful-elegant -represents someone who's meditating |
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Key concepts: Ife |
Naturalistic Idealized Serene |
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Dogon: key aesthetic concepts |
Stylized Angular Reduced to the essentials Generally elongated Simplified to the essentials Often geometricized |
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What's the relationship between art and Power Associations? |
Individual commissions -wooden armature made by sculptor/blacksmiths -commissioner oversees additions (plants, animal matter, sacrificial matter) -wield spiritual energy through these "Power objects" -women and children can't see these to protect them |
