African Art

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FromPrehistoric Times to the Present

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6-1. Humanlife,which is understood to have begun in Africa, developed overmillions of years and radiated beyond the continent ofAfrica. 6-2. Humanbeliefsand interactions in Africa are instigated by the arts.African arts are active; they motivate behavior, contain andexpress belief, and validate social organization andhuman relations.

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167. Conical tower and circularwall of Great Zimbabwe. Southeastern Zimbabwe. Shona peoples. c. 1000–1400 C.E. Coursed granite blocks.

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167. Conical tower and circularwall of Great Zimbabwe. Southeastern Zimbabwe. Shona peoples. c. 1000–1400 C.E. Coursed granite blocks.

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168. Great Mosque of Djenné.Mali.Founded c. 1200 C.E.; rebuilt 1906–1907. Adobe.

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168. Great Mosque of Djenné(Monday Market). Mali. Founded c. 1200 C.E.; rebuilt1906–1907. Adobe.

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169. Wall plaque, from Oba’spalace. Edo peoples, Benin (Nigeria). 16thcentury C.E. Cast brass.

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170. Sikadwakofi(Golden Stool – Context). Ashanti peoples (south central Ghana). c.1700 C.E. Gold over wood and cast-gold attachments.

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171. Ndop(portrait figure) of King MishemiShyaangmaMbul.Kubapeoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). c. 1760–1780 C.E. Wood.

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172. Power figure (Nkisin’kondi).Kongopeoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). c.late 19th century C.E. Wood and metal.

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176. Ikenga(shrine figure). Igbo peoples (Nigeria). c. 19th to 20thcentury C.E. Wood.

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177. Lukasa(memory board). MbudyeSociety, Lubapeoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). c. 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood, beads,and metal.

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179. Reliquary figure (byeri).Fangpeoples (southern Cameroon). c. 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood.

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180. Veranda post of enthroned kingand senior wife (OpoOgoga).Olowe of Ise(Yoruba peoples). c. 1910–1914 C.E. Wood and pigment.

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173. Female (Pwo)mask. Chokwepeoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Late 19th to early 20th century C.E. Wood,fiber, pigment, and metal.

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175. Bundumask. SandeSociety, Mendepeoples (West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia). 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood, cloth,and fiber.

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174. Portrait mask (Mblo).Baulepeoples (Côted’Ivoire). Early 20th century C.E. Wood and pigment.

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178. Aka elephant mask. Bamileke(Cameroon, western grassfieldsregion). c. 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood, woven raffia, cloth, and beads.