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Warrior chief and attendants
From Benin, Nigeria
Ca. 1550-1650
Brass, cast medal
18 3/4 in high
Example of hierarchy of scale
Every king had one for their time as kings.
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Akuaba
Made by Osei Bonsu (1900-1976)
From Ghana
Ca. 1935
Wood, beads, pigment
10 1/4 in high
Women made these to show the gods they were ready to have children. Treated these as real children. They had big foreheads, large eyes, long neck and closed mouth. (Qualities that were ideal in this culture)
N'kisi N'kondi ("hunting spirit")
Kongo from democratic republic of congo
Kongo culture
19th century
Wood, iron, textile, pigment (mixed media)
46 1/3 in high
It is commoners art, it was meant for the whole village to use or a family would have one.
The n'kisi would be used to make requests, someone would get prescribed "medicine" by the shaman and then would place it inside the nkisi and cover it with glass to seal it. Then would hit a nail into the nkisi to wake it up and make the request.
Face mask
Fang culture
From Gabon
Ca. 1980
Incised wood, pigment
17 in tall
Men are the ones that wear the masks, they represented the women in a ritual or performance.
These kinds of abstract masks influenced picasso
Sande helmet mask
Mende culture
From Bassa, liberia
Early 20th century
Wood, medal
14 in x 11 in
This is the only culture in where women wear these masks, specifically the older women. These masks are used in rituals that show the girls who started their menstrual cycle the ways of their culture. How they are supposed to act in the mende culture.
Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife
By Olowe of Ise
Yoruba culture
From nigeria
Ca. 1910-1914
Wood
Almost 7 ft
Another example of hiearchy of scale
The big figure behind the king is the senior wife who is also the chief councellor. She holds alot of authority and power.
Ta tele gabon
By trigo piula
Contemporary period
From DRC
1988
Oil on canvas
Has colonial influence, it shows how history has changed this culture.
Its the nkisi holding a tv with an image of the nkisi, and infront its the people with what they desire, in the background it shows alot of tvs.
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