African Art

Garima Gospels, c. 390–660

Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia

Canon Table

a feature of medieval art and manuscript culture that use numbers and images to organize the Gospels. They were created by Eusebius of Caesarea in the fourth century. 

Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, 13th century

Shell Vessel with Leopard from Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria, c. 9th–11th century C.E., leaded bronze, 8 ⅛ inches 

Ife head: Brass head of a ruler (Ori Olokun), 1300–1450, brass, made in Ife, 35 cm high

scarification

the practice of scratching, etching, burning/branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification or body art.

skeuomorphic

representing a utilitarian or natural object using materials unrelated to the object itself, often to enhance its symbolic or ritual significance