content 6: africa

conical tower and circular wall of great zimbabwe
shona peoples
southeastern zimbabwe
1000-1400 ce
coursed granite blocks

conical tower and circular wall of great zimbabwe
shona peoples
southeastern zimbabwe
1000-1400 ce
coursed granite blocks

great mosque of djenne
djenne, mali
found 1200 ce, rebuilt 1906-1907 ce
adobe

benin wall plaque
edo peoples
oba’s palace
16th century
cast brass

golden stool of ashanti (sika dwa kofi)
ashanti peoples
south central ghana
1700 ce
gold over wood, and cast gold attachments

ndop (portrait figure) of king mishe miShyaang maMbul
kuba peoples
1760-1780 ce
wood

power figure (nkisi n’kondi)
kongo peoples
late 19th century
wood and metal

female (pwo) mask
chokwe peoples
late 19th to early 20th century ce
wood, fiber, pigment, metal

portrait mask (mblo) of moya yanso
baule peoples
early 20th century
wood and pigment

mende bundu mask
mende peoples
19th to early 20th century
wood, cloth, and fiber

ikenga (shrine figure)
igbo peoples (nigeria)
19th to 20th century ce
wood

lukasa (memory board)
luba peoples
19th to 20th century
wood, beads, and metal

aka elephant mask
cameroon, western grasslands region
19th to 20th century
wood, woven raffia, cloth, and beads

reliquary figure (byeri)
fang peoples
19th to 20th century
wood

veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (opo ogoga)
olowe of ise (yoruba peoples)
1910-1914 ce
wood and pigment