Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe
Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe (location)
shona people
Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe (date)
1000-1400 CE
Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe (material)
coursed granite blocks
Great Mosque of Djenne
Great Mosque of Djenne (location)
Djenne, Mali
Great Mosque of Djenne (date)
1200 CE, rebuilt 1906-1907 CE
Great Mosque of Djenne (material)
adobe
Wall plaque from Oba’s Palace
Wall plaque from Oba’s Palace (date)
16th century CE
Wall plaque from Oba’s Palace (location)
Benin, Nigeria
Wall plaque from Oba’s Palace (material)
cast brass
The Golden Stool
The Golden Stool (date)
1700 CE
The Golden Stool (location)
ashanti people
The Golden Stool (material)
Gold over wood and cast-gold attachment
Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe mishyaang mambul
Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe mishyaang mambul (location)
Kuba people
Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe mishyaang mambul (date)
1760-1780 CE
Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe mishyaang mambul (material)
wood
Nkisi n’kondi
Nkisi n’kondi (location)
Kongo People
Nkisi n’kondi (date)
late 19th century CE
Nkisi n’kondi (material)
wood and metal
Female (pwo) mask
Female (pwo) mask - location
Chokwe people
Democratic Republic of Congo
Female (pwo) mask - date
late 19th to early 20th century CE
Female (pwo) mask - material
wood, plant, fiber, pigment, copper alloy
Portrait Mask (Mblo) of Moya Yanso
Portrait Mask (Mblo) of Moya Yanso - artist
Owie Kimou
Portrait Mask (Mblo) of Moya Yanso - location
Baule people
Portrait Mask (Mblo) of Moya Yanso - date
early 20th century CE
Portrait Mask (Mblo) of Moya Yanso - material
wood, brass, pigment
Bundu mask
Bundu mask- location
Sande Society, Mendes people
Bundu mask - date
19th-20th century CE
Bundu mask - materials
wood, cloth and fiber
Ikenga
Ikenga - date
19th-20th century CE
Ikenga -material
wood
Ikenga -location
Igbo people
Nigeria
Lukasa (memory board)
Lukasa (memory board) - location
Luba peoples
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lukasa (memory board) - date
19th-20th century CE
Lukasa (memory board) - material
wood, beads, and metal
aka elephant mask
aka elephant mask - material
wood, woven raffia, cloth and beads
aka elephant mask - date
19th - 20th century CE
aka elephant mask - location
kuosi society, Bamileke
Reliquary figure (byeri)
Reliquary figure (byeri) - location
Fang peoples (southern Cameroon)
Reliquary figure (byeri) - date
19th - 20th century CE
Reliquary figure (byeri) -material
wood
Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife
Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (artist)
Olowe of Ise
Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (date)
1910-1914 CE
Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (material)
wood and pigment