CA#6 African Art Attribution

Wall Plaque from Oba’s Palace, Edo People. ca. 1550-1680. Edo peoples, Benin (Nigeria). Cast brass. 

Sika Dwa Kofi (Golden Stool), Ashanti People. c. 1700. Ashanti peoples (Ghana). Gold over wood and cast-gold attachments.

Ndop (Portrait Figure) of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul, Kuba People. c. 1760-1780. Kuba people (Democratic Republic of Congo). Wood. 

Nkisi n’Kondi (Power Figure), Kongo People. c. 1875. Kongo people (Democratic Republic of Congo). Wood and metal.

Mblo (Portrait) Mask, Baule Peoples. c. 1880-1920. Owie Kimou, of the Baule people (Ivory Coast). Wood and pigment. 

Pwo (Female) Mask, Chokwe People.c. 1880-1920. Chokwe people (DRC). Wood, fiber, pigment, and metal.

Bundu Helmet Mask, Mende People. c. 1900. Mende people (Sierra Leone and Liberia). Wood, cloth, and fiber)

Ikenga (Shrine Figure), Igbo People.c. 1900. Igbo people (Nigeria). Wood. 

Lukasa (Memory Board), Luba People. c. 1900. Luba people (DRC). Wood, beads, and metal. 

Aka Elephant Mask, Bamileke People. c. 1900. Bamileke people (Cameroon). Wood, raffia, cloth, and beads. 

Nlo Bieri (Reliquary Guardian Figure), Fang People. c. 1900. Fang people (Cameroon). Wood.

Veranda Post of Enthroned King and Senior Wife, Yoruba People. c. 1910. Olowe of Ise (Yoruba People, Nigeria). Wood and pigment. 

Conical Tower and Circular Wall of Great Zimbabwe. c. 1000-1400 CE. Shona people. Granite blocks. SE Zimbabwe. 

Great Mosque at Djenné. c. 1200; rebuilt 1906-1907. Adobe. Djenné, Mali.