Arts of Africa Art pieces exam 1 UIOWA

Ostrich Eggshell engravings, 60,000 BCE south africa, diepkloof cave. Used as containers and were often engraved uniquely to mark ownership.

Elephant relief, Messak settafet 7500- 5000 BCE Libya

Low relief, large fauna style engravings/ petroglyphs on stone cave walls.

depicted elephants and ostriches

during this time period animals were scarce and this was said to bring them back during the climate crisis

Horned female figure 6500-6000 BCE, Algeria

Round Head Style, petroglyphs, pigment on rocks

Outlined in black and white, horned, pointy breasts, scars could be a family marking/ symbol

Scene of cattle with men, women and children 5000-2000 BCE

Petroglyphs, pasoralist style

pigment bound with cattle milk, inforces importance of cattle

first to depict children

palette of Narmer, Egypt, 1st dynasty 3000 BCE

attributed to imhotep, stepped pyramid of djoser, egypt, 3rd dynasty, 2600 BCE

connected to the sun god Ra, 18 stories, staircase to god, protected the king and his belongings, eternal home

classified as the ben-ben stone

Pyramids of Giza, approx 2000's BCE & 2000 BE.

3 pyramids for three kings of the 4th dynasty. Helped them reach enternal life, protection of the ka

directed to the sun god.

Menkaure and Khamerernebty, from the funerary complex of Menkaure, 4th dynasty, egypt, 2000's BCE

made from greywacke, 56 inches. Supposed to view these from the front. Proportions will always stay the same no matter the overall size aka canon of proportions, arms are well connected to prevent breaking for long lasting existence of the Ka. depicted the king and his wife younger.

Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak, egypt, 19th dynasty 1000 BCEs

House made for the god, model of the cosmos, ritual spaces where king and gods interact to maintain ma'at. oriented toward cardinal direction. contain pylons, great courts, hypostyle halls, sacred lakes

hypostyle hall of the temple of Amun-Re at karnak, egypt, 19th dynasty, 1000 BCEs

halls made up of large columns that hold up horizontal beams for a roof. The light that gets let in is called a clerestory. Symmetrical

Mortuary temple of hatshepsut, egypt, 18th dynasty, 1000s BCE

built in the valley of the kings, was a funerary temple for the female king, symmetrical, axial path

Akhenaten and Nefertiti with their three daughters, egypt, 18th dynasty, 1000 BCEs

made of lime stone, engraved with sunken relief and hieroglyphs, depicts the King and his family in a warm settings.

funerary monolith or obelisk, ethiopia ca 350

69 ft

skinny tapering structure that represented the past. made of stone. were later stolen by Mussolini during his attack on ethiopia and were eventually brought back.

Beta Giorghis (Church of st. george) ethiopia, zagwe dynasty, 13th century

cut rock, built in central planning and incorporates a dome.

healing scroll, Ethiopia, 19th century

parchment and pigment. cured disease/ spiritual ailment. protection against evil eye or demons, used for prayer, worn during the day and hang up at night. animals were sacrificed for their skin to make the parchment. symbols used as talismans, sacred.

Punic stela, carthage, 7-3 century BCE

incorporated symbols of Baal and tanit. Grave markers and offerings in a cemetary. In tophet.

El Djem ampitheater, 200 CE

eolianite sandstone. contained arcades, a 360 view and sat thousands of patrons

Koranic writing board, Mali, 20th century

wood and ink and written in kufic script. Used calligraphy.

Great mosque at kairouan, Tunisia ca 800.

place where one prostrates himself, inspired by the mid-brick house of the prophet in Medina. Must do wudu before entering, contain a prayer hall or hypostyle hall, a qibla wall, a mihrab which is the closest thing in the hall to Mecca and is located at the back of the Mihrab.

hypostyle hall of the great mosque of kairouan

Berber (imazighen) matmala village dwelling

storage and dwellings out of rock face that were made by nomadic groups called the Khaymah

berber (imazighen) tent

Khaymah, interior divided by gender, a woman owns her own tent, tent is constructed and woven by women

Saddle rug (rataya) berber people 1900s

made from wool, cotton, silk and sequins.

silver sugar hammer, 20th century algeria

made out of silver, has the power of ettama and is made by inadan which is the north african term for artist.

Mans leather bag, algeria, tuareg

protection against evil eye, leather, crafted by women. contains the tifinagh alphabet