Unit 10: Art Nouveau and Africa

The Kiss, Gustav Klimt, oil and gold leaf on canvas

White and Red Plum Blossoms, Ogata Korin, ink, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper

Under the Wave of Kanagawa, Hokusai, polychrome wood-block print, ink and color on paper

The Swing (after Fragonard), Shonibare, sculpture and mixed media installation

Great Mosque of Djenne, Djenne peoples, adobe, Djenne, Mali

Circular Wall of Great Zimbabwe, Shona peoples, coursed granite blocks, Southeastern Zimbabwe, Africa

Benin wall plaque of the Oba, Edo peoples, cast brass, Benin, Nigeria

Ashanti Golden Stool, Ashanti peoples, gold over wood, and cast gold attachments

Yoruba Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife, Olowe of Ise, wood and pigment

Ndop of King Mishe, Kuba peoples, wood, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Luba Lukasa, Mbudye society, wood, beads, and metal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Kongo power figure (Nkisi n’Kandi), Kongo peoples, wood and metal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Chokwe Pwo mask, Chokwe peoples, wood, fiber, pigment, and metal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Mende Bundu mask, Mende peoples, wood, cloth, and fiber, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Africa

Bamileke Aka elephant mask, Bamileke peoples, wood, woven raffia, cloth, and beads, Cameroon, Africa

Baule Mblo, Baule peoples, wood and pigment, Cote d’Ivoire, Africa

Igbo Ikenga shrine figure, Igbo peoples, wood, Nigeria, Africa

Fang byeri, Fang peoples, wood, Southern Cameroon, Africa