CONICAL TOWER AND CIRCULAR WALL OF GREAT ZIMBABWE. SOUTHEASTERN ZIMBABWE. SHONA PEOPLES. C. 1000–1400 C.E. COURSED GRANITE BLOCKS.
| great_zimbabwe.pdf |
GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNÉ. MALI. FOUNDED C. 1200 C.E.; REBUILT 1906–1907. ADOBE.
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WALL PLAQUE, FROM OBA’S PALACE. EDO PEOPLES, BENIN (NIGERIA). 16TH CENTURY C.E. CAST BRASS.
| art_of_benin.pdf |
https://smarthistory.org/benin-plaque-equestrian-oba-and-attendants-2/
https://smarthistory.org/dr-kathryn-wysocki-gunsch-on-a-benin-relief-plaque/
https://smarthistory.org/dr-kathryn-wysocki-gunsch-on-a-benin-relief-plaque/
SIKA DWA KO (GOLDEN STOOL). ASHANTI PEOPLES (SOUTH CENTRAL GHANA). C. 1700 C.E. GOLD OVER WOOD AND CAST-GOLD ATTACHMENTS.
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NDOP (PORTRAIT FIGURE) OF KING MISHE MISHYAANG MAMBUL. KUBA PEOPLES (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO). C. 1760–1780 C.E. WOOD.
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POWER FIGURE (NKISI N’KONDI). KONGO PEOPLES (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO). C. LATE 19TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD AND METAL.
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FEMALE (PWO) MASK. CHOKWE PEOPLES (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO). LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD, FIBER, PIGMENT, AND METAL.
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PORTRAIT MASK (MBLO). BAULE PEOPLES (CÔTE D’IVOIRE). EARLY 20TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD AND PIGMENT.
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BUNDU MASK. SANDE SOCIETY, MENDE PEOPLES (WEST AFRICAN FORESTS OF SIERRA LEONE AND LIBERIA). 19TH TO 20TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD, CLOTH, AND FIBER.
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IKENGA (SHRINE FIGURE). IGBO PEOPLES (NIGERIA). C. 19TH TO 20TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD.
| ikenga_figures.pdf |
LUKASA (MEMORY BOARD). MBUDYE SOCIETY, LUBA PEOPLES (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO). C. 19TH TO 20TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD, BEADS, AND METAL.
| lukasa_memory_board.pdf |
AKA ELEPHANT MASK. BAMILEKE (CAMEROON, WESTERN GRASS FIELDS REGION). C. 19TH TO 20TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD, WOVEN RAFFIA, CLOTH, AND BEADS.
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RELIQUARY FIGURE (BYERI). FANG PEOPLES (SOUTHERN CAMEROON). C. 19TH TO 20TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD.
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VERANDA POST OF ENTHRONED KING AND SENIOR WIFE (OPO OGOGA). OLOWE OF ISE (YORUBA PEOPLES). C. 1910–1914 C.E. WOOD AND PIGMENT.
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