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Content Area 6: Africa

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Africa Pt 1

Africa Pt 2

Africa Pt 3


Name That Culture Activity

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Activity

Artwork: Bamileke, Fang, Yoruba

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Artwork: Chokwe, Baule, Kongo

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Artwork: Mende, Igbo, Luba

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Artwork: Edo, Shanti, Kuba

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Artworks and Links


CONICAL TOWER AND CIRCULAR WALL OF GREAT ZIMBABWE. SOUTHEASTERN ZIMBABWE. SHONA PEOPLES. C. 1000–1400 C.E. COURSED GRANITE BLOCKS. ​

great_zimbabwe.pdf
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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. ​

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https://smarthistory.org/benin-plaque-equestrian-oba-and-attendants-2/
https://smarthistory.org/dr-kathryn-wysocki-gunsch-on-a-benin-relief-plaque/
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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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https://smarthistory.org/owie-kimou-portrait-mask-mblo-of-moya-yanso-baule-peoples/
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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. 

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LUKASA (MEMORY BOARD). MBUDYE SOCIETY, LUBA PEOPLES (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO). C. 19TH TO 20TH CENTURY C.E. WOOD, BEADS, AND METAL. ​

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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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  • Home
  • Course Syllabus
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  • Content Area 1 Prehistory
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  • Content Area 5 Indigenous Americas
  • Content Area 6 Africa
  • Content Area 7 West and Central Asia
  • Content Area 8 South, East, and Southeast Asia
  • Content Area 9 The Pacific
  • Content Area 10 Global Contemporary
  • About Ms. Wahlen
  • Contact Ms. Wahlen