Art 115: African Art

Slide List Exam #3

10 images will appear on the exam. You will be asked to identify the artist (if known), period/style, region, medium, and location (for architecture only), and then answer a question based on information discussed in lecture or in the textbook.

CHAPTER 5: The Western Sudan

1. Kponungo (Funeral Head Mask), Senufo, early 20^th century, wood, fig. 5-1.

2. Figure of Ancient Mother, Senufo, early 20^th century, fig. 5-21.

3. Brass mask funerary performance, Senufo, 1950s, fig. 5-26. (see 5-27)

4. Beautiful Lady mask, Senufo, wood, fig. 5-29.

PART II: Western Africa

CHAPTER 6: West Atlantic Forests

5. Nowo, Temne, Sierra Leone, 1980. Fig. 6-1.

6. Olifant, Sapi-Portuguese, late 15^th century, ivory and metal, fig. 6-6.

7. Sande/Bondo mask, Mende, Sierra Leone, late 19^th – early 20^th century, wood and silver, fig. 6-17.

8. Zamble performance, Guro, Buafla, Cote d’Ivoire, 1975, fig. 6-32 (see 6-33-6-35).

9. Je (antelope masquerade in performance), Dabuzra, Central Cote D’Ivoire, 1975, fig. 6-36.

10. Frederic Bruly Bouabre, Untitled, (Knowledge of the world series), 1991, Ivory Coast, colored pencil and ball point on cardboard, fig. 6-44.

CHAPTER 7: AKAN Worlds

1. Asantehene (Opoko Ware), Asante, Kumasi, Ghana, gold and kente, fig. 7-4.

2. Kente, Adinkra and Akunitan cloth, Asante, Ghana, 20^th century, fig. 7-11.

3. Akua ma, Asante, Ghana, wood, fig. 7-16.

4. Pair of Figures (Asie Usu), Baule, Cote d’Ivoire, 19^th – 20^th century, wood, fig. 7-21.

5. Osei Bonsu, Drum, Ghana, 1930s, fig. 7-25.

6. Royal Festival of Akuropon, Akan, Ghana, 1972, fig. 7-27.

CHAPTER 8: THE YORUBA AND THE FON

7. Head, Ife, Yoruba, Nigeria, 12-15^th century, zinc brass, fig. 8-10.

8. Olowe of Ise, Verandah posts, Ikere Palace, Ikere, Nigeria, wood and pigment, fig. 8-19.

9. Abga, Ogboni, Nigeria, 1890s, wood and skin, fig. 8-22.

10. Opon Ifa, Yoruba, 19^th-20^th century, wood, fig. 8-24. (see 8-27)

11. Oshe Shango, Oyo, Yoruba, Nigeria, late 19^th to early 20^th, wood, beads, fig. 8-36.

12. Gelede Society Daytime Masquerades, Yoruba, Idahin Town, Ketu Region, Nigeria, 1971, fig. 8-41.

13. Bocio, Sosa Adede, Fon, Republic of Benin, late 19^th, wood, brass, silver, fig. 8-47.

PART II: Western Africa

CHAPTER 9: THE LOWER NIGER

14. Ikengobo, Benin, 18^th century, bronze, fig. 9-1.

15. Palace altar to Oba Eweka II, Benin, 1964, fig. 9-9.

16. Head of an Oba, Benin, 17-18^th century, brass, iron, fig. 9-13.

17. Waist pendant depicting Queen Mother, Benin, 15^th – 16^th century, ivory, iron, fig. 9-16.

18. Mbari, Ala flanked by her children and supporters, Ibgo, Umugote Orishaeze Nigeria, , fig. 9-34.

19. Ikenga, Ibgo, 19^th – 20^th century, wood, fig. 9-42

20. Mfon Ekpo, Ibibio, pre-1915, fig. 9-46.

CHAPTER 10: CROSS RIVER, CAMEROON GRASSLANDS, AND GABON

21. Crest Mask, Ejagham, Cross River Communities, Nigeria, wood, stained animal skin, basketry, fig. 10-8.

22. Throne and footstool of Nsangu, King of Bamum, Cameroon, 1870, wood, textile, glass, cowrie shells, fig. 10-12.

23. Memorial figure of priestess of the earth, Bangwa, Cameroon, 19^th century, wood. Fig. 10-19.

24. Mask, Grasslands region, Cameroon 18^th century wood, fig. 10-26.

25. Nlo Bieri figure, Fang, (Okak), 19-20^th century wood and metal, fig. 10-31 (compare to figure 10-30)

26. Mbulu-Ngulu (Reliquary figure), Kota, wood, brass, copper, fig. 10-33.

CHAPTER 11: THE WESTERN CONGO REGION

27. Nkondi figure, Lower Congo, 1878, wood, rope, metal, fig. 11-1.

28. Nduda figure, Lower Congo, 1893, wood, glass, leather, feathers, cloth. Fig. 11-18.

29. King Kot a Mbweeky III in state dress, Kuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971, fig. 11-52.

30. Ndop (royal portrait for Shyaam aMbul a-Ngoong), Kuba, 18^th century, wood, fig. 11-53.

31. Ngady a Mwash mask, Kuba, pre-1917, wood, raffia, shells, fig. 11-64.