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Intro to Art History
Prehistoric Art
Ancient Near East
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Rome
Early Middle Ages
Islamic Art
Late Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Baroque Art
The Pacific
Indigenous Americas
South and SE Asia
East Asia
Africa
Age of Revolution: 1700-1800
Romanticism to Rodin: 1800-1900
Modernism: 1900-1945
Post-War Modernism: 1945-1980
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Home
Content
Intro to Art History
Prehistoric Art
Ancient Near East
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Rome
Early Middle Ages
Islamic Art
Late Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Baroque Art
The Pacific
Indigenous Americas
South and SE Asia
East Asia
Africa
Age of Revolution: 1700-1800
Romanticism to Rodin: 1800-1900
Modernism: 1900-1945
Post-War Modernism: 1945-1980
Global Contemporary
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Projects
Africa
1000-1980 C.E.
AFRICA CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
Historical Overview to 1600
Historical Overview:
1600-Present
Mansa Musa and Islam
in Africa
Crash Course World History
Mansa Musa, One of the Wealthiest People Who
Ever Lived
TED Ed - Jessica Smith
Who Built Great Zimbabwe? And Why?
TED Ed - Breeanna Elliott
AFRICAN WORKS IN THE IMAGE SET
Great Zimbabwe
Shona peoples
Southeastern Zimbabwe
c. 1000–1400 C.E.
Coursed granite blocks
Great Mosque of Djenné
Mali
Founded c. 1200 C.E.
Rebuilt 1906–1907
Adobe
Wall Plaque from Oba’s Palace
Edo peoples, Benin
Nigeria
16th century C.E.
Cast brass
Sika Dwa Kofi (Golden Stool)
Ashanti peoples
South Central Ghana
c. 1700 C.E.
Gold over wood and cast-gold attachments
Ndop of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul
Kuba peoples
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
c. 1760–1780 C.E.
Wood
Nkisi N’kondi (Power Figure)
Kongo peoples
Democratic Republic of the Congo
c. late 19th century C.E.
Wood and metal
Pwo (Female Mask)
Chokwe peoples
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Late 19th to early 20th century
Wood, fiber, pigment,
and metal
Mblo (Portrait Mask)
Baule peoples
Côte d’Ivoire
Early 20th century C.E.
Wood and pigment
Bundu Mask
Sande Society, Mende peoples
West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia
19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood, cloth, and fiber
Ikenga (Shrine Figure)
Igbo peoples
Nigeria
c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood
Lukasa (Memory Board)
Mbudye Society, Luba peoples
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood, beads, and metal
Aka (Elephant Mask
)
Bamileke peoples
Cameroon, western grassfields
c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood, woven raffia, cloth,
and beads
Byeri (Reliquary Figure)
Fang peoples
Southern Cameroon
c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood
Opo Ogoga
Veranda Post of Enthroned King and Senior Wife
Olowe of Ise
Yoruba peoples
Nigeria
c. 1910–1914 C.E.
Wood and pigment
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