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Sub-saharan africa Art History

Rock painting from tassili Artist: ? Date: c.10,000 BCE Medium: Natural Pigment on Rock Environmental knowledge Animals

ROCK HEWN CHURCH Artist: ? Date: 1100s Medium: Solid Rock Location: Ethiopia Carved, not built Enduring

Head of an oba Artist: ? Date: 18th Century Medium: Bronze Location: Benin Coral necklace Lost Wax Casting

Asante gold weights Artist: ? Date: Early 1700s Location: Ghana Medium: Gold Lost wax Everyday objects Measurement

Yoruba Mask Artist: ? Date: Location: Benin Medium: Polychrome Wood Gelede tradition Performances Appease “The Mothers”

Helmet mask Artist: Date: 1800s-1900s Location: Ivory Coast Medium: Paint on wood “Mask” includes the person performing Performances were often interactive

Cocoa pod shaped coffin Artist: Kane Kwei Date:1970s Location: Ghana Medium: Polychrome Wood Serve the community Celebrate the life Utilitarian quality

Ere Ibeji Dolls Artist: ? Date: mid-20th Cent Location: Nigeria Medium:Molded plastic & metal Twins Yoruba Good fortune