Art and design Africa Part 2
Africa: art and design Human Image
Head from Ife, Nigeria Mid-1300s-early 1400s Mask Bamum people, Cameroon Early 20 th century
Vessel by Magdalene Odundo from Farnham, UK 2000 Figure (nkisi) Kongo people, DR Congo Late 19 th century
Africa: art and design Painting
Crucifixion painting (detail) from Adwa, Ethiopia About 1855 Mummy portrait from Hawara, Fayum, Egypt AD
Rock painting San people, southern Africa Date uncertain Tomb-chapel painting from Thebes, Egypt About 1350 BC
Africa: art and design Sculpture
Carving of a king (ndop) Kuba people, DR Congo Late 18 th century Statue of Ankhrekhu from Egypt BC
Masquerade outfit Chewa people, Malawi Late 20 th century Masquerade sculpture by Sokari Douglas Camp from London, UK 1995
Africa: art and design Textiles
Tunic (jibba) Mahdist State, Sudan Late 19 th century Cape (lamd) from Ethiopia Early 20 th century
Cloth (kanga) from Tanzania 2008 Skirt Kuba people, DR Congo Late 19 th century
Africa: art and design Tools, Weapons and Metalwork
Axe Nsapo people, DR Congo Late 19 th century Currency blade Bankutu people, DR Congo Early 20 th century
Sword (akonfona) Asante people, Ghana 19 th century Sword (kaskara) from Sudan 20 th century
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