African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what.

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African Art William V. Ganis, PhD

Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what you think of it

Nok Art

Nok Head from Jemaa, Nigeria 5th century B.C.E. terracotta 9 13/16 in. high

Nok Head from Jemaa, Nigeria 5th century B.C.E. terracotta 14 3/16 in. high

Igbo-Ukwu Art

Equestrian figure on fly-whisk hilt from Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria 9th to 10th century copper -alloy bronze 6 3/4 in. high

Ife Art

King from Ife, Nigeria 11th to 12th century zinc brass 18 1/2 in. high

Benin Art

Ivory belt mask of a Queen Mother (Idia) from Benin, Nigeria mid-16th century ivory and iron 9 3/8 in. high

Altar of the Hand from Benin, Nigeria 17th to 18th century brass 17 1/2 in. high

Warrior Chief and Attendants from Benin, Nigeria ca brass 18 3/4 in. high

Djenne Art

Mother and Child from Djenne, Mali 11th to 14th century terracotta 11 in. high

Eastern façade of Friday Mosque Djenne, Mali 13th century, rebuilt

Sapi Art

Sapi warrior from Sierra Leone 15th century serpentine 7 1/2 in. high

Master of the Symbolic Execution Saltcellar Sapi-Portuguese from Sierra Leone 15th to 16th century ivory 16 7/8 in. high

Great Zimbabwe

Conical Tower from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe 15th century

Conical Tower from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe 15th century

Bird with crocodile image on top of stone monolith from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe 15th century soap stone bird image 14 1/2 in. high