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Ancient African Art

Elements of African Art Resemblence to a human being Ideas about reality Express ideas about spirits or humans through human and animal images

Tankagle Mask Dan, Liberia Cote d’Ivoire Wood, metal, fiber Spirits of the forest who use masks to appear to the people

Luminosity Smooth Surface Decorative shining Rough surface= ugly and deformed

Ere Ibeji Yoruba Nigeria Wood, beads, brass necklaces Twins bless parents with good fortune The head is 1/3 the size of the body because a person’s destiny or inner head Smooth surface without sandpaper

Akua’ba Female Statuette Asante, Ghana Wood Induces pregnancy and assures safe delivery Cared for as a child Asante is matrilineal

Self Composure Subjects are proud, dignified, controlled and cool Measured and rational way

Sowei Mask Mende Sierra Leone Female beauty and Virtue Neck Creases, good health Lowered eyes no gossip Composed inner serenity

Youthfulness Most of the subjects are young Vigor Productiveness Fertility Rarely shows/depicts illness and deformity

Family Group Makonde, Tanzania Wood Artistic unity, imagination, delicate detail Made to trade with Europeans

Gelede Headdress

Gelede cont. Yoruba, Nigeria Wood Festival honors creative and dangerous powers of women elders, Female ancestors, Goddesses “our mothers” Birds dangerous nocturnal powers Snakes artsy and mastery as well as vigilance

Clarity of form, balance and symmetry High value of workmanship Mastery of the medium

Epa Headdress Yoruba, Nigeria Epa festival chiefs, farmers, warriors, hunters, priests and women Men wear this mask while dancing Herbalists heal and contol evil

Chi Wara Headress Bamana, Mali Republic Wood, metal, threads Farming headress honor the farming animal Zig zag symbolizes the sun’s path