1. Sub-saharan africa
Art History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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