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African Art William V. Ganis, PhD
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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
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Nok Art
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Nok Head from Jemaa, Nigeria 5th century B.C.E. terracotta 9 13/16 in. high
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Nok Head from Jemaa, Nigeria 5th century B.C.E. terracotta 14 3/16 in. high
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Igbo-Ukwu Art
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Equestrian figure on fly-whisk hilt from Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria 9th to 10th century copper -alloy bronze 6 3/4 in. high
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Ife Art
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King from Ife, Nigeria 11th to 12th century zinc brass 18 1/2 in. high
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Benin Art
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Ivory belt mask of a Queen Mother (Idia) from Benin, Nigeria mid-16th century ivory and iron 9 3/8 in. high
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Altar of the Hand from Benin, Nigeria 17th to 18th century brass 17 1/2 in. high
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Warrior Chief and Attendants from Benin, Nigeria ca. 1550-1650 brass 18 3/4 in. high
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Djenne Art
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Mother and Child from Djenne, Mali 11th to 14th century terracotta 11 in. high
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Eastern façade of Friday Mosque Djenne, Mali 13th century, rebuilt 1906-07
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Sapi Art
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Sapi warrior from Sierra Leone 15th century serpentine 7 1/2 in. high
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Master of the Symbolic Execution Saltcellar Sapi-Portuguese from Sierra Leone 15th to 16th century ivory 16 7/8 in. high
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Great Zimbabwe
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Conical Tower from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe 15th century
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Conical Tower from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe 15th century
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Bird with crocodile image on top of stone monolith from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe 15th century soap stone bird image 14 1/2 in. high
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