***Thank you to VALERIE WHITE of Vista High School, for all her help.  All APAH content and information made  possible from her hard work.  
Also, thank you to Dr. Robert Coad for his guidance and materials.


​ARTWORK LIST
​Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe
​Great Mosque of Djenne
        -Monday market at the Great Mosque
Wall plaque from Oba's palace
Sika dwa kofi (Golden stool)
Ndop (portrait of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul)
Power figure (Nkisi n'kondi)
Female (Pwo) mask
Portrait mask (Mblo)
Bundu mask
Ikenga (shrine figure)
Lukasa (memory board)
Aka elephant mask
Reliquary figure (byeri)
Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife


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​MAJOR CIVILIZATIONS
  • Nok (500 BCE-200 CE)         Nigeria
  • Great Zimbabwe (11th- 15th c.)    Zimbabwe
  • Ife Culture (11th-12th c.)       Nigeria
  • Aksum (1200-1527)               Ethiopia
  • Benin (13th-19th c.)               Nigeria
  • Mende (19th-20th c.)            Sierra Leone
  • Kongo (19th-20th c.)             Congo


KEY IDEAS
  • Centered around spirituality, the spirit world, and the role of ancestors is huge to incorporate into artworks
  • Fertility of man and of the land is key
  • Most common materials are wood, ivory, and metal
  • Mostly utilitarian, usually for ceremonies
  • Architecture is predominately mud brick, rarely stone
  • Stone used in Zimbabwe and Ethiopian churches