Africa Flashcards
Lidded Vessel
Type: vessel, container
Materials/Techniques: carved wood
Creator/Culture: North Nguni peoples/South Africa or Kingdom of Swaziland
Date/Period: 19th century
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Maternity Figure: Mother and Child
Type: sculpture
Materials/Techniques: carved wood, pigment, resin, nails
Creator/Culture: Mbembe peoples/Ewayon River Region, Nigeria
Date/Period: 17th-18th century
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Throne: Royal Couple
Type: sculpture, ritual, prestige
Materials/Techniques: wood, glass beads, cloth, and cowrie shells
Creator/Culture: Bamileke peoples/Grassfields region, Cameroon
Date/Period: 19th-early 20th century
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Saltcellar
Type: vessel, dining
Materials/Techniques: carved ivory
Creator/Culture: Sapi-Portuguese/Sierra Leone
Date/Period: 16th century
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Plaque
Type: architectural element, sculpture
Materials/Techniques: brass, lost wax technique
Creator/Culture: Edo peoples/Court of Benin, Nigeria
Date/Period: 16th-17th century
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Head of an oba
Type: portrait bust, sculpture
Materials/Techniques: brass (lost wax?)
Creator/Culture: Edo peoples/Court of Benin, Nigeria
Date/Period: 16th century
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Pendant Mask
Type: prestige, portrait, decorative
Materials/Techniques: carved ivory, iron, copper
Creator/Culture: Edo peoples/Court of Benin, Nigeria
Date/Period: 16th century
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Cross
Type: religious, standard
Materials/Techniques: wood, tin
Creator/Culture: Ezra/Highlands region, Ethiopia
Date/Period: ca. 1500
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Oliphant
Type: gift, decorative
Materials/Techniques: carved ivory
Creator/Culture: Kongo peoples/Kongo Kingdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, or Angola
Date/Period: 16th century
Note: Inventoried 1553
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi: Mangaaka)
Type: sculpture, ritual
Materials/Techniques: wood, paint, metal, resin, ceramic
Creator/Culture: Kongo peoples, Yombe group/Chiloango River region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, or Angola
Date/Period: 19th century
Repository: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
