exam 2 Flashcards
(27 cards)
djenne
people of mali. they make mud houses including a great mosque that is replastered w mud annually
Toron
In West Africa mosque architecture, the wooden beams that project from the walls…used as support for the replastering of the building
Batammaliba
houses of the Tammari people. these are earthen made houses that are a self sufficient unit with lodging livestock and produce areas. multi story
Kuiye (the sun god)
mounds outside of the batammaliba house represent kuiye. the sun god created all gods and humans and is male and female
Mousgoum
people of cameroon
Teleuk
dome like earthen houses and graineries. feet of the house is a decorative motif that works its way up the outer walls
Cameroon Grasslands
many groups and styles of masks. human/elephant/bushcow. almond eyes, cool rasta looking hats
Cry-die
Cameroon Grasslands - funerary mask performance, ownership of a mask is a sign of prominence and prestige
Elephant Society
titled warriors and court officials, Bamileke kingdom Kuosi society are known for elaborate elephant masks used in dance ceremonies or funerals to show the importance of the deceased person. During the homegoing celebration of King Njoya’s mother in 1913, elephant masks were worn by those in attendance
Kwifoyn (legislative branch),
Bamum people (cameroon grasslands) a regulatory society whose members derive their authority from the fon or king. Oversee criminal justice
Fon Njoya (1860-1933),
Bamum kingdom (Cameroon) became king when Europeans colonized. Became king in teens, conversion to islam, created his own religion, dressed in muslim attire and german military garb
Mende
people of sierra leone. They have a female leader.
Sowei
the Mende leader – a female leader – also the name of the mask worn by leader
Sande
a type of mask – dancing mask after girls have had their right of passage- the masked girl doesn’t dance but takes offerings
Ndoli Jowei
name for the masker who wears the black wooden helmet mask that is the public embodiment of the women’s Sande society (q.v.). It is perhaps a unique case in Africa of a woman dancing wearing a female mask. The mask represents Mende conceptions of idealised womanhood and typically shows hair carefully dressed in one of the styles historically favoured by Mende women, a ringed neck (considered a mark of beauty), and fine facial features composed in a dignified expression The mask is worn with a costume of black raffia and black cloth that completely conceals the body of the wearer.
Gonde
The Gonde is an entertainment masker that appears together with the dignified ndoli jowei, or dancing Sowei, of the Sande society. It offers a parody of the latter by its own dishevelled appearance and undignified behaviour. The mask is often an old Sowei mask that is too decayed or damaged to be used for its original purpose. Unlike the ndoli jowei, little attempt is made to conceal the person wearing the mask.
Bamana
the largest group in mali. they have masks for different groups in society = agriculture, warriors, young men and so on. structured around traditional Bambara institutions, including the kòmò, a body to resolve theological concerns. The kòmò often consulted religious sculptures in their decisions, particularly the four state boliw, large altars designed to aid the acquisition of political power.
Ntomo
mask – male society pre circumcision mask – horns rising up, shells, antelope, the shells are cowries - Sometimes have a bulging forehead
Ci Wara
mask – farming society mens society – teaches successful farming – it means wild farming animal – part antelope penguilin aardvark and human – they have a hoeing performance during the ceremony – baby on the back of female ci wara mask
Kore
masks – in mali, society of most senior experienced adults, often animal masks w simple cloth costume, appears at end of dry season, there are 8 levels of kore. The mask in this society often represent diff ages in society, horse is hardwork, monkey is trickster, bulging forehead, lion mask represents nobility and honor.
Komo
masks, mens society, supposed to be scary masks, fear inducing, horns and fangs, not particular to the bamana, they’re like the police sort of
Boli
power objects, sort of cow like, hump back saggy belly, abstract rep of universe at large, most sacred and powerful objects. Nyama is the name of their energy. Made of bones blood spit clay and metal, theyre gross.
Bogolanfini
– mud dyed cloth, spiritual, worn during marriage or after child birth for women, for men it’s a status symbol,
nkisi
– figures that are personal objects. They are primarily containers, not always figurative. They hold empowered materials. They are sealed with a mirror. Nails are driven in to make a contract,