Slide Images

Question 1

Answer 1

Title: Great Mosque of Djenne
Culture: Mande
Location: Mali
Date: 13th c. rebuilt in 1909
Medium: adobe

Question 2

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Title: Mosque-Mausoleum of Askia Mohammed
Culture: Songhay
Location: Mali
Date: 16th century, rebuilt 19th century
Medium: Adobe

Question 3

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Title: Ijele Mask
Culture: Igbo
Location: Nigeria
Medium: wood and appliquéd cloth
Date: 1970s

Question 4

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Title: Mami Wata Shrine

Culture: Igbo

Location: Nigeria

Material: Painted wood, clay, household goods

Date: Photographed 1978

Question 5

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Title: Crucifix
Culture: Kongo
Location: Republic of Congo
Material: Copper
Date: before 1987

Question 6

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Title: Pfemba figure
Culture: Yombe
Location: Republic of Congo
Material: Wood
Date: 19th century

Question 7

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Title: Niombo funerary mannequin
Culture: Bwende
Location: Republic of Congo
Material: Raffia cloth, dye, preserved human remains
Date: c. 1938

Question 8

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Title: Nkisi Nkondi figure
Culture: Kongo
Location: Republic of Congo
Material: Wood, metal, rope, powerful materials
Date: early 20th century

Question 9

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Title: Kozo (two-headed dog) figure
Culture: Kongo
Location: DRC
Material: Wood, metal, powerful materials
Date: 19th century

Question 10

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Title: King Kot a Mbweeky in his royal attire
Culture: Kuba
Location: DRC
Material: Royal regalia including cowries, feathers, animal pelts, leopard claws, etc.
Date: 1971

Question 11

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Title: Royal ndop portrait of King Shyaam
Culture: Kuba
Location: DRC
Material: wood
Date: 18th c.

Question 12

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Title: Gindongo (gi)tshi
Artist: Gambetshi Kivule
Culture: Pende
Medium: Masquerade
Date: 1989

Question 13

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Title: Mamba Muntu
Artist: Kabuika
Acrylic on Canvas
Location: DRC (then Zaire)
Date: 1970s

Question 14

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Title: Lumumba Makes His Famous Speech
Artist: Tshibumba Kanda Matulu
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Location: DRC (then Zaire)
Date: 1972-74

Question 15

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Title: Tange (Prow Ornament)

Culture: Duala

Location: Cameroon

Medium: Carved wood and enamel

Date: Before 1910

Question 16

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Title: Throne of King Nsa’Ngu
Kingdom: Bamum
Location: Cameroon
Medium: Wood, glass beads and cowries
Date: Late 19th Century

Question 17

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Title: Ndop textile depicting the Bamum palace and grounds

Medium: Indigo dyed cotton

Date: 20th century

Kingdom: Bamum

Location: Cameroon

Question 18

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Title: Kuosi society elephant masks

Medium: Indigo dyed cotton

Date: 1985

Kingdom: Bamileke

Location: Cameroon

Question 19

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Title: King Njoya and his surrogate displaying his costume for the Nja festival

Kingdom: Bamum

Location: Cameroon

Medium: Photograph;

costume: Ndop cloth, beads, pelts, shells

Date: 1908

Question 20

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Title: Nlo Bieri Head
(Great Bieri)
Culture: Fang
Location: Gabon
Material: Wood, metal, palm oil
Date: 19th-20th century

Question 21

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Mbulu Ngulu, (Reliquary figure)
Culture: Kota
Location: Gabon
Materials: Wood, Brass and Copper
19th-20th centuries

Question 22

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Title: Mukudj Mask
Culture: Punu
Location: Gabon
Material: wood and pigments
19th-20th Century

Question 23

Answer 23

Title: Effrigi fan displaying
nsbidi signs
Culture: Ejagham
Location: Nigeria
Medium: painted wood
before 1950

Question 24

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Title: Ngbe Society Emblem
Culture: Ejagham
Location: Nigeria
Material: wood, bone, fiber,
hide, metal, and cloth
Date: early/mid-20th century

Question 25

Answer 25

Title: Crest mask Culture: Ejagham Location: Nigeria Material: Wood, antelope skin, pigment Date: late 19th-early 20th century

Question 26

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Title: BMW Art Car Artist: Esther Mahlangu Medium: Enamel on BMWDate: 1991 Culture: Ndebele

Question 27

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Title: Love Letter Pins Culture: Thembu Medium: Beadwork Date: 1952-66 Location: South Africa

Question 28

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Artist: David Goldblatt Title: A child gives the salute of the banned African National Congress at the graves of four assassinated black community leaders, Eastern Cape Town. Medium: Photograph Date: 1985 Location: South Africa

Question 29

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Artist: Gavin Jantjes Title: South African Colouring Book Date: 1974-75 Medium: Series of Photocollages Location: South Africa

Question 30

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Artist: Jane Alexander Title: Butcher Boys Medium: Mixed Media Date: 1985-6 Location: South Africa

Question 31

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Artist: Berni Searle Title: two photographs from the Colour Me series Medium: Photography Date: 1998 Location: South Africa

Question 32

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Artist: Seydou Keita Title: Untitled Medium: Photograph Date: 1958 Location: Mali

Question 33

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Artist: Malick Sidibe Title: Untitled Medium: Photograph Date: 1960s Location: Mali

Question 34

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Artist: Rotimi Fani-Kayode Title: Twins Medium: Black & white photograph Date: 1988 Location: Nigeria & London

Question 35

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Artist: Samuel Fosso Title: The Chief: The One Who Sold Africa to the Colonials Medium: Photograph Date: 1997 Location: Nigeria

Question 36

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Artist: Zineb Sedira Title: Quatre Générations des Femmes (Four Generations of Women) Medium: Installation Date: 1997 Location: France

Question 37

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Artist: Bodys Isek Kingelez Title: Ville Fantome Medium: Wood, paper, plastic, found materials Date: 1996 Location: DRC

Question 38

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Artist: El Anatsui Title: Society Woman’s Cloth Medium: Aluminum and copper wire Date:2006 Location: Ghana & Nigeria

Question 39

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Artist: Yinka Shonibare Title: Scramble for Africa Medium: Installation Date: 2000 Location: London/Nigeria

Question 40

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Artist: Nick Cave Title: Soundsuit Medium: Mixed media Date: 2010 Location: USA

Question 41

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Artist: Willie Cole Title: Pacific Tyi Wara Medium: Bicycle Parts Date: 2002 Location: USA