african art exam 2
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- Bamana people
- South Central Mali. 16th century to present.
- term: nyama
- a spiritual force, like baraka, believed to be wielded by craftsmen to help benefit the community.
- Gwan figures
- Bamana. 15th-21st century.
- Jo figures
- Bamana. 19th century.
- Ntomo Society Masks
- Bamana. 19th-20th centuries.
- Ci Wara society masks
- Bamana, 19th-20th centuries.
- term: Komo
- Another Bamana society; the most advanced and powerful and secretive. A judiciary society ruled mainly by blacksmiths.
- Boli figures
- Bamana. Before 1931.
- term: bogolan
- A distinct cloth made by the Bamana. Black-brown color against cream-white color, covered in geometric designs and forms that are protective. Worn to protect women during excision practices.
- Dogon people
- Southwestern Mali, 16th century to present.
- term: ginna
- Ancestral shrines with elaborate facades; head of farming lineage would care for this shrine. Lots of little niches for offerings.
- term: toguna
- "Men's house of words." Wallless, low-ceiling building where the men would meet and debate issues and politics, like a city hall.
- Standing Figure with Raised Arms
- Dogon. 16th-20th century.
- Seated Couple
- Dogon. 16th-19th century.
- Awa society Dama ceremony masks
- Dogon.
- Senufo people
- Northern Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso. Gur speakers, like the Dogon.
- Champion Cultivator's Staff
- Senufo. 1900.
- Ancient Mother
- Senufo. Early 20th century.
- "Beautiful Lady" mask
- Senufo. 20th century.
- term: kpaala.
- Meeting houses in Senufo villages, similar to toguna, representing the Poro society.
- Shrine Door
- Senufo. 20th century.
- Mossi people
- Burkina Faso. Gur speakers.
- Mask with surmounted figure
- Mossi. 20th century.
- Bwa people
- Burkina Faso. Gur speakers.
- Do Grass Masquerade
- Bwa. 20th century
- Animal Spirit Masquerade
- Bwa. 20th century,
- Nankani people
- Burkina Faso and northern Ghana. Gur speakers.
- Family Compound
- Nankani, northern Ghana. 1970s.
- Sapi people
- Sierra Leone. West Atlantic speakers.
- Coastal Style Head
- Sapi. 16th century.
- Saltcellar Export
- Sapi. c 1500.
- Toma people
- Southeastern Ghana.
- Landai
- Very large masks; red, feathered, with imported cloth.
- Baga people
- Western coastal Guinea. Descendants of the Sapi.
- D'mba (nimba) mask
- Baga. Early 20th century.
- Basonyi Snake headpiece
- Baga. 20th century.
- A-Tshol figures
- Baga. 20th century.
- Temne/Mende people
- Sierra Leone. West Atlantic/Mande speakers.
- term: bondo/sande
- Women's secret society of the Temne/Mende peoples.
- Bondo society Nowo masquerade
- Temne. 15th-20th century.
- Sande society Sowei mask
- Mende. Late 20th century.
- Dan people
- Liberia. Mande speakers.
- Lu Me
- Zian of Belewale; Dan. before 1931.
- Wakemia Rice Spoon
- Dan.
- term: Wakede
- A title given to a woman within a lineage that is the most hospitable and fulfills all the ideals of a Dan woman.
- Gle masks
- Dan. 20th century.
- Mano people
- Liberia/Ivory Coast.
- Hornbill Mask
- Mano. 19th century.
- term: Go Ge
- Mano masks that are so powerful that they are not worn by human beings; they are carried.
- Asante people
- Southern Ghana. 17th century to present. Akan speakers.
- term: Visual-Verbal Nexus
- Imagery that has a certain phrase or proverb corresponding with it.
- Linguist Staff
- Asante. LAte 20th century.
- Golden Stool
- Asante. 1700/19th century.
- term: kente
- A type of textile cloth traditionally only owned by royalty. Bright gold color with lots of reds, blues, and greens, with patterns associated with proverbs.
- term: Adinkra
- A type of textile cloth, designed with handcarved wooden stamp patterns rather than being woven in. Typically used for funeral ceremonies of the elite.
- Akua ma "dolls"
- Asante. Early 20th century.
- Memorial Heads
- Asante. 18th-19th century.
- Baule people
- Southern-central Ivory Coast. 17th century. Akan speakers.
- term: asie-usu
- "The earth as God."
- Otherworld spouses
- Baule. 19th-20th century.