The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators

The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators

Clarke, Christa

2006

216 pages

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The rich and diverse artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa is presented in forty traditional works in the Metropolitan's collection. Included are a brief introduction and history of the continent, an explanation of the role of visual expression in Africa, descriptions of the form and function of the works, lesson plans, class activities, a map, comparisons, a bibliography, and a glossary.

These educational materials are made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Schein.

Met Art in Publication

Seated Figure, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization — Seated Figure
13th century

Ritual Vessel: Horse with Figures (Aduno Koro), Wood, Dogon peoples — Ritual Vessel: Horse with Figures (Aduno Koro)
16th–19th century

Masquerade Hood (Kanaga), Wood, fiber (sanseveria), hide, pigment, Dogon peoples — Masquerade Hood (Kanaga)
19th–20th century

Gwandansu, Bamana artist, Wood, Bamana — Gwandansu
Bamana artist
15th–first half 20th century

Seated Male Figure with Lance, Wood, Bamana peoples — Seated Male Figure with Lance
16th–19th century

Headdress: Male Antelope (Ci Wara), Wood, metal, thread, dyes, Bamana peoples — Headdress: Male Antelope (Ci Wara)
19th–early 20th century

Headdress (Ci Wara): Female Antelope, Wood, metal bands, Bamana peoples — Headdress (Ci Wara): Female Antelope
19th–early 20th century

Kòmò Helmet Mask (Kòmòkun), Wood, bird skull, porcupine quills, horns, cotton cords, sacrificial materials, ferrous alloy, plant fiber, resin(?), Komo or Koma Power Association — Kòmò Helmet Mask (Kòmòkun)
19th–mid-20th century

Male Poro Altar Figure (Ndeo), Wood, paint, or pigment(?), Senufo peoples — Male Poro Altar Figure (Ndeo)
19th–mid-20th century

Female Poro Altar Figure (Ndeo), Wood, paint, or pigment(?), Senufo peoples — Female Poro Altar Figure (Ndeo)
19th–mid-20th century

Plank Mask (Nwantantay), Wood, pigment, fiber, Bwa peoples — Plank Mask (Nwantantay)
19th–20th century

Lidded Saltcellar, Sapi-Portuguese artist, Ivory, Sapi-Portuguese — Lidded Saltcellar
Sapi-Portuguese artist
15th–16th century

Headdress: Female Bust (D'mba), Wood, Baga peoples — Headdress: Female Bust (D'mba)
19th–20th century

Violin Bow, Francois Nicolas Voirin French, Pernambuco, silver, ivory, ebony, silver, horsehair, French — Violin Bow
Francois Nicolas Voirin
ca. 1860–80

Ceremonial Ladle (Wakemia or Wunkirmian), Zlan of Belewale, Wood, fiber, metal, pigment — Ceremonial Ladle (Wakemia or Wunkirmian)
Zlan of Belewale
before 1960

Male Diviner's Figure

19th–mid-20th century

Female Diviner's Figure, Wood, pigment, glass beads, copper alloy, sacrificial materials, Baule peoples — Female Diviner's Figure
19th–mid-20th century

Staff of Office: Figures, spider web and spider motif (ȯkyeame), Wood, gold foil, nails, Akan peoples, Asante group — Staff of Office: Figures, spider web and spider motif (ȯkyeame)
19th–early 20th century

Memorial Head (Ntiri), Terracotta, patina(?), Akan peoples — Memorial Head (Ntiri)
17th century (?)

Buffalo figure, Silver, iron, wood, copper alloy, Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom — Buffalo figure
19th century

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Clarke, Christa, and Rebecca Arkenberg. 2006. The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.