Test 2 Images, study guide. Gerard Bowles. African Art History Images are identified for study that are not in the textbook.

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18 & 20 in Visona _19_ Ogoni mask with movable jaw, this one representing an elephant, apparently to be amusing. Other examples Visona p. 302

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_22_ Afo. Goddess. Ht. 27.5". Horniman Mus., London (their title). Nursing figure is grown woman with breasts, suggesting more than a mother, perhaps ancestor, goddess, or mother of the Afo. The Afo are a small tribe, but their art is famous among artists of other tribes. Willett says their art is best before 1900. Willett p142 (Afo) Afo not in Visona _23_ Baule. Male Figure ("Ancestor Figure"). Ht. 20.5", British Mus. It is figures like this that have made Baule carvings famous. Willett and the British Museum identify this as a ancestor figure, which could include a diviner's helper spirit. But, it's beauty, and clean surface, suggest it might have been a spirit husband (blolo bian). _24_ Senufo horsemen, example of the 'purely sculptural form' which Western artists and critics admire in African art. (senufo.horsemen) Read Visona p. 145-54 _25_ Jenne, Earth Mother with Many Children. Mali.15-16th. c., terra cotta, H. 14 in. Prv. Coll. Read Visona p. 109 _26_ Ife. Portrait of a King, 11-12th c."Bronze" (brass), H.12 in. National Mus. of Nigeria. Similar Visona p. 233

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_27_ Ife. Portrait of an Oni, Pavement Period 13th-15th c. Zinc Brass. Museum of Ife Antiquities, Ife. _28_ Ashanti. Small Gold Sculpture. These are made by the Ashanti from gold wire, smoothed and polished, and about 4" high. (w.hc.ashanti.gold.scul.s.jpg)

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_29_ Dan NE Liberia & w. Ivory Coast. Gunyege headdress. Hamill Gallery. Dan & the neighboring Guere tribe produce masks of great beauty, power and spirit. Styles range from idealized realism aggressive, cubistic, encrusted creations as shown here. Read Visona p. 184-89 _30_ Chockwe. Mwana Pwo Mask. Hamill Gallery. Mwana Pwo represent ideal young female beauty. Most have facial scarification patterns, filed teeth, fanciful and inventive hairstyles, tear motifs and cruciform markings on the forehead. They are danced to bring fertilitry and prosperity to the community. Altho. in Angola SA, Visona considers Chockwe style within the defunct Lunda Empire of "western" Africa. Read Visona, p. 379-85 _31_ Mamy Wata Shrine. Mixed media, approx. 5 x 5 ft. Photo. by Henry J. Drewal. From the University of California at Santa Barbara Website. A similar installation will be on exhibit in the University Art Museum. http://www.uam.ucsb.edu/Pages/wata_shrine.html. Your text, Visona, another example, p. 326-7. "A whisper is coming from the sea It's the goddess of water She's calling me." From a song about Mamy Wata, sung by AngÈlique Kidjo, Benin

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