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Art History Virtual Exhibition

African Masks and Headdresses: Researched by Katie Kimbrough

September, 2020 by Whitney Mosley

Image of Simplified Bwoom Helmet Mask with Flared Base

This exhibit includes a variety of 20th century masks from cultures in Western Coastal and Central Africa, including masks of the Ijo, Igbo, Ibibio, and Yoruba cultures from Nigeria, along with masks of the Kuba culture from Democratic Republic of Congo. Artists of these cultures carved the masks from wood and painted them to depict figures with human-like physical … [Read more...] about African Masks and Headdresses: Researched by Katie Kimbrough

Filed Under: 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: 20th century, african art, central africa, ceremonial masks, gelede mask, Ibibio, Igbo, Ijo, janus helmet mask, kuba, masks, yoruba

African Sculptures Researched by Nicholas Deckard and Moly-Elsabeth Owens

January, 2019 by Ashley McLaughlin

In the cultures of western and central Africa, the spirit world and the physical world are deeply intertwined and have the ability to influence one another.  Accordingly, a great deal of African sculpture is made to establish a link between these worlds through ritual. In addition, African cultures also influence one another.  As shown in this collection of sculptures as well … [Read more...] about African Sculptures Researched by Nicholas Deckard and Moly-Elsabeth Owens

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: adan, african sculptures, coiffure, democratic republic of the congo, democratic republic of the kongo, fang, figural rhythm pounder, gabon, game board, kisolo, kota, kuba, luba, mancala, nigeria, raffia, reliquary guardian, scarification, spotted figure, togo, yoruba

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