Central and West African Visual Arts An Overview

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Central and West African Visual Arts An Overview Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle

Central and West African Visual Arts An Overview Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle

Major Visual Arts of Central and West Africa Ü Architecture Ü Sculpture Ü Painting

Major Visual Arts of Central and West Africa Ü Architecture Ü Sculpture Ü Painting Ü Calligraphy Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle

Mbari House Ü Time: 20 th century CE Ü Source Culture: Igbo Ü Purpose:

Mbari House Ü Time: 20 th century CE Ü Source Culture: Igbo Ü Purpose: mud houses constructed as sacrifices to major deities, most typically the goddess of the earth, Ala Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle

Female head Ü Time: 500 BCE-200 BCE Ü Source Culture: Nok Ü Purpose: clay

Female head Ü Time: 500 BCE-200 BCE Ü Source Culture: Nok Ü Purpose: clay portraits of possibly high-ranking persons or the ancestral dead Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle

Standing Oni Ü Time: ca. 950 CE 1400 CE Ü Source Culture: Ife Ü

Standing Oni Ü Time: ca. 950 CE 1400 CE Ü Source Culture: Ife Ü Purpose: bronze depiction of an Oni, divine king, which emphasizes the ideal of the head over the body Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle

Bronze Plaque Ü Time: ca. 1550 CE 1680 CE Ü Source Culture: Benin Ü

Bronze Plaque Ü Time: ca. 1550 CE 1680 CE Ü Source Culture: Benin Ü Purpose: bronze relief depiction of the Oba, divine king, in which size and location indicates social status Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle

Akuaba Ü Time: late 19 th and early 20 th century CE Ü Source

Akuaba Ü Time: late 19 th and early 20 th century CE Ü Source Culture: Asante Ü Purpose: a fertility object depicting the ideal baby Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle

Ere Ibeji Ü Time: before 1877 Ü Source Culture: Yoruba Ü Purpose: painted wood

Ere Ibeji Ü Time: before 1877 Ü Source Culture: Yoruba Ü Purpose: painted wood statue intended as the vessel for the spirit of a deceased twin child Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle

Primordial Couple Ü Time: late 19 th and early 20 th century CE Ü

Primordial Couple Ü Time: late 19 th and early 20 th century CE Ü Source Culture: Dogon Ü Purpose: wood and metal statue depicting the primordial couple who created the Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle Dogon people

Great Mosque at Mopti Ü Time: 20 th century CE Ü Source Culture: Mali

Great Mosque at Mopti Ü Time: 20 th century CE Ü Source Culture: Mali Ü Purpose: Islamic Mosque Copyright 2015, Sean William Doyle