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Gardner s Art Through the Ages, 12e

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Gardner s Art Through the Ages, 12e

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    1. 1 Chapter 18 South of the Sahara: Early African Art Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 12e

    2. 2 Africa Before 1800

    3. 3 Goals Understand the early history of African peoples and their shared core of beliefs and cultural practices. Examine the styles and subject matter of early African rock art and other media used to create art.  Explore the artistic differences between Central, Western and Southern African art. Examine the architecture of Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Evaluate the influx of Islamic and Christian cultures in the art of Africa.

    4. 4 15.1 Early African Art Discuss stylistic traits of regional African styles. Examine the styles and subject matter of early African rock art and other media used to create art. 

    5. 5 African Rock Paintings Examine the styles and subject matter of early African rock art. Discuss the issues of chronology related to the art of early African peoples.

    6. 6 Figure 15-1 Running woman, rock painting, from Tassili (Inauouanrhat), Algeria, ca. 6000-4000 BCE.

    7. 7 15.2 Art from 500 bce to 1000 ce Explore the artistic differences between Central, Western and Southern African art. Identify different media used in African art, particularly terracotta and bronze. Understand the wide range of cultural issues related to art and architecture across the African continent.

    8. 8 Early Terracotta and Bronze Explore the artistic differences between Central, Western and Southern African art. Identify different media used in African art, particularly terracotta and bronze.

    9. 9 Figure 15-2 Nok head, from Rafin Kura, Nigeria, ca. 500 BCE–200 CE. Terracotta, 1’ 2 3/16” high. National Museum, Lagos.

    10. 10 Figure 15-3 Head, from Lydenburg, South Africa, sixth to eighth century. Terracotta, 1’ 2 15/16” high. South African Museum, Cape Town.

    11. 11 Figure 15-4 Equestrian figure on fly-whisk hilt, from Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria, 9th to 10th century. Copper-alloy bronze, figure 6 3/16” high. National Museum, Lagos.

    12. 12 Figure 15-5 Mother with children, from the Inland Niger Delta, Mali, ca. 1000–1500. Terracotta, 1’ 3 1/8” high. Dapper Museum, Paris.

    13. 13 15.3 Western Sudan and Lower Nigeria Examine the styles and subject matter of later African art and media used, especially bronze and ivory.  Explore the artistic differences between the Sudan and Lower Nigeria. Discuss stylistic traits of regional African styles, especially the idealized naturalism of Ile-Ife..

    14. 14 African Bronze and Ivory Examine the styles and subject matter and media used, especially bronze and ivory.  Explore the artistic differences between the Sudan and Lower Nigeria.

    15. 15 Figure 15-6 King, from Ife, Nigeria, 11th to 12th century. Zinc brass, 1’ 6 1/2” high. Ife Museum, Ife.

    16. 16 Figure 15-7 Courtyard, central tower, and wall (Great Enclosure), Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, 14th century. View of the Great Enclosure with four conical towers, view from inside wall.

    17. 17 Figure 15-10 Ivory belt mask of a Queen Mother, from Benin, Nigeria, mid-16th century. Ivory and iron, 9 3/8” high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller).

    18. 18 15.4 Zimbabwe and Ethiopia Examine the architecture of Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Evaluate the influx of Islamic and Christian cultures in the art of Africa.

    19. 19 Great Zimbabwe Explore the ancient kingdom of Zimbabwe and its architectural ruins.

    20. 20 Figure 15-8 Bird with crocodile image on top of stone monolith, from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, 15th century. Soapstone, bird image 1’ 2 1/2” high. Great Zimbabwe Site Museum, Great Zimbabwe.

    21. 21 The Land of Ethiopia Evaluate the influx of Islamic and Christian cultures in the art of Africa. Examine the art and architecture of Lalibela (Christian Ethiopia).

    22. 22 Figure 15-9 Beta Medhane Alem church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, 14th century.

    23. 23 Figure 15-11 Altar to the Hand and Arm (ikegobo), from Benin, Nigeria, 17th to 18th century (?). Bronze, 1’ 5 1/2” high. British Museum, London.

    24. 24 Figure 15-12 MASTER OF THE SYMBOLIC EXECUTION, saltcellar, Sapi-Portuguese, from Sierra Leone, 15th to 16th century. Ivory, 1’ 4 7/8” high. Museo Nazionale Preistorico e Etnografico Luigi Pigorini, Rome.

    25. 25 Discussion Questions How are African art styles such as those of the Ife in Western Nigeria different from the Jenne terracotta figures from Mali? What factors influence style? Discuss the importance of the discovery of Great Zimbabwe and the insights it provides regarding African culture.

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