Depicts men and women gathered in front of their round, thatched houses, the men tending cattle, the women preparing a mean and caring for children.
What is Cattle Being Tended?
100
The ___ created the earliest known sculpure of sub-Saharan African.
Who are the Nok?
100
Cities that arose in the vast area of grasslands along the Nieger
River in the region known as the Niger Bend, a trading crossroads as early as the _________.
When is the first millennium BCE?
100
Wooden beams projecting from the walls.
What are torons?
100
Ms. Nihill-Taylor's favorite class period.
Who is 2nd period?
200
13th century, zinc brass sculpture from Ife.
Focused on individual identity.
What is Head of a King?
200
The naturalistic works of sculpture created by the city of ___.
Who are the Ife?
200
"Is one of the great markets of the Muslim world."
What is Djenne?
200
Smoothly finished stones.
What are dressed stones?
200
Ms. Nihill-Taylor's Daughter.
Who is London?
300
Represented the good harvest and prosperity.
What is the Conical Tower?
300
Ife was probably the "artistic parent" of the great city-state of _____.
What is Benin?
300
He created 3 successive mosques in the city after being converted to Islam in the 13th century.
Who is Koi Konboro?
300
It represents a queen mother.
What is iyoba?
300
Ms. Nihill-Taylor's favorite animal.
What is a dog?
400
Idia was the mother of Esigie, who ruled as oba from 1504 to 1550 CE. She is particularly remembered for raising an army and using her magical powers to help her son defeat his enemies. This piece is shown to represent this queen.
What is Mask representing an iyoba?
400
The earliest evidence of settled agriculture.
When is 3,000 BCE.
400
Derived from the Shona term for "venerated houses" or "houses of stone".
What is zimbabwe?
400
Crowning ornaments.
What are finals?
400
What Ms. Nihill-Taylor majored and minored in college.
What is Studio Art and Photography?
500
The mosque's eastern, or "marketplace," facade boasts three tall towers, the center of chich contains the mihrab.
What is the Great Friday Mosque?
500
The story of ______ __ ______ showed clearly that African artists did not work anonymously and that Africans were fully aware of the names of their artists.