CROWNED HEAD OF A YORUBA RULER From Ife, Nigeria

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CROWNED HEAD OF A YORUBA RULER From Ife, Nigeria CROWNED HEAD OF A YORUBA RULER From Ife, Nigeria. Yoruba, 12th-15th century CE. Zinc brass, height 9-7/16" (24 cm). Museum of Ife Antiquities, Ife, Nigeria. [Fig. 14-01] CROWNED HEAD OF A YORUBA RULER From Ife, Nigeria. Yoruba, 12th-15th century CE. Zinc brass, height 9-7/16" (24 cm). Museum of Ife Antiquities, Ife, Nigeria. [Fig. 14-01]

ANCIENT AFRICA [Map 14-01] ANCIENT AFRICA [Map 14-01]

DANCERS IN CEREMONIAL ATTIRE Section of rock-wall painting, Tassili-n-Ajjer, Algeria. c. 5000-2000 BCE. [Fig. 14-02] DANCERS IN CEREMONIAL ATTIRE Section of rock-wall painting, Tassili-n-Ajjer, Algeria. c. 5000-2000 BCE. [Fig. 14-02]

HEAD From Nok, Nigeria. c. 500 BCE-200 CE HEAD From Nok, Nigeria. c. 500 BCE-200 CE. Terra cotta, height 14-3/16" (36 cm). National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria. [Fig. 14-03] HEAD From Nok, Nigeria. c. 500 BCE-200 CE. Terra cotta, height 14-3/16" (36 cm). National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria. [Fig. 14-03]

SECTION OF SAN ROCK-WALL PAINTING San peoples, uncertain dates SECTION OF SAN ROCK-WALL PAINTING San peoples, uncertain dates. Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa. Pigment and eland blood on rock. [Fig. 14-04] SECTION OF SAN ROCK-WALL PAINTING San peoples, uncertain dates. Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa. Pigment and eland blood on rock. [Fig. 14-04]

BURIAL CHAMBER Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria BURIAL CHAMBER Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria. Reconstruction showing the placement of the ruler and artifacts in the chamber in the 10th century. Painting by Caroline Sassoon. [Fig. 14-05] BURIAL CHAMBER Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria. Reconstruction showing the placement of the ruler and artifacts in the chamber in the 10th century. Painting by Caroline Sassoon. [Fig. 14-05]

RITUAL VESSEL From Ife, Nigeria. Yoruba, 13th-14th century CE RITUAL VESSEL From Ife, Nigeria. Yoruba, 13th-14th century CE. Terra cotta, height 9-13/16" (24.9 cm). University Art Museum, Obafemi, Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria. [Fig. 14-06] RITUAL VESSEL From Ife, Nigeria. Yoruba, 13th-14th century CE. Terra cotta, height 9-13/16" (24.9 cm). University Art Museum, Obafemi, Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria. [Fig. 14-06]

A CLOSER LOOK: Roped Pot on a Stand From Igbo-Ukwu. 9th-10th century CE. Leaded bronze, height 12-11/16" (32.3 cm). National Museum, Lagos. A CLOSER LOOK: Roped Pot on a Stand From Igbo-Ukwu. 9th-10th century CE. Leaded bronze, height 12-11/16" (32.3 cm). National Museum, Lagos.

MEMORIAL HEAD OF AN OBA From Benin, Nigeria. Early Period, c MEMORIAL HEAD OF AN OBA From Benin, Nigeria. Early Period, c. 16th century CE. Brass, height 9" (23 cm). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Purchase: Nelson Trust through the generosity of Donald J. and Adele C. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Robert Sutherland, an anonymous donor, and the exchange of Nelson Gallery Foundation properties (87-7). [Fig. 14-07]

PHOTOGRAPH OF AN ALTAR Edo culture, Nigeria. c. 1959 PHOTOGRAPH OF AN ALTAR Edo culture, Nigeria. c. 1959. The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives (7584). [Fig. 14-08] PHOTOGRAPH OF AN ALTAR Edo culture, Nigeria. c. 1959. The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives (7584). [Fig. 14-08]

TECHNIQUE: Lost-Wax Casting

HIP PENDANT REPRESENTING AN IYOBA ("QUEEN MOTHER") From Benin City, Nigeria. Middle Period, c. 1550 CE. Ivory, iron, and copper, height 9-3/8" (23.4 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller (1978.412.323). [Fig. 14-09] HIP PENDANT REPRESENTING AN IYOBA ("QUEEN MOTHER") From Benin City, Nigeria. Middle Period, c. 1550 CE. Ivory, iron, and copper, height 9-3/8" (23.4 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller (1978.412.323). [Fig. 14-09]

PLAQUE: WARRIOR CHIEF FLANKED BY WARRIORS AND ATTENDANTS From Benin City, Nigeria. Middle Period, c. 1550-1650 CE. Brass, height 14-3/4" × 15-1/2" (37.5 × 39.4 cm). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (58-3) [Fig. 14-10] PLAQUE: WARRIOR CHIEF FLANKED BY WARRIORS AND ATTENDANTS From Benin City, Nigeria. Middle Period, c. 1550-1650 CE. Brass, height 14-3/4" × 15-1/2" (37.5 × 39.4 cm). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (58-3) [Fig. 14-10]

SENIOR TOWN CHIEF Supported by two attendants, one of them carrying his eben sword. [Fig. 14-11]

OBA EREDIAUWA Wearing coral-beaded regalia and seated on a dais. [Fig

HORSEMAN From Old Jenné, Mali. 13th-15th century CE HORSEMAN From Old Jenné, Mali. 13th-15th century CE. Terra cotta, height 27-3/4" (70.5 cm). National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Museum Purchase (86-12-2) [Fig. 14-13] HORSEMAN From Old Jenné, Mali. 13th-15th century CE. Terra cotta, height 27-3/4" (70.5 cm). National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Museum Purchase (86-12-2) [Fig. 14-13]

GREAT FRIDAY MOSQUE Jenné, Mali GREAT FRIDAY MOSQUE Jenné, Mali. Showing the eastern and northern façades. Rebuilding of 1907, in the style of 13th-century original. [Fig. 14-14] GREAT FRIDAY MOSQUE Jenné, Mali. Showing the eastern and northern façades. Rebuilding of 1907, in the style of 13th-century original. [Fig. 14-14]

DRAWING OF GREAT ENCLOSURE, GREAT ZIMBABWE [Fig. 14-15]

CONICAL TOWER, GREAT ENCLOSURE Great Zimbabwe Shona, Zimbabwe. c CONICAL TOWER, GREAT ENCLOSURE Great Zimbabwe Shona, Zimbabwe. c. 1350-1450 CE. Stone, height of tower 30' (9.1 m). [Fig. 14-16] CONICAL TOWER, GREAT ENCLOSURE Great Zimbabwe Shona, Zimbabwe. c. 1350-1450 CE. Stone, height of tower 30' (9.1 m). [Fig. 14-16]

BET GIORGIS (CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE), LALIBELA Ethiopia. 13th century BET GIORGIS (CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE), LALIBELA Ethiopia. 13th century. Volcanic rock. [Fig. 14-17] BET GIORGIS (CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE), LALIBELA Ethiopia. 13th century. Volcanic rock. [Fig. 14-17]

ZOOMORPHIC HEAD Angola. c. 750 CE. Wood, 19-7/8" × 6-1/8" (50. 5 × 15 ZOOMORPHIC HEAD Angola. c. 750 CE. Wood, 19-7/8" × 6-1/8" (50.5 × 15.5 cm). Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. [Fig. 14-18] ZOOMORPHIC HEAD Angola. c. 750 CE. Wood, 19-7/8" × 6-1/8" (50.5 × 15.5 cm). Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. [Fig. 14-18]

DECORATED TEXTILE Kongo. Before 1400 CE DECORATED TEXTILE Kongo. Before 1400 CE. Raffia, 9-1/2" × 18-1/2" (24 × 47 cm). Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, England. (1886.1.254.1). [Fig. 14-19] DECORATED TEXTILE Kongo. Before 1400 CE. Raffia, 9-1/2" × 18-1/2" (24 × 47 cm). Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, England. (1886.1.254.1). [Fig. 14-19]

CRUCIFIX Kongo. Early 17th century CE. Bronze, height 10-1/2" (26 CRUCIFIX Kongo. Early 17th century CE. Bronze, height 10-1/2" (26.7 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Collection of Ernst Anspach. (1999.295.7) [Fig. 14-20] CRUCIFIX Kongo. Early 17th century CE. Bronze, height 10-1/2" (26.7 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Collection of Ernst Anspach. (1999.295.7) [Fig. 14-20]

SAPI-PORTUGUESE STYLE HUNTING HORN Sierra Leone. Late 15th century CE SAPI-PORTUGUESE STYLE HUNTING HORN Sierra Leone. Late 15th century CE. Ivory, length 25" (63.5 cm). National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company (2005-6-9) [Fig. 14-21] SAPI-PORTUGUESE STYLE HUNTING HORN Sierra Leone. Late 15th century CE. Ivory, length 25" (63.5 cm). National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company (2005-6-9) [Fig. 14-21]