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Art and design Africa Part 2. Africa: art and design Human Image. Mask Bamum people, Cameroon Early 20 th century. Head from Ife, Nigeria Mid-1300s-early 1400s. Figure (nkisi) Kongo people, DR Congo Late 19 th century. Vessel by Magdalene Odundo from Farnham, UK 2000.
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Art and design Africa Part 2
Africa: art and design Human Image
Mask Bamum people, Cameroon Early 20th century Head from Ife, Nigeria Mid-1300s-early 1400s
Figure (nkisi) Kongo people, DR Congo Late 19th century Vessel by Magdalene Odundo from Farnham, UK 2000
Africa: art and design Painting
Crucifixion painting (detail) from Adwa, Ethiopia About 1855 Mummy portrait from Hawara, Fayum, Egypt AD 100-120
Rock painting San people, southern Africa Date uncertain Tomb-chapel painting from Thebes, Egypt About 1350 BC
Africa: art and design Sculpture
Statue of Ankhrekhu from Egypt 1850-1830 BC Carving of a king (ndop) Kuba people, DR Congo Late 18th century
Masquerade sculpture by Sokari Douglas Camp from London, UK 1995 Masquerade outfit Chewa people, Malawi Late 20th century
Africa: art and design Textiles
Tunic (jibba) Mahdist State, Sudan Late 19th century Cape (lamd) from Ethiopia Early 20th century
Cloth (kanga) from Tanzania 2008 Skirt Kuba people, DR Congo Late 19th century
Africa: art and design Tools, Weapons and Metalwork
Axe Nsapo people, DR Congo Late 19th century Currency blade Bankutu people, DR Congo Early 20th century
Sword (akonfona) Asante people, Ghana 19th century Sword (kaskara) from Sudan 20th century
Download Part 1 of this resource for:Adornment Buildings and decorationContainers Furniture Visit the main Museum website www.britishmuseum.org Explore contains over 4000 highlight objects from the Museum’s collection. You can use Explore to search for more objects from Africa. www.britishmuseum.org/explore/explore_introduction.aspx