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Asante - Power Visualized in African Art
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Asante Chief in regalia, with kente cloth, Image ca. 1977, Photograph, Herbert Cole: African Art, Architecture, and Culture, University of California, Santa Barbara, (photograph from ARTstor). Medium: gold jewelry (rings, bracelets, etc.). Within the Asante people, as well as several others, regalia consists of adornments worn by people of royalty or authority. [1]. Create a free website. Create your own free website.
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Yoruba2 - Power Visualized in African Art
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Beadwork: Olomu of Omu with his adenla at the annual royal festival, Headwear, beadwork, ARTstor Slide Gallery, University of California, San Diego (photograph from ARTstor). Medium: Headwear, beadwork. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Kongo - Power Visualized in African Art
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Nkisi Nkonde, 19th Century, Central Africa Wood, natural fibers, nails, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis, (photograph provided by Ellen from Ann Arbor, MI, USA). Medium: Wood, other various materials and objects. Monica Visona, Robin Poynor, and Herbert Cole, A History of Art in Africa, (Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008), 350. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website.
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Asante2 - Power Visualized in African Art
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Figurines: Akuaba (three), Wood, beads, ARTstor Slide Gallery, University of California, San Diego (photograph from ARTstor). Medium: Wood, beads. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Baule - Power Visualized in African Art
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Otherworld Wife (Blolo bla), 20th century, Wood, paint, 31 x 7.5 x 8 cm, Fowler Museum, University of California, Los Angeles (photograph from ARTstor). 1] Monica Visona, Robin Poynor, and Herbert Cole, A History of Art in Africa, (Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008), 214. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Dogon - Power Visualized in African Art
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Djenne, Equestrian Figure, 945-1245 AD, Wood, 28-1/4 x 6-3/4 x 10-1/4 in., The Minneapolis Institiue of Arts, Minneapolis (photograph from ARTstor). Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Bamana - Power Visualized in African Art
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Boli Altar, Earth, organic material, h.18", ARTstor Slide Gallery, University of California, San Diego (photograph from ARTstor). Medium: Wood, various spiritual substances. Or spiritual force for the good of the community. [1]. 1] Monica Visona, Robin Poynor, and Herbert Cole, A History of Art in Africa, (Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008), 119-120. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website.
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Kongo2 - Power Visualized in African Art
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Sculpture of a two-headed dog, covered with nails: Nkonde Lower Zaire, Wood, nails, iron blades, H.67.5cm, ARTstor Slide Gallery, University of California, San Diego (photograph from ARTstor). Medium: Wood, nails, other various materials and objects. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Power Visualized in African Art - Home
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Power Visualized in African Art. Welcome to this informational website created to share an interesting theme in African Art: Power. Power is represented visually in a large variety of African people's art using many different kinds of artifacts. Each page within this website features an object relating to power from a wide range of African peoples. Click on each of the pages to learn more! Create a free website. Create your own free website.
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Yoruba - Power Visualized in African Art
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Power Visualized in African Art. Key Moments in African Life. Ere Ibeji, Wood, glass beads, shell, iron, pigment, 26 x 6.8 x 5.5 cm, Fowler Museum, University of California, Los Angeles (photograph from ARTstor). The power that the Ire-Ibeji holds is important because while good fortune can come from paying it tribute and respect, bad fortune can come from ignoring it. 1] Rand African Art, "Yoruba Ere-Ibeji." Accessed November 12, 2011. http:/ www.randafricanart.com/Yoruba Ibeji 1.html.
