African Art

William V. Ganis, PhD

Nok Art
Nok Head
from Jemaa, Nigeria
5th century B.C.E.
terracotta
9 13/16 in. high
Nok Head
from Jemaa, Nigeria
5th century B.C.E.
terracotta
14 3/16 in. high
Igbo-Ukwu Art
Equestrian figure on fly-whisk hilt
from Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria
9th to 10th century
copper -alloy bronze
6 3/4 in. high
Ife Art
King
from Ife, Nigeria
11th to 12th century
zinc brass
18 1/2 in. high
Benin Art
Ivory belt mask of a Queen Mother (Idia)
from Benin, Nigeria
mid-16th century
ivory and iron
9 3/8 in. high
Altar of the Hand
from Benin, Nigeria
17th to 18th century
brass
17 1/2 in. high
Warrior Chief and Attendants
from Benin, Nigeria
ca. 1550-1650
brass
18 3/4 in. high
Djenne Art
Mother and Child
from Djenne, Mali
11th to 14th century
terracotta
11 in. high
Eastern façade of Friday Mosque
Djenne, Mali
13th century, rebuilt 1906-07
Sapi Art
Sapi warrior
from Sierra Leone
15th century
serpentine
7 1/2 in. high
Master of the Symbolic Execution
Saltcellar
Sapi-Portuguese from Sierra Leone
15th to 16th century
ivory
16 7/8 in. high
Great Zimbabwe
Conical Tower
from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
15th century
Conical Tower
from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
15th century
Bird with crocodile image on top of stone monolith
from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
15th century
soap stone
bird image 14 1/2 in. high