This document lists and briefly describes various African cultural artworks and artifacts from countries such as Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Congo, Nigeria, Benin, and Gabon. It includes masks, figures, symbols, textiles like kente cloth, architectural structures, and objects used in rituals, ceremonies, and divination. It also provides information on the symbolic meanings associated with some colors of kente cloth.
Jesus, the Messiah and Son of God, was born to a poor family in a stable in Bethlehem. The Church celebrates his birth from December 25th through the feast of his Baptism, rejoicing that God became man to save humanity. Catholics are filled with joy at Christmas to commemorate the arrival of the Messiah and should spread the good news of his birth as the shepherds did.
This document promotes Christian jewelry and announces Christmas mass times at a church. It also provides information on participating in the church's choirs and music programs, as well as details on an upcoming youth retreat. Contact information is given for the music director and a priest to get involved or sign up.
Shekinah Glory Ministries is hosting a musical celebration on Saturday April 19, 2014 at 6:30 pm to praise Jesus through song, dance, and instruments. The event will be held at their church located at 725 Amulet Street in Natchitoches, LA and the theme is based on Psalm 33:1-3 about rejoicing in the Lord with music. Choirs, soloists, dance teams, and mime groups are invited to participate and share selections to help make the praise fest a soul-winning success.
Highland HOPE United Methodist Church is hosting several Christmas events, including a family candlelight Christmas Eve service on December 24th at 5:00 pm and another service at 11:00 pm, an annual Christmas dinner on December 11th after their celebration service, and a single worship service for Christmas Day at 10:00 am that will include a kids' birthday party for Jesus with no Sunday school that day.
This document celebrates Fr. Kevin Robinson's 25 years as a priest in the Society of Saint Pius X. It provides snippets from his life, including his ordination by Bishop Fellay in 1990, his first mass, blessings from family after ordination, early assignments in Australia, Asia, and the United States, and more recent photos from 2016 in the US and his time in New Zealand. The included poems reflect on the blessing and responsibilities of the priesthood.
The document announces worship services in the sanctuary beginning January 2nd, 2011. It also notes that baptisms will take place on Sunday, January 2nd and instructs people to contact Pastor Warren.
The document discusses what Advent is, including that it is a liturgical season in the Christian calendar that begins 4 Sundays before Christmas and is a time of preparation for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. It also explains how Advent is celebrated through things like Advent wreaths, calendars, and the Jesse tree, with the overall message being one of both penitence and joyful expectation of Christ's coming.
This short poem expresses devotion to Buddha through morning hymns of praise. Students offer flowers and promise to live righteously, hoping their deeds will spread beauty, purity, and grace like the flowers' perfume, preaching their religion through how they live their lives. May all be well and happy.
Jesus, the Messiah and Son of God, was born to a poor family in a stable in Bethlehem. The Church celebrates his birth from December 25th through the feast of his Baptism, rejoicing that God became man to save humanity. Catholics are filled with joy at Christmas to commemorate the arrival of the Messiah and should spread the good news of his birth as the shepherds did.
This document promotes Christian jewelry and announces Christmas mass times at a church. It also provides information on participating in the church's choirs and music programs, as well as details on an upcoming youth retreat. Contact information is given for the music director and a priest to get involved or sign up.
Shekinah Glory Ministries is hosting a musical celebration on Saturday April 19, 2014 at 6:30 pm to praise Jesus through song, dance, and instruments. The event will be held at their church located at 725 Amulet Street in Natchitoches, LA and the theme is based on Psalm 33:1-3 about rejoicing in the Lord with music. Choirs, soloists, dance teams, and mime groups are invited to participate and share selections to help make the praise fest a soul-winning success.
Highland HOPE United Methodist Church is hosting several Christmas events, including a family candlelight Christmas Eve service on December 24th at 5:00 pm and another service at 11:00 pm, an annual Christmas dinner on December 11th after their celebration service, and a single worship service for Christmas Day at 10:00 am that will include a kids' birthday party for Jesus with no Sunday school that day.
This document celebrates Fr. Kevin Robinson's 25 years as a priest in the Society of Saint Pius X. It provides snippets from his life, including his ordination by Bishop Fellay in 1990, his first mass, blessings from family after ordination, early assignments in Australia, Asia, and the United States, and more recent photos from 2016 in the US and his time in New Zealand. The included poems reflect on the blessing and responsibilities of the priesthood.
The document announces worship services in the sanctuary beginning January 2nd, 2011. It also notes that baptisms will take place on Sunday, January 2nd and instructs people to contact Pastor Warren.
The document discusses what Advent is, including that it is a liturgical season in the Christian calendar that begins 4 Sundays before Christmas and is a time of preparation for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. It also explains how Advent is celebrated through things like Advent wreaths, calendars, and the Jesse tree, with the overall message being one of both penitence and joyful expectation of Christ's coming.
This short poem expresses devotion to Buddha through morning hymns of praise. Students offer flowers and promise to live righteously, hoping their deeds will spread beauty, purity, and grace like the flowers' perfume, preaching their religion through how they live their lives. May all be well and happy.
This document discusses the importance of music ministry in the church. It begins by noting that music is the second most powerful ministry after preaching God's word. The document then explores how music is referenced throughout the Bible, from the first mention in Genesis to the last in Revelation. It discusses how music will be part of heaven and notes several passages where music was part of gathering as believers. The main purposes of music ministry are to exalt God and edify believers. It should draw attention to God as the source, subject, and spirit of songs. Music ministry can also help evangelize the lost. The conclusion emphasizes that music ministry is a serious responsibility before God and musical choices should honor him.
Children sing songs on the evening of January 5th to celebrate Epiphany. The priest visits homes in his parish to bless them with holy water, sprinkling it in each room to ward off goblins. At ceremonies near water, the priest throws a cross in and people try to retrieve it for good luck, while doves may also be released as a symbol of the Holy Spirit. People named Fotini, Fotis and Jordan celebrate their name day on Epiphany.
The Advent wreath is a circular wreath with four candles used by Christians during Advent to symbolize the wait for the birth of Jesus. The wreath's unending circle represents God's eternity, while the green leaves symbolize hope. The four outer candles represent the four weeks of Advent and the centuries of waiting between Malachi and Jesus' birth. The candles are usually violet but one is rose, and each represents hope, preparation, joy, and peace as the celebration of Christmas draws nearer. The wreath helps Christians keep focused on anticipating and preparing for Jesus' arrival during the Advent season.
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The document provides an overview of the season of Advent in the Catholic Church. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and is a time of preparation and penance as the Church waits expectantly for the coming of Jesus Christ. The document discusses the meaning and origins of Advent, the liturgical color and practices like the Advent wreath. It encourages spiritual preparation through prayer, scripture reading and the sacraments during this liturgical season.
This document provides information about events and services at the Jefferson Evangelical Church (JEC). It lists the weekly Sunday school and worship services, as well as youth group meetings. It also advertises several prayer groups, a small group Bible study, a church work day, and fellowship opportunities for men and women. Upcoming special events are noted, including a men's ministry field trip and a women's spring retreat. Contact information and a call to donate to a local food program are also included.
The most beloved saint among Armenians is St.Sarkis, Patron of youth and love.
This presentation is about the history and meaning of salty cookies and Trndez or Tyarndaraj.
The document wishes the recipient crystal for harmony, gold for wealth, and red for passion. It ends by wishing a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, signed by Manuela.
Pastor Roosevelt D. Pope invites people to attend a New Years revival from January 2nd to 4th at 7:00pm with praise dancers and guest speaker Prophetess Teresa Cox from Detroit, Michigan who is the Senior Pastor of Efficacious Ministries.
The document describes the religious practices and traditions of the Subanen people in the Philippines. It outlines their ancient polytheistic religion and the important role of shamans. It also discusses various religious ceremonies like worship of the creator, prayer, observance of ceremonies, dancing rites, thanksgiving feasts, and feasts for the dead. Marriage traditions are described such as parentally-arranged marriages, ceremonies led by priests and village leaders, and symbols of purity. Extended family structures, inheritance, and dances during courtship and harvest times are also summarized.
This document provides an overview of American abstract expressionist artists and their works from the 1940s-1960s. It mentions Clement Greenberg and his views on avant-garde art. Key figures discussed include Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Philip Guston, Elaine de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Ad Reinhardt, David Smith, Mark di Suvero, John Chamberlain, and Joseph Cornell. Their abstract, expressionist paintings and sculptures from this period pushed boundaries and represented new artistic techniques.
Surrealism is defined as psychic automatism that aims to express the functioning of thought through verbal or written means, free of rational control or moral/aesthetic concerns. Several surrealist artists are mentioned, including Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Rene Magritte, and Max Ernst. Their works often featured dreamlike, illogical images and situations. The document also summarizes American art movements before WWII such as the Ashcan School, Alfred Stieglitz and his photography, the Harlem Renaissance, American Regionalism, and Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
This document discusses several influential artists and architects active in Europe during the early 20th century who experimented with new styles and ideas that paved the way for modern art and design. It focuses on pioneers like Modigliani, Matisse and Picasso in France; De Stijl movement members like Mondrian in the Netherlands; and Bauhaus founders Walter Gropius and László Moholy-Nagy in Germany who integrated art, craft and architecture. Many developed modernist styles that rejected realistic representation in favor of abstraction and minimal forms inspired by industrial materials and processes.
This document provides an overview of Pablo Picasso and the development of Cubism. It traces Picasso's early influences including Iberian sculpture. It then examines his pioneering Cubist works from 1907 to 1912 with Georges Braque, in which they broke forms down into geometric facets. Guillaume Apollinaire coined the term "Cubism" in 1912. The document outlines Analytical Cubism's emphasis on multiple perspectives and Synthetic Cubism's incorporation of collage. It concludes by exploring Cubism's influence on later artists and architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and Marc Chagall.
The document provides an overview of several early 20th century art movements including Futurism, Vorticism, Cubo-Futurism, Suprematism, Constructivism, Dada, and Die Neue Sachlichkeit. It lists important artists associated with each movement such as Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Percy Wyndham Lewis, Kazimir Malevich, El Lissitzky, Marcel Duchamp, George Grosz, and Otto Dix. Each movement rejected traditional aesthetics and embraced new technological and industrial elements in their artistic works.
This document provides an overview of several early 20th century avant-garde art movements including Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, and Der Blaue Reiter. It mentions key artists such as Matisse, Derain, Brancusi, Kandinsky, Marc, Macke, who pioneered abstract and expressive styles that broke from realism and traditional techniques. Philosophers like Nietzsche, Riegl, and Lipps influenced these movements with ideas questioning established norms and emphasizing empathy and purpose in art.
02 impressionism through post impressionismextremecraft
This document provides an overview of major art movements and artists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It covers Impressionism and key Impressionist painters like Monet, Renoir, and Degas. It then discusses Post-Impressionism and artists such as Cézanne, Seurat, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. Later sections cover Symbolism, Rodin, early Expressionism, Art Nouveau, and major figures within each movement such as Munch, Mucha, Gaudí, and Beardsley.
This document provides brief biographies and descriptions of many important artists from 1450 to the late 1800s, spanning movements from the Renaissance to Realism. It touches on masters like Piero Antonio Martini, Canaletto, Jacques-Louis David, Francisco Goya, John Constable, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Gustave Courbet, Jean-François Millet, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Édouard Manet and others, as well as early photography pioneers. The works and styles of these artists from different eras are summarized concisely.
This document discusses principles of design including unity, balance through asymmetry, symmetry, and radial forms, emphasis, subordination, scale, proportion, rhythm, contrast, and movement. Specific artists are mentioned like Joseph Cornell, Takeshi Murakami, and Hagop Sandaljian in the context of exploring these principles.
This document discusses various elements of art including complementary colors, color theory terms like monochromatic and analogous, cool and warm colors, color value and intensity, CMYK and RGB color systems, color halftones, pointillism, actual and visual textures, patterns in fabric and art, 2D and 3D space, perspectives like foreshortening and isometric, lines, shapes, and forms. It also references artists like Olafur Eliasson, Chris Offilli, Bridget Riley, and Egon Schiele.
This document discusses the importance of music ministry in the church. It begins by noting that music is the second most powerful ministry after preaching God's word. The document then explores how music is referenced throughout the Bible, from the first mention in Genesis to the last in Revelation. It discusses how music will be part of heaven and notes several passages where music was part of gathering as believers. The main purposes of music ministry are to exalt God and edify believers. It should draw attention to God as the source, subject, and spirit of songs. Music ministry can also help evangelize the lost. The conclusion emphasizes that music ministry is a serious responsibility before God and musical choices should honor him.
Children sing songs on the evening of January 5th to celebrate Epiphany. The priest visits homes in his parish to bless them with holy water, sprinkling it in each room to ward off goblins. At ceremonies near water, the priest throws a cross in and people try to retrieve it for good luck, while doves may also be released as a symbol of the Holy Spirit. People named Fotini, Fotis and Jordan celebrate their name day on Epiphany.
The Advent wreath is a circular wreath with four candles used by Christians during Advent to symbolize the wait for the birth of Jesus. The wreath's unending circle represents God's eternity, while the green leaves symbolize hope. The four outer candles represent the four weeks of Advent and the centuries of waiting between Malachi and Jesus' birth. The candles are usually violet but one is rose, and each represents hope, preparation, joy, and peace as the celebration of Christmas draws nearer. The wreath helps Christians keep focused on anticipating and preparing for Jesus' arrival during the Advent season.
The season-of-advent-1196393169144383-4Anjela Solis
The document provides an overview of the season of Advent in the Catholic Church. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and is a time of preparation and penance as the Church waits expectantly for the coming of Jesus Christ. The document discusses the meaning and origins of Advent, the liturgical color and practices like the Advent wreath. It encourages spiritual preparation through prayer, scripture reading and the sacraments during this liturgical season.
This document provides information about events and services at the Jefferson Evangelical Church (JEC). It lists the weekly Sunday school and worship services, as well as youth group meetings. It also advertises several prayer groups, a small group Bible study, a church work day, and fellowship opportunities for men and women. Upcoming special events are noted, including a men's ministry field trip and a women's spring retreat. Contact information and a call to donate to a local food program are also included.
The most beloved saint among Armenians is St.Sarkis, Patron of youth and love.
This presentation is about the history and meaning of salty cookies and Trndez or Tyarndaraj.
The document wishes the recipient crystal for harmony, gold for wealth, and red for passion. It ends by wishing a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, signed by Manuela.
Pastor Roosevelt D. Pope invites people to attend a New Years revival from January 2nd to 4th at 7:00pm with praise dancers and guest speaker Prophetess Teresa Cox from Detroit, Michigan who is the Senior Pastor of Efficacious Ministries.
The document describes the religious practices and traditions of the Subanen people in the Philippines. It outlines their ancient polytheistic religion and the important role of shamans. It also discusses various religious ceremonies like worship of the creator, prayer, observance of ceremonies, dancing rites, thanksgiving feasts, and feasts for the dead. Marriage traditions are described such as parentally-arranged marriages, ceremonies led by priests and village leaders, and symbols of purity. Extended family structures, inheritance, and dances during courtship and harvest times are also summarized.
This document provides an overview of American abstract expressionist artists and their works from the 1940s-1960s. It mentions Clement Greenberg and his views on avant-garde art. Key figures discussed include Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Philip Guston, Elaine de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Ad Reinhardt, David Smith, Mark di Suvero, John Chamberlain, and Joseph Cornell. Their abstract, expressionist paintings and sculptures from this period pushed boundaries and represented new artistic techniques.
Surrealism is defined as psychic automatism that aims to express the functioning of thought through verbal or written means, free of rational control or moral/aesthetic concerns. Several surrealist artists are mentioned, including Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Rene Magritte, and Max Ernst. Their works often featured dreamlike, illogical images and situations. The document also summarizes American art movements before WWII such as the Ashcan School, Alfred Stieglitz and his photography, the Harlem Renaissance, American Regionalism, and Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
This document discusses several influential artists and architects active in Europe during the early 20th century who experimented with new styles and ideas that paved the way for modern art and design. It focuses on pioneers like Modigliani, Matisse and Picasso in France; De Stijl movement members like Mondrian in the Netherlands; and Bauhaus founders Walter Gropius and László Moholy-Nagy in Germany who integrated art, craft and architecture. Many developed modernist styles that rejected realistic representation in favor of abstraction and minimal forms inspired by industrial materials and processes.
This document provides an overview of Pablo Picasso and the development of Cubism. It traces Picasso's early influences including Iberian sculpture. It then examines his pioneering Cubist works from 1907 to 1912 with Georges Braque, in which they broke forms down into geometric facets. Guillaume Apollinaire coined the term "Cubism" in 1912. The document outlines Analytical Cubism's emphasis on multiple perspectives and Synthetic Cubism's incorporation of collage. It concludes by exploring Cubism's influence on later artists and architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and Marc Chagall.
The document provides an overview of several early 20th century art movements including Futurism, Vorticism, Cubo-Futurism, Suprematism, Constructivism, Dada, and Die Neue Sachlichkeit. It lists important artists associated with each movement such as Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Percy Wyndham Lewis, Kazimir Malevich, El Lissitzky, Marcel Duchamp, George Grosz, and Otto Dix. Each movement rejected traditional aesthetics and embraced new technological and industrial elements in their artistic works.
This document provides an overview of several early 20th century avant-garde art movements including Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, and Der Blaue Reiter. It mentions key artists such as Matisse, Derain, Brancusi, Kandinsky, Marc, Macke, who pioneered abstract and expressive styles that broke from realism and traditional techniques. Philosophers like Nietzsche, Riegl, and Lipps influenced these movements with ideas questioning established norms and emphasizing empathy and purpose in art.
02 impressionism through post impressionismextremecraft
This document provides an overview of major art movements and artists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It covers Impressionism and key Impressionist painters like Monet, Renoir, and Degas. It then discusses Post-Impressionism and artists such as Cézanne, Seurat, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. Later sections cover Symbolism, Rodin, early Expressionism, Art Nouveau, and major figures within each movement such as Munch, Mucha, Gaudí, and Beardsley.
This document provides brief biographies and descriptions of many important artists from 1450 to the late 1800s, spanning movements from the Renaissance to Realism. It touches on masters like Piero Antonio Martini, Canaletto, Jacques-Louis David, Francisco Goya, John Constable, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Gustave Courbet, Jean-François Millet, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Édouard Manet and others, as well as early photography pioneers. The works and styles of these artists from different eras are summarized concisely.
This document discusses principles of design including unity, balance through asymmetry, symmetry, and radial forms, emphasis, subordination, scale, proportion, rhythm, contrast, and movement. Specific artists are mentioned like Joseph Cornell, Takeshi Murakami, and Hagop Sandaljian in the context of exploring these principles.
This document discusses various elements of art including complementary colors, color theory terms like monochromatic and analogous, cool and warm colors, color value and intensity, CMYK and RGB color systems, color halftones, pointillism, actual and visual textures, patterns in fabric and art, 2D and 3D space, perspectives like foreshortening and isometric, lines, shapes, and forms. It also references artists like Olafur Eliasson, Chris Offilli, Bridget Riley, and Egon Schiele.
The document lists influential artists from the 18th through early 20th centuries including Jacques-Louis David, Francisco Goya, Caspar David Friedrich, John Constable, Thomas Cole, Louis Daguerre, Gustave Courbet, Jean-François Millet, Rosa Bonheur, Honoré Daumier, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Thomas Eakins, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul G
This document provides an overview of European art and architecture from the mid-18th century through the early 19th century, mentioning numerous artists, architects, patrons, and locations. Key figures and developments discussed include Joseph Wright, Johann Zoffany, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Jean-Antoine Watteau, François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Rosalba Carriera, Canaletto, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Antonio Canova, Horace Walpole, Josiah Wedgwood, William Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Lawrence, Benjamin West, John Henry Fuseli,
This document lists several famous Japanese artists from different historical periods including woodblock print artists from the Edo period such as Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige, and Kitagawa Utamaro as well as painters from the Muromachi, Momoyama, and early modern periods such as Sesshu, Kano Eitoku, and Hasegawa Tohaku. It also mentions philosophers, tea masters, and landscape features from different eras of Japanese history.
This document lists and briefly describes numerous prominent European artists and their works from the 16th-17th centuries, including Bernini, Borromini, Carracci, Caravaggio, Gentileschi, Velázquez, Murillo, Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Mansart and Le Brun. It also mentions specific works and architectural features such as Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Caravaggio's Calling of Saint Matthew, Velázquez's Las Meninas, Rembrandt's Night Watch, Vermeer's View of Delft and the Hall of Mirrors at
The document discusses Chinese artists from different dynasties including the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. It mentions painters such as Zhao Mengfu, Ni Zan, Yin Hong, Qiu Ying, Dong Qichang, Shen Zhou, Shitao, and modern artists Cai Guo-Qiang and An Gyeon. The artists worked in different styles and eras, from the Song dynasty kilns through to Ming dynasty ink painters and contemporary conceptual artists.
The document provides the titles of various artworks and architectural structures from India and surrounding regions. It includes titles related to Hindu and Buddhist mythology like Mithuna Figures and Birth of Mahavira Kalpa Sutra. It also lists famous temples like Kandariya Mahadeva temple and architectural elements like the Outer gopura of the Minakshi-Sundareshvara Temple. Historical figures like Akbar the Great and Shah Jahan are mentioned alongside structures from their reigns. Artworks spanning different media are referenced, ranging from the Shwe-Dagon Stupa to paintings like Krishna and the Gopis to contemporary works by artists like Raqib Shaw.
Artist: Attributed to Kojo Bonsu Title: Finial of a spokesperson’s staff ( okyeame poma ) Medium: Wood and gold Size: height 11¼" (28.57 cm) Date: 1960s–70s Source/Museum: From Ghana. Ashanti culture. / Sarah Da Vanzo Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa
Artist: Attributed to Kojo Bonsu Title: Finial of a spokesperson’s staff ( okyeame poma ) Medium: Wood and gold Size: height 11¼" (28.57 cm) Date: 1960s–70s Source/Museum: From Ghana. Ashanti culture. / Sarah Da Vanzo Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa
Artist: Attributed to Kojo Bonsu Title: Finial of a spokesperson’s staff ( okyeame poma ) Medium: Wood and gold Size: height 11¼" (28.57 cm) Date: 1960s–70s Source/Museum: From Ghana. Ashanti culture. / Sarah Da Vanzo Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa
Artist: Attributed to Kojo Bonsu Title: Finial of a spokesperson’s staff ( okyeame poma ) Medium: Wood and gold Size: height 11¼" (28.57 cm) Date: 1960s–70s Source/Museum: From Ghana. Ashanti culture. / Sarah Da Vanzo Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa
Artist: n/a Title: Doll (biiga) Medium: Wood Size: height 11¼" (28.57 cm) Date: Mid-20th century Source/Museum: Burkina Faso. Mossi culture. / Collection Thomas G. B. Wheelock.
Artist: n/a Title: Twin Figures (ere Ibeji) Medium: Wood Size: height 7 ⅞ " (20 cm) Date: 20th century Source/Museum: Yoruba culture, from Nigeria. / The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City. The Stanley Collection ( 1986.489 and 1986.488)
Artist: Margaret Thompson Drewal Title: Elder guiding small boy in Egungun performance while adult Egungun performer looks on Medium: Photograph Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/Museum: Yoruba culture, Nigeria. / National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archive
Artist: n/a Title: Initiation wall panels Medium: Wood, pigment Size: height 33 ⅜ " (84.8 cm) Date: Early 20th century Source/Museum: Nkanu peoples. Democratic Republic of the Congo. / National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Museum purchase, 99-2-1
Artist: Attributed to Kojo Bonsu Title: Finial of a spokesperson’s staff ( okyeame poma ) Medium: Wood and gold Size: height 11¼" (28.57 cm) Date: 1960s–70s Source/Museum: From Ghana. Ashanti culture. / Sarah Da Vanzo Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa
Artist: n/a Title: Masks in performance Medium: Wood, mineral pigments, and fiber Size: height approx. 7' (2.13 m) Date: 1984 Source/Museum: Dossi, Burkina Faso, Bwa culture
Artist: Fred Lamp Title: Temne Nowo masquerade with attendants Medium: Photograph Size: n/a Date: 1980 Source/Museum: Sierra Leone
Artist: n/a Title: Bwami Mask (lukwakongo) Medium: Wood, plant fiber, and pigment Size: height: 22¾" (57.5 cm) Date: n/a Source/Museum: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles
Artist: n/a Title: Power figure (nkisi nkonde) Medium: Wood, nails, pins, blades, and other materials Size: height 44" (111.7 cm) Date: 19th century Source/Museum: Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire). Kongo culture, / The Field Museum, Chicago. Acquisition A109979c
Artist: n/a Title: Power figure (nkisi nkonde) Medium: Wood, nails, pins, blades, and other materials Size: height 44" (111.7 cm) Date: 19th century Source/Museum: Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire). Kongo culture, / The Field Museum, Chicago. Acquisition A109979c
Artist: n/a Title: Spirit spouse (blolo bla) Medium: Wood Size: height 17 ⅛ " (43.5 cm) Date: Early 20th century Source/Museum: Côte d’Ivoire. Baule culture. / University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia.
Artist: Margaret Drewal Title: Ifa divination session Medium: Photograph Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/Museum: Yoruba culture, Nigeria. / National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archive
Artist: Attributed to Kojo Bonsu Title: Finial of a spokesperson’s staff ( okyeame poma ) Medium: Wood and gold Size: height 11¼" (28.57 cm) Date: 1960s–70s Source/Museum: From Ghana. Ashanti culture. / Sarah Da Vanzo Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa
Artist: n/a Title: Kente c loth Medium: Silk Size: 6'10 9⁄16" X 4'3 9⁄16" (2.09 X 130 m) Date: 20th century Source/Museum: Ashanti culture, Ghana. / National Museum of African Art and National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983–85, (EJ 10583)
Artist: n/a Title: Kente c loth Medium: Silk Size: 6'10 9⁄16" X 4'3 9⁄16" (2.09 X 130 m) Date: 20th century Source/Museum: Ashanti culture, Ghana. / National Museum of African Art and National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983–85, (EJ 10583)
Artist: n/a Title: Kente c loth Medium: Silk Size: 6'10 9⁄16" X 4'3 9⁄16" (2.09 X 130 m) Date: 20th century Source/Museum: Ashanti culture, Ghana. / National Museum of African Art and National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983–85, (EJ 10583)
Artist: n/a Title: Kente c loth Medium: Silk Size: 6'10 9⁄16" X 4'3 9⁄16" (2.09 X 130 m) Date: 20th century Source/Museum: Ashanti culture, Ghana. / National Museum of African Art and National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983–85, (EJ 10583)
Artist: n/a Title: Kente c loth Medium: Silk Size: 6'10 9⁄16" X 4'3 9⁄16" (2.09 X 130 m) Date: 20th century Source/Museum: Ashanti culture, Ghana. / National Museum of African Art and National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983–85, (EJ 10583)
Artist: Angelo Turconi Title: Decorated building (sleeping room for nyim) in the royal compound of the Kuba Nyim Medium: Photograph Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/Museum: Nsheng, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Artist: Angelo Turconi Title: Decorated building (sleeping room for nyim) in the royal compound of the Kuba Nyim Medium: Photograph Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/Museum: Nsheng, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Artist: Eliot Elisofon Title: Mbop Mabiinc Mambeky Medium: Photograph. The costume includes elements made from copper, brass, cowrie shells, beads, leopard skin, and eagle and parrot feathers Size: n/a Date: 1947 Source/Museum: Paramount ruler ( nyim ) of Kuba peoples (reigned 1939–69). Prestige attire worn by the nyim for receiving important guests. / National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives
Artist: Photograph by William Fagg and Olowe of Ise Title: Veranda posts Medium: Wood and pigment Size: n/a Date: 1959 Source/Museum: Ikere Palace, Ikere, Nigeria. / Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, London
Artist: Olowe of Ise Title: Door from royal palace in Ikere, Nigeria Medium: Wood, pigment Size: height 72" (182.9 cm) Date: c. 1925 Source/Museum: Yoruba culture. / The Detroit Institute of the Arts. Gift of Bethea and Irwin Green in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Department of African, Oceanic, and New World Cultures (1997.80.A)
Artist: Eliot Elisofon Title: Kanaga and rabbit masquerade figures at Dama Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/Museum: Dogon culture, Mali. / National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives. (EEPA 3502)
Artist: Eliot Elisofon Title: Kanaga and rabbit masquerade figures at Dama Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/Museum: Dogon culture, Mali. / National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives. (EEPA 3502)
Dogon Cliff Shrines, Mali
Artist: David A. Binkley & Patricia J. Darish Title: Inuba entering the community for funeral performance in the company of senior titleholders Medium: Photograph Size: n/a Date: 1981 Source/Museum: Southern Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Artist: n/a Title: Altar (Asen) Medium: Iron, wood, paint traces Size: height 44½" (113 cm) Date: n/a Source/Museum: Fon peoples, Ouidah, Republic of Benin. / National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Gift of Monique and Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller 93-2-2
Artist: El Anatsu Title: Flag For A New World Power Medium: Aluminum bottle tops, copper wire Size: 196 X 177" (500 X 450 cm) Date: 2004 Source/Museum: Courtesy October Gallery, London
Artist: n/a Title: Divination basket (Ngombo) Medium: Plant fiber, seed, stone, horn, shell, bone, metal, feather, camwood Size: 12 1⁄16" (30.7 cm) Date: Mid-19th–early 20th century Source/Museum: Chokwe peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. / National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Museum purchase (86-12-17.1)
Artist: Julie Mehretu Title: Dispersion Medium: Ink and acrylic on canvas Size: 90 X 144" (228.6 X 365.8 cm) Date: 2002 Source/Museum: Collection Nicolas and Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, New York