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Sculpture, court art, power objects, and performed masquerade traditions.
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A hollow terracotta head from central Nigeria has triangular eyes with pierced pupils. Which culture is most strongly associated with this sculpture?
A nearly life-size, naturalistically modeled brass head with finely incised facial striations was made in present-day Nigeria by lost-wax casting. Which city-state does this description fit?
A rectangular cast-brass relief shows a central warrior much larger than attendants who fan him and sound a trumpet. Which court commissioned works of this kind for its palace?
A carved wooden support for a palace courtyard shows an equestrian warrior above a female caryatid. In Yoruba art, what is this architectural sculpture called?
A wooden figure covered with iron blades has a mirrored medicine container on its torso. Which culture made this kind of nkisi nkondi power figure?
A dark wooden helmet mask has a smooth forehead, narrow eyes, an elaborate coiffure, and a ringed neck. Which people are associated with Bundu masks used by the Sande society?
A caster models a figure in wax over a clay core, covers it in clay, heats it, and pours molten metal into the empty space. What happens to the outer mold after the casting cools?
Why is wax useful in lost-wax casting of an Ife or Benin brass sculpture?
The fine lines across an Ife brass head were made before the metal was poured. At which stage were those details formed?
A Benin brass head is hollow rather than solid. Which advantage does lost-wax casting provide for making a hollow metal form?
Olowe of Ise made an architectural support from a single block of iroko wood. Which action best describes the basic sculptural method used to shape the figures?
On a Benin brass plaque, the oba or warrior chief is larger than nearby attendants despite standing in the same shallow relief. What does the size difference communicate?
Why were many cast-brass plaques installed on pillars and galleries of the Benin royal palace?
A cast-brass head of an oba was placed on a palace altar after a new ruler came to power. What was its principal function?
A Yoruba veranda post shows a mounted warrior with weapons and a female figure supporting him. What message would this imagery most likely send in a palace setting?
Benin brass casters worked within a hereditary guild. Whose authority most directly regulated this prestigious production?
A Bwa plank mask is danced with a full fiber costume, music, and choreographed movement. What does a museum display of only the carved wood leave out most importantly?
A Mende Bundu helmet mask represents the guardian spirit of Sande. What role does Sande have in this context?
A Chokwe Pwo mask represents an idealized woman and honors female ancestors. What additional element is necessary for its intended masquerade?
Dogon kanaga masks appear at dama ceremonies. What is a central purpose of these masked performances?
Zigzags, checkerboards, and other geometric patterns cover a Bwa plank mask. What do these patterns often communicate to viewers who know them?
A Sande performer wears a Bundu helmet mask at a celebration after initiates complete training. Which interpretation best fits the event?
A Kongo ritual specialist fills a figure's cavity with medicines and seals it with reflective material. What transforms the carving into an nkisi?
Iron nails and blades project from a Kongo nkisi nkondi figure. What does a new piece of hardware most often record?
Why might a Kongo nkisi nkondi include a mirror over its medicine container and in its eyes?
A Kongo nkisi nkondi was used to address theft, illness, conflict, or broken agreements. Which description best identifies its function?
In 1897, British forces removed brass, ivory, and wood works from the royal palace in Benin City. Which term names the documented history of an object's ownership and movement?
A museum holds a Benin plaque taken during the 1897 British military occupation and later sold abroad. What question does this history most directly raise?
A curator traces a Benin brass plaque from the royal palace through an 1897 military seizure, a London sale, and later museum acquisition. Why is this research important?
Why is it misleading to describe Benin court plaques in European and North American museums simply as objects that “traveled” there?
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