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Page 1: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

African Art

William V. Ganis, PhD

Page 2: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Today you are an art critic

• For each work of art1.Write the title2.Write a description of what you

see3.Tell what you think of it

Page 3: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Nok Art

Page 4: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what
Page 5: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Nok Head

from Jemaa, Nigeria

5th century B.C.E.terracotta9 13/16 in. high

Page 6: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Nok Head

from Jemaa, Nigeria

5th century B.C.E.terracotta14 3/16 in. high

Page 7: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Igbo-Ukwu Art

Page 8: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what
Page 9: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Equestrian figure on fly-whisk hilt

from Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria

9th to 10th centurycopper -alloy bronze6 3/4 in. high

Page 10: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Ife Art

Page 11: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what
Page 12: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

King

from Ife, Nigeria

11th to 12th centuryzinc brass18 1/2 in. high

Page 13: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Benin Art

Page 14: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what
Page 15: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Ivory belt mask of a Queen Mother (Idia)

from Benin, Nigeria

mid-16th centuryivory and iron9 3/8 in. high

Page 16: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Altar of the Hand

from Benin, Nigeria

17th to 18th centurybrass17 1/2 in. high

Page 17: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Warrior Chief and Attendants

from Benin, Nigeria

ca. 1550-1650brass18 3/4 in. high

Page 18: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Djenne Art

Page 19: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what
Page 20: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Mother and Child

from Djenne, Mali

11th to 14th centuryterracotta11 in. high

Page 21: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Eastern façade of Friday Mosque

Djenne, Mali

13th century, rebuilt 1906-07

Page 22: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Sapi Art

Page 23: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what
Page 24: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Sapi warrior

from Sierra Leone

15th centuryserpentine7 1/2 in. high

Page 25: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Master of the Symbolic ExecutionSaltcellar

Sapi-Portuguese from Sierra Leone

15th to 16th centuryivory16 7/8 in. high

Page 26: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Great Zimbabwe

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Conical Tower

from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

15th century

Page 29: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Conical Tower

from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

15th century

Page 30: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what

Bird with crocodile image on top of stone monolith

from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

15th centurysoap stonebird image 14 1/2 in. high

Page 31: African Art William V. Ganis, PhD. Today you are an art critic For each work of art 1.Write the title 2.Write a description of what you see 3.Tell what