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Transcript: African Art Funerary Sculpture Madagascar Mid 20th Century Wood, Pigment, Metal Double Figure Kuyu Peoples, Congo Early 20th Century Wood, Pigment Works Cited http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3uO2ieJM_6c/TttTTyGuJsI/AAAAAAAADTs/CwTU8eAIGlE/s1600/Madagascar+cloth.jpg http://africanfabriclady.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/gp8028.jpg http://backgrounds.picaboo.com/download/4c/cf/4cf03a907c504eb788e2bca3935daf7e/african_patterns2.jpg http://gse3.berkeley.edu/faculty/WNGrubb/photos/kente_cloth.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BXbhoNEYl6g/SPlU-RHLduI/AAAAAAAAAW4/mWeSk9XK9fo/s400/african_fabric http://www.africanfabric.co.uk/images_site/fabrics_shwe_shwe_200.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/10/arts/10text-slide09.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BXbhoNEYl6g/SPlU-s75ABI/AAAAAAAAAXA/jzvxJBMwTuc/s400/african_fabric-1 http://themoldydoily.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834516a2c69e20120a5819621970b-800wi http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_1GKqNyifEY/T7_fKrHc9JI/AAAAAAAAAII/Q6qyWECaI_M/s1600/TheSpectrum.jpg http://www.grainsofafrica.com/catalog/images/Mali%20Mud%20cloth%20african%20textile%20closeup.jpg http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00OByTFNhESHqK/Real-Wax-Print-African-Cloth.jpg http://www.africouleur.com/56-151-thickbox/pink-yellow-and-cream-african-fabric-basin.jpg http://blog.al.com/mhuebner/2008/12/large_bma%20fabric1.jpeg http://www.africouleur.com/52-154-thickbox/plum-red-yellow-and-orange-african-fabric-basin.jpg http://www.couchkarma.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/africantextiles_05l.jpg http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5374115/il_fullxfull.170017033.jpg http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/bonsai/bonsai0907/bonsai090700064/11274685-vintage-african-background.jpg http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/bonsai/bonsai0907/bonsai090700064/11274685-vintage-african-background.jpg http://img3.etsystatic.com/012/0/6900886/il_fullxfull.419595735_j8js.jpg http://danmerhar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/african-pattern-2.jpg http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/831844/831844,1314942292,10/stock-vector-background-africa-african-pattern-83864131.jpg http://danmerhar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/African-Pattern-2-465x346.png http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2173/2073083531_cdee1fb830_z.jpg?zz=1 http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fGkyniEIrV4/T9oFNVRffZI/AAAAAAAACfg/-GIQVM-nOAg/s1600/african+patterns_22.JPG http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdlgw3WS2K1rkizt2o1_1280.jpg http://0.tqn.com/d/needlepoint/1/0/y/8/-/-/Kuba_1.jpg http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/hibrida/hibrida1211/hibrida121100032/16583897-seamless-pattern-with-ethnic-african-motifs.jpg http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/hibrida/hibrida1005/hibrida100500095/7032694-ethnic-pattern-with-african-symbols--ornaments.jpg http://www.goldenkrishna.com/_back/images/closer/pattern-2.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3U86R51z8OM/T4G_V1iJjbI/AAAAAAAAAXo/1jueo3DvBD4/s1600/zulu+hat+pattern.jpg http://www.goldenkrishna.com/_back/images/closer/pattern-3.jpg National Museum of African Art Thanks for Watching! All artwork pertains to some aspect of social class or role in society social status hierarchy niche in life role in society Early 20th Century Made to resemble characters Ekiti State, Nigeria Female figure Mask Recurring Themes Surprising Idealized features Moral value of hard work Recognition of hard work This Epa is Iyaibeji "the mother of twins" Wood, Skin, Plant Fiber, Bone, Dye Mukwakuhiko Working woman Lower but trusted Early to Mid 20th Century Chokwe peoples, Angola Early 20th Wood, brass tacks, glass beads, plant fiber, oil patina Skin associated with spirits and dead Wood and Pigment Mask Matt Gibbs, Jacopo Gliozzi, William Liu Wee peoples Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire Wood, metal, oil patina Late 19th to mid-20th Connection Spiral horns are simmilar to girls hair style at the time during ceremonial activity Realistic facial features Muscular warrior Social Status In Prime Look up to Ancestors Lower Cross River Region, Calabar region, Nigeria Youngest wife entrusted with feeding husband African women usually portrayed as "busty and lusty", fertility is a prized virtue Believed to promote fertility and harvest Ceremonial Spoon Mask Carved by renowned artist Bamgboye Matt GIbbs, Jacopo G, William Liu Epa Helmet Mask Male Dominance Tears, Feet, Tail Initiation Rites Worn at dances to honor ancestors