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African Art
Music, Art, Performance and CultureBallenger 2010
Africa
• Immense continent• Long-established• Highly developed
cultures• Sophisticated art forms
for centuries.
• Cush 700 B.C. ancient Egyptian empire
• Nigeria flourished 1000 years ago
• Compare this to the U.S• How old is the U.S.A.?
Akan (ah-kahn)
• A group of peoples in Western Africa speaking Akan languages, including the Baule of Cote d’Ivoire, the Asante and the Fante of Ghana.
• These people joined together in the 18th Century in order to form a powerful confederation of states.
• The Asante was the largest of these groups to join together.
Yoruba (yor-ruh-BAH)
• A group of West African people living chiefly in southwest Nigeria.
The Visual Arts in Africa
• Even in modern nation states the visual arts are integrated with other art forms.
• Music, dance and drama
• It’s role is important in the religious beliefs
• Religious beliefs are intertwined with the culture.
Dominant Themes
• Birth• Death• Roles of men, women,
and children• Coming of age
• Sickness and healing• Importance of food and
water• The human relationship
with nature
Comparing Cultures
• As we learn about African art let’s think about other cultures and the role of the Visual Arts.
Birth
• Akuaba: Small disc-headed female figures made of wood by Akan carvers.
• Represents the idea of a healthy, perfect child.
• A pregnant woman, or one wanting to get pregnant would carry it around and care for it like a real child.
• Kept as remembrance , teaching device for girls, or placed in a shrine.
• Exaggerated features.
Akuaba
• Prefer girls• Round Face• Long flat foreheads• Ideal• What are some cultural
ideals in American culture?
Music, Dance and Costume
• Boys Initiation• Bandi people• Boys leave home to
learn special skills necessary to being an adult in society
• What are some coming of age traditions in other cultures?
• Girls Initiation• Girls leave their homes • Go to secluded school
for several months• Learn skills necessary to
being an adult woman in society
Kente Cloth
• A brilliantly colored and patterned fabric that became the royal cloth.
• Woven in narrow strips.• Stitched together to
form large pieces with complex patterns.
• Silk• Gold dust-designs
Jewelry
• Adult women wear elaborate silver jewelry.
• Worn for weddings• Security for women• What do other cultures
use as symbolism for marriage.
Necklaces
Asante Stool
• Asante (ah-SHAN-tee): An Akan people of Ghana, formerly united in the Asante kingdom.
Masquerade
• A full costume, including a face covering, or mask.
• Nigerian Masquerade
Griot
• Rather than written history some cultures carry on oral traditions.
• Stories are passed down from generation to generation.
• Oral historians who are also musicians and performers.
Gods and Rulers
• Rulers considered gods.• Kingship and divinity • Living kings having
divine powers
• Louis XIV ruled France under the belief that eh had been given his throne directly by God.
Role of Men and Women
• Warriors and leaders • Healer as leader
Cycles: African Life Through Art
• http://www.imamuseum.org/interactives/cycles/
• The information contained in this power point come from the website listed here and from Chapter 12 in your Art in Focus textbook.
Art of Africa and African-American Artists
Ballenger2015
Edward Mitchell Bannister
• 1828-1901• Providence, RI• Story in a New York
paper• 1st to win a major award
Henry Tanner
• 1859-1937• Philadelphia• Pennsylvania Academy• Student of Eakins• Landscape to genre • Stayed in America
Edmonia Lewis
• 1845-1890• Greenhigh, Ohio• Half Native American &
Half African American