African History Gallery
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16th Century Akan gold mask, Ghana/Ivory Coast.
Nubian girls, 1847 by David Roberts
historycultureeducation:Mary Fields, aka Stagecoach Mary, a legend of the US West. Six feet tall, ci
The Legend of Stagecoach Mary,Also known as Mary Fields, Stagecoach Mary was one of the toughest lad
Wooden statuette of the Tsonga people, South Africa/Mozambique. Artist unknown; 19th century. Now
Collection of Afghan, Indian, Middle Eastern, North African, and Mediterranean muskets belonging to
Bloody King Leopold and the Rubber Holocaust,In 1885 Leopold II became King of Belgium and set into
Antelope headdress (n’gonzon koun), made from wood, beads, and metal, of the Bambara (Bamana) people
How to Cure the Freedom Disease — The Theories of Dr. Samuel Cartwright.Dr. Samuel Cartwright
collective-history:Carthaginian war elephants engage Roman infantry at the Battle of Zama (202 BC).S
historical-nonfiction:Did you know that Italy still has African territory under its control? I didn’
Ethiopian hand figure with cross (carved wood). Artist unknown; 18th century. Now in the Walters A
Flight into Egypt, Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1923Happy birthday to Henry Ossawa Tanner, born on this date
A modern replica of an Ashanti akrefena
A flintlock pistol from 19th century Africa, exact origin unknown.
Helmet mask of the Bamum people, Cameroon. Artist unknown; before 1880. Now in the Metropolitan Mu
Feast ladle (wunkermian) of the Dan people, Liberia. Artist unknown; late 19th-early 20th century.
Lion Drinking, Henry Ossawa Tanner, ca. 1897
Dance shield (ndomi) of the Kikuyu people, Kenya. Artist unknown; early 20th century. Now in the B
NOW ON VIEW in the Contemporary Art Galleries— El Moro is part of Omar Victor Diop’s ‘Project Diaspo
Moorish dagger, 18th-19th century.from African Arms
Wooden cup of the Kuba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Artist unknown; early 20th century
Male figure of the Nok culture of present-day northern Nigeria. Artist unknown; ca. 195 BCE-205 CE.
Throwing knife, Central Africa, 19th century.from the Worchester Art Museum
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