African History Gallery

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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
Mask of the Bassa people, Liberia.  Artist unknown; early 20th century.  Now in the Brooklyn Museum.
Connecting thedisconnected: when South Asians accuse East Africans of cultural appropriation On Augu
Violets, ca. 1890, Smithsonian: National Museum of African American History and CultureSize: H x W (
Shield of a Masai warrior.  Now in the American Museum of Natural History, NYC.
Ivory salt cellar of the Edo people, Kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria), in the Bini-Portugue
Mwaash aMbooy (royal mask) of the Kuba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist unknown; la
The American Berthier, The Remington MLE 1907/15 and the 93rd Colored DivisionDuring World War I the
North African Pirates in 17th Century IcelandThe Barbary Corsairs were a large band of infamous pira
Female figurine of the Luba (Baluba) people, south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Now in
Ivory pendant mask from the Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria, thought to represent Queen Idia
Bolo mask of the Bobo people, Taguna region, Burkina Faso. Artist unknown; late 19th century. Now in
The Rock Hewn Churches of Ethiopia,One of the forgotten centers of Christianity, Ethiopia has an anc
North African Kabyle miquelet musket, early 19th century.
Male figure (wood, plant fiber, and glass beads) from the Niembo chiefdom of the Hemba peoples, pres
Ethiopian triptych depicting the Madonna and Child flanked by saints.  Artist unknown; reign of Iyas
historyarchaeologyartefacts:Mosaic of a North African elephant being loaded onto a ship bound for Ro
Mama ThompsonWaco, Texas[Thompson Family Album]©WaheedPhotoArchive, 2015
Yoruba mask used in the Gelede festival.  Now in the Glenbow Museum, Calgary.
Lipiko (spirit) mask of the Makonde people, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique.  Artist unknown; 19th
medievalpoc:An African Abbot in Anglo-Saxon England To commemorate Black History Month in the United
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