art history
Shona People- Located in the great Zimbabwe and started building in the 11th century and ended about 1450 AD, a large center for trading. They farmed millet, sorghum, corn (a staple of their culture), rice, beans, peanuts, and sweet potatoes. They also kept cattle for milk but they were mostly used for barter and to show status. The art they did included ironwork, pottery, and music. They believe in a creator-god Mwari.
Benin Empire- 13th–19th century, starting in the 13th century Prince Oranmiyan of Ife took over rule, they were mostly dependent on agriculture. They produced yams, cassava, corn, millet, beans, and rice and livestock was cattle, sheep and goats, pigs, horses, and poultry. Art included sculptures and ritual objects cast of bronze and carved of ivory. Mali Empire-13th-16th century, were a part of the later gold trade in Ghana, they had chiefs as their rulers, towards the later years it gain political and military strength. Their art was mostly spiritual, but also used for rituals and everyday activities. Asante People- 17th century, they mostly farm plantain, bananas, cassava, yams, and cocoyams for the local area and cacao for exporting. They are a matrilineage people and they a queen mother and a chief. Their art had a lot of gold because they were on the gold coast. Kuba People- 17th-19th century, they farm corn, cassava, millet, peanuts, and beans to be used locally, they grow raffia and oil palms, raise corn to export, and they also hunt and fish. They are a united kingdom ruled by a central Bushongo group. Nature spirits, the spirits of dead kings, and witchcraft are their main religious focuses. Their art used a lot of raffia, and woven textiles and fiber, and lots of beads. They make lots monumental, ornate helmet masks which they are mostly known for.
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