African Special Collection
(see also notes from Charles Bordogna, African Art Specialist)
Group I Kindergarten and First Grade
Animals in African Art
Item 1: Bush cow mask (also labeled EC 15) from the Mama culture of northern Nigeria.
Item 2: Bird Carving from the Senufo culture of the Ivory Coast.
Item 3: Three soapstone carvings of elephants
Item 4: Wooden Giraffe.
Items 5A & B: Chi Waras Pair (male and female) from the Bamana people of Mali.
Item 6: Traditional Tie-dye & Batik from Nigeria or the Ivory Coas
Item 7: Kpan Mask
Other items that must be kept with this Group:
A detailed handout on the entire African Art Collection
Book: The Artistry of Traditional African Sculpture by Charles Bordogna
Article: African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
A CD of African Music
A Videotape of Charles Bordogna on how to discuss the African Artifacts that were donated to TIC TOC in the year 2000.
Group II Second and Third Grades
Families, Communities, and Traditional Work
Families and Communities:
Items 1 & 2: Two Gelede (Gah-Lay-Day) Masks from the Yoruba People of Nigeria
Item 3: Akua'bu Doll from the Ashanti Culture of Ghana
Items 4A & B Ibeji Twin Figures from the Yoruba Culture of Nigeria
Item 5: Adrinka Wrapper with stamped pattern from Nigeria or Ghana
Traditional Work:
Item 6: Yam Mask from the Ibo Afikpo Culture of Nigeria (labeled EC9).
Item 7: Egungun mask from the Yoruba Culture of Nigeria (labeled EC4).
Item 8: Traditional Terra Cotta Bowl from West Africa (labeled EC11)
Item 9: Traditional Gourd Container
Item 10: Ebony “Oba” carving
Item 11: House Mask
Item 12: House Mask
(For other examples: see Group 1, Item 2 and Items 5A&B)
Other Items that must be kept with this group:
A detailed handout on the entire African Art Collection
Book: The Artistry of Traditional African Sculpture by Charles Bordogna
Book: Masks of Black Africa by Ladislas Segy
A CD of African Music
A Videotape of Charles Bordogna discussing how to present the African Artifacts that were donated to TIC TOC in the year 2000.
Group III Fourth and Fifth grades
Ideas about Beauty, Music and Adornment
Beauty:
Item 1: Maiden Spirit mask from the Ibo culture of Nigeria (out for repair)
Item 2: Beauty mask from the Ibo/Idoma people of South East Nigeria
Item 17: Terracotta beauty mask from the Guro culture of the Ivory Coast
Life:
Item 5: "Owari" or game board
Item 4: Black cloth Ndebele Doll
Item 18: Mwana Hiti doll from the Kwere people of Tanzania
Item 19: Male mask from the Guro culture of the Ivory Coast
Music:
Item 5: Triple drum
Item 6: Calabash with beans on net.
Item 7: Large gourd thumb piano or Kalimba probably from Nigeria.
Adornment:
Item 8: Traditional necklace
Item 9A: Zulu or South African napkin rings.
Item 9B: Zulu beaded pins
Item 10: Elephant hair bracelet from Uganda
Item 11: Carving of female head from the Kambe People.
Item 12: Carving of man with drum
Item 13: Wooden hairpick/comb
Item 14: Beaded loincloth used by child
Item 15: Traditional printed cloth wrapper from Benin
Item 16: Textile
Other Items that must be kept with this group:
I. A detailed handout on the entire African Art Collection
II. Book: Africa Adorned
III. Book: Art and Craft in Africa
IV. Book: Speaking with Beads
V. A CD of African Music
VI. An audiotape of African Music
A Videotape of Charles Bordogna on how to discuss the African Artifacts that were donated to TIC TOC in the year 2000. (could be out of circulation)
Group IV Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Grades
Rites of Passage and Power/Initiation, Membership, Protection, Funeral
Initiation:
Item 1: Mbuya initiatiion mask (labeled EC5) from the Pende Culture of Zaire
Item 2: Kpelieh initiation mask from the Senufo Culture of the Ivory Coast
Item 8: Initiation mask from the Luba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Item 9: Kpelieh mask from the Senufo people of the Ivory Coast
Membership:
Item 3: Carved man with felt toga & metal jewelry from Kenya; illustrates honor of the elderly for wisdom and experience, this being a universal quality in Africa.
Protection:
Item 4: Shango staff (labeled EC10) used by the Yoruba Culture in Nigeria
Item 5: Natural Pigment Leather Case on Cord from the Hausa People of Northern Nigeria
Funeral:
Item 6: Bamileke Bird from the Grasslands of Cameroon (labeled EC3) escorts the soul of the deceased into the spirit world.
Item 7: A Textile for display purposes
Other Items that must be kept with this group:
• A detailed handout of the entire African Art Collection
• Audio CD of African Music
• Book: The Artistry of Traditional African Sculpture, Charles Bordogna
• Frame
• Blue inventory folder