1. AFRICAN
8000BC-
1600AD
By: Julianna Palomba

2. STORAGE
JAR 2000-1600 BC Sudan
Made in
Red and black
ware (pottery)
Handmade,
smoothed but not
polished
The rim and
interior are
blackened
Notice the
directions of the
lines on the rim
Below the rim are

3. DRINKING CUP
1900-1550 BC
Polished black ware
with decoration filled
with white pigment
Handmade,
smoothed inside with
fingers and the outer
surface was
burnished with a
smooth pebble
Designs are
enhanced with white
pigments

4. STATUETTE OF A
WOMEN 610-595 BC
9 ½ inches tall
Note: elongated
body, naked, slight
smile, bobbed wig
Cast in solid silver
Wig and jewelry
were made
separately
Silver statuette’s are
extremely rare
Most likely dedicated
in a temple or placed

5. MOSAIC WITH A PEACOCK AND
FLOWERS 1-500 AD
Most likely part of a
larger floor mosaic
The peacock was
often used to
represent paradise
The lighter tiles in
the background help
the peacock and
flowers stand out.
The different color
tiles in the peacock
show the wing and
possibly represent

6. GIRDLE 1000-
1400 AD
Made in Western and Central
Sudan
This particular piece was
founded in a cave within the
Bandiagara Escarpment
“Modest skirt”- females wore
this low at the hips held in
place with a fiber cord
Oldest of it’s type to survive the
hot climates of Africa
Consisted of three
interconnected layers and

7. QUEEN MOTHER PENDANT
MASK: IYOBA
1400-1600 AD
Worn by the King on
ceremonial occasions
Created by the exclusive guild
of royal ivory carvers for the
king
The hollowed back suggests
that it was both a pendant and
a receptacle (container),
possibly containing medicine.
Made in Guinea Coast