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African Red Slip flagons and vases, 2nd-4th century AD A typical plain African Red Slip dish with simple rouletted decoration. 4th century. African red slip ware, also African Red Slip or ARS, is a category of terra sigillata, or "fine" Ancient Roman pottery produced from the mid-1st century AD into the 7th century in the province of Africa Proconsularis, specifically that part roughly ...
Nderit pottery is a type of ceramic vessel found at archaeological sites in Africa, particularly Tanzania and Kenya. [1] Nderit pottery, previously known as ceramic tradition "Gumban A ware," was initially documented by Louis Leakey in the 1930s at sites in the Central Rift Valley of Kenya . [ 1 ]
Tana ware (also called Tana Tradition pottery or Triangular-Incised Ware) refers to a type of prehistoric pottery prominent in East Africa that features a variety of designs, including triangular incised lines and single rows of dots. [1] The presence of this pottery is largely regarded as one of the best indicators for early Swahili settlement ...
Mask from Gabon Two Chiwara c. late 19th early 20th centuries, Art Institute of Chicago.Female (left) and male, vertical styles. Most African sculpture from regions south of the Sahara was historically made of wood and other organic materials that have not survived from earlier than a few centuries ago, while older pottery figures are found from a number of areas.
Similar pottery, also characterized by incised and dotted wavy lines, along with barbed bone points, was discovered in the Lake Turkana Basin of Kenya. [1] This pottery is much like that of Northeast Africa, especially the Khartoum pottery, but there are some regional differences in the decorating motifs, implements, and tempers used in the ...
African art describes modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual cultures from native or indigenous Africans and the African continent. The definition may also include the art of the African diasporas, such as art in African-American, Caribbean or South American societies inspired by African traditions. Despite ...