167. Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe. Southeastern Zimbabwe. Shona
peoples. c. 1000–1400 C.E. Coursed granite blocks.

168. Great Mosque of Djenné. Mali. Founded c. 1200 C.E.; rebuilt 1906–1907. Adobe.

169. Wall plaque, from Oba’s palace. Edo peoples, Benin (Nigeria). 16th century C.E. Cast brass.

170. Sika dwa kof (Golden Stool). Ashanti peoples (south central Ghana). c. 1700 C.E. Gold
over wood and cast-gold attachments.

171. Ndop (portrait fgure) of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul. Kuba peoples (Democratic
Republic of the Congo). c. 1760–1780 C.E. Wood.

172. Power figure (Nkisi n’kondi). Kongo peoples (Democratic Republic of the
Congo). c. late 19th century C.E. Wood and metal.

173. Female (Pwo) mask. Chokwe peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Late 19th to early 20th century C.E. Wood, fiber, pigment, and metal.

174. Portrait mask (Mblo). Baule peoples (Côte d’Ivoire). Early 20th century C.E. Wood and pigment.

175. Bundu mask. Sande Society, Mende peoples (West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia). 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood, cloth, and fber.

176. Ikenga (shrine fgure). Igbo peoples (Nigeria). c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood.

177. Lukasa (memory board). Mbudye Society, Luba peoples (Democratic Republic of the
Congo). c. 19th to 20th century C.E. Wood, beads, and metal.

178. Aka elephant mask. Bamileke (Cameroon, western grassfelds region). c. 19th to 20th
century C.E. Wood, woven raffa, cloth, and beads.

179. Reliquary figure (byeri). Fang peoples (southern Cameroon). c. 19th to
20th century C.E. Wood.

180. Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga). Olowe of
Ise (Yoruba peoples). c. 1910–1914 C.E. Wood and pigment.

245. Old Man’s Cloth. El Anatsui. 2003 C.E. Aluminum and copper wire.

246. Stadia II. Julie Mehretu. 2004 C.E. Ink and acrylic on canvas.

247. Preying Mantra. Wangechi Mutu. 2006 C.E. Mixed media on Mylar.

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