Room 4
Art from Africa
1650–1930, West, Central and Southern Africa, Akan, Baga, Bamana, Kuba, Pende, Shona, Yaka, Yorùbá
In many African societies, masks, figures and everyday objects such as headrests were part of rituals, initiations and the remembrance of ancestors. The sculptors and blacksmiths were known and respected in their communities. Their names are missing here because collectors usually did not write them down.