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AFRICAN WORLDS
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Highlights include masterpieces of the bronze casters art from Benin which depict the arrival of the first Europeans to Africa, and the spectacular Igbo Ijele (see right), Africa's largest mask, and the only one of its kind on display in Britain. The Ijele sits alongside other impressive Dogon and Bwa masks from Mali and Burkina Faso which themselves tower up to five metres high. The gallery also features three religious altars from Benin, Haiti and Brazil which reveal an insight into non Western religious beliefs and draw parallels between African societies. One of the most popular displays is dedicated to Kemet (Ancient Egypt) and showcases Egyptian mummies and other artefacts collected by Frederick Horniman. Activity sheetsThis gallery has activity sheets to act as an introduction and orientation to the galleries. Download and print the trails to use during your visit to the Museum.  Make your own acrostic poem with African words. How old? ...choose objects to make your own timeline. Find and Draw your favourite animals. Find and Draw more of your favourite animals. Find the animals using the map. Find the faces using the map. Find more faces using the map. Find the masks. Object observations. More object observations. Find the patterns using the map. Find more patterns using the map. What is it made of? Find objects made of ... Find me, Name me, Draw me. Answer the riddle to identify me. Find me, Name me, Draw me. Answer the riddle to identify me. Find me, Name me, Draw me. Answer the riddle to identify me. | |||
The first permanent exhibition in Britain dedicated to African art and culture, African Worlds celebrates the continent's diversity, history and creativity. It brings together a rich mixture of sculpture and decorative arts explained through the voices of elders, maskers, drummers, diviners, artists, exiles, curators and anthropologists. Objects from across Africa are displayed from Egypt to Zimbabwe, and from African related cultures including Brazil and Trinidad.