Art for Life’s Sake: Teaching with African Art at the Mead Art Museum

Thursday, June 12, 2014 Session 1

Unknown, Nigerian, Agere Ifa, early 20th century Wood

AC 1999.17 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, Nigerian; Yoruba people House for the Head (Ile Ori), early 20th century glass beads, cowrie shells, fabric, wood

AC 2002.294.a,b Museum Purchase

Thursday, June 12, 2014 Session 2

Unknown, African, Dogon Standing Male Figure, 19th century carved wood

AC 1983.74 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Ross

Unknown, African, Mende Standing Figure, 20th Century Wood

AC 1971.8 Museum purchase

Unknown, Congolese (Zairian); Luba people Bowl figure, 20th century wood, horn

AC 1999.9 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African, Eastern Luba Power figure wood, horn, cord, metal, hair

AC 1999.64 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African, Lulua Figure

AC 1999.73 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African, Lobi Bateba Wood

AC 1999.60 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African, Senufo Male and female figures wood

AC 1999.15.1,2 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, Nigerian; Yoruba people Kneeling Female Figure with Bowl wood, fibre, beads, blue pigment

AC 2001.678 Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. Jamie Strain

Unknown, African; Chamba people Figure wood

AC 1999.175 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Thursday, June 12, 2104 Session 3

Unknown, African, Yoruba tribe Agere Ifa wood

AC 1994.152 Gift of Marc Felix in memory of Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959)

Unknown, African, Yoruba people Ibeji Figures wood, pigment, beads, metal

AC 1999.158.1,2 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African, Yoruba people Ibeji Figure wood, pigment, beads, metal

AC 1999.161 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, Nigerian, Yoruba Iroke Ifa (Ifa tapper), 1900-1950 Wood

AC 1999.3 Gift of the Estate of Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959)

Unknown, African, Yoruba Agere Ifa Wood

AC 1999.18.a,b The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, Nigerian, Yoruba people Opon Ifa (Divination tray), early 20th century Wood

AC 1999.19.a,b The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, Nigerian; Yoruba people Ibeji Figures wood, beads, pigment

AC 2002.25.1,2 Bequest of Herman Copen

Unknown, African, Yoruba people Ibeji Figure wood, beads

AC 2002.48 Bequest of Herman Copen

Unknown, African, Yoruba people Ibeji Figure wood, beads

AC 2002.49 Bequest of Herman Copen

Unknown, Nigerian; Yoruba people Twin figure with cloak (ewu ileke ibeji) wood, cowrie shells, fabric, pigment

AC 2002.293.2.a,b Museum Purchase

Thursday, June 12, 2014 Session 4

Unknown, African; Congolese (Zairian); Kuba people Pile Cloth raffia

AC 1999.196

The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957) Unknown, Nigerian; Yoruba people Iborun (shoulder cloth) cotton, blue letters on gray cloth

AC 2002.160 Museum Purchase

Unknown, Nigerian; Yoruba people Dandogo cotton, green embriodery, indigo dye

AC 2002.143 Museum Purchase

Unknown, Nigerian (20th century); Yoruba people Adire alabere "omor lere aiye" (a child is our reward in this world) cotton, indigo dye

AC 2002.203 Museum Purchase

Unknown, Nigerian (20th century); Yoruba people Technique sample for adire alabere cotton, indigo dye

AC 2002.207 Museum Purchase

Unknown, Nigerian; Yoruba people Toga, ca. 1900 cotton, indigo dye

AC 2002.184 Museum Purchase

Unknown, Nigerian; Yoruba people Ibadandun, adire eleko stencil-patterned cotton, indigo dye

AC 2002.234 Museum Purchase

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 Baba Lebe dancing and wearing Gbariye Dandogo, Erin Osun, 1994 color photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.9.a Study Collection

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 Baba Lebe dancing and wearing Gbariye Dandogo, Erin Osun, 1994 color photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.9.d Study Collection

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 Baba Lebe dancing and wearing Gbariye Dandogo, Erin Osun, 1994 color photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.9.e Study Collection

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 Baba Lebe dancing and wearing Gbariye Dandogo, Erin Osun, 1994 color photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.9.h Study Collection

Friday, June 13, 2014 Session 5

Unknown, African, Tshokwe people Divination Basket and Charms vegetable fiber, bones, shells, metal, and other material

AC 1999.195 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957) Unknown, Congolese (Zairian); Luba people Kakishi wood, glass beads

AC 1999.4 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, Congolese (Zairian); Luba people Bowl figure, 20th century wood, horn

AC 1999.9 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African, Luba Staff

AC 1999.90 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African, Luba Adze

AC 1999.92 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African, Tchokwe Divination basket

AC 1999.22 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African, Songye Divination Basket

AC 1999.27 The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Unknown, African; Congolese (Zairian); Kuba people Itombwa, ca. 1900 wood, raffia

AC 1999.5.a,b The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)

Friday, June 13, 2014 Session 6

Lamidi Fakeye Nigerian Door Panel

AC PL.1977.31 Lent by Rev. Frances D. Potter

Asiru Olatunde, Nigerian (1922-1995) Bovine with Animal Figures, ca. 1961 copper

AC 2002.291 Museum Purchase

Asiru Olatunde, Nigerian (1922-1995) Mural with Various Animals copper

AC 2002.292 Museum Purchase

Muraina Oyelami, Nigerian, born 1940 All Is Nothing, March 23, 2003 oil on unstretched canvas

AC 2004.149 Museum purchase

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 Sango series: The priest of dances in honor of Sango during the festival in Ede, 1962 black and white photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.3.f Study Collection

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 The Duro Ladipo Theater, series: Duro Ladipo as Sango in his play, 'Oba Koso', , 1963 black and white photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.6.a Study Collection

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 The Duro Ladipo Theater, Osogbo series: a performance of 'Oba Koso', Theater Festival, 1964 black and white photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.6.b Study Collection

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 The Duro Ladipo Theater, Osogbo series: a performance of 'Moremi', the Duro Ladipo Theater, Osogbo, 1966 black and white photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.6.c Study Collection

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 Yoruba Shrines series: Mural at a shrine at Osun Osogbo? black and white photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.2.c Study Collection

Ulli Beier, German, born 1922 The Duro Ladipo Theater, Osogbo series: a performance of 'Oba Koso', Berlin Theater Festival, 1964 black and white photograph

AC STUDY.1.2002.6.f Study Collection

Friday, June 13, 2014 Session 7

Fazal Sheikh, American (1965- ) Pedro Jasi and Ruiz Juao (Mozambique refugee camp, Nyamithutu, Malawi), 1994 gelatin silver print

AC 1994.149 Gift of Fazal Sheikh in memory of Allan P. Albert (Class of 1967)

Fazal Sheikh, American (1965- ) William Biar Gai and Bol Aguot, "Unaccompanied Minors" (Sudanese refugee camp, Kakuma, Kenya), 1993 gelatin silver print

AC 1994.150 Gift of Fazal Sheikh in memory of Allan P. Albert (Class of 1967)

Fazal Sheikh, American (1965- ) Sahan Mohamout Hussein and her daughter Leila, Feeding center, Somali refugee camp, Mandera, Kenya 1993, 1993 gelatin silver print

AC 1994.151 Gift of Fazal Sheikh in memory of Allan P. Albert (Class of 1967)

Azaria Mbatha, South African (1941- ) The Birth of Jesus, 20th century Linocut

AC 1972.18 Gift of Ralph C. McGoun

Azaria Mbatha, South African (1941- ) The Angel of the Lord colored block print

AC 1972.19 Gift of Ralph C. McGowan

Leroux; Leroux Mauresques voilees. (Costumes de ville), late 19th century gelatin silver print

AC 2000.286 Transfer from the Department of Fine Arts