Werner Forman Archive
AFRICAN HISTORY
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| Werner Forman Archive | AFRICAN HISTORY |
The collection encompasses the history of the West African empires of Mali, Songhay, Benin and Oyo and the Ashanti and Hausa states, plus the Central African Kingdoms of the Kongo, Luba and Chokwe. East African images include Great Zimbabwe, the ancient trading posts of the Swahili coast and the art and architecture of Axum, Lalibela and Gondar in Ethiopia. The North African collection covers Phoenician, Roman, Berber and Arabic architecture and the art and artefacts of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
View a sample selection below. To search the full collection complete the registration form at
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| Stone Age rock painting of shaman and elephant. Tanzania, Palaeolithic Period. Tanzania National Museum, Dar es Salaam. | The Roman Capitolium, the temple dedicated to Juno, Jupiter and Minerva. Tunisia, Dougga, 2-3rd C. | The tallest still erect stelae at Axum. Ethiopia, Axum, 4-5th C. |
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| The mud mosque of Agades. Niger, Agades, 14th C. | Jewellery worn in the court of the Ashanti kings. Ghana, 18-19th C. British Museum, London. | Berber architecture at El Atteuf, Mzab valley. Algeria, 11th C. |
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| Cape Coast Castle, a major slave trade site. Ghana, 17th C. | Koran with gold Kufic script. Kairouan, Tunisia, 9th C. Mrs Bashir Mohamed Collection. | Ruins of the Great Mosque. Kilwa, Tanzania, 13th C. |
