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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Encoded Meanings

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore symbols in art and complete related activities. In this art symbols lesson, students compare symbols they recognize to those of an African culture. Students create a collaborative work of art with symbols that have an...
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Activity
University of Iowa

University of Iowa: Diffusion in the History of African States

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on "Asante," for a description of African states during this political transition. Links to related information.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Nm Af A: In and Out of Focus: Images From Central Africa 1885 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit from the National Museum of African Art has several series of photos taken mainly by Westerners from 1885-1960. Includes slideshows. Textual explanations accompany the photos.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Portrait of King Mishe Mishyaang Mambul (Kuba Peoples)

For Students 9th - 10th
The ndop statues might be the most revered of all Kuba art forms. The ndop (literally meaning "statue") are a genre of figurative wood sculpture that portrays important Kuba leaders throughout the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. View...