Crafts:
Ostrich shell necklace, Kenya
Cowry Shells necklace
Cowry Shell choker
Bead Bracelet , Kenya
Clothing:
Beaded Yoruba Belt, Nigeria
Kente cloth, Ghana
Adrinka Cloth, Ghana
Bogolanfini Mud cloth
Leather hat, Mali
Cut pile cloth, Zaire
Mahea Commemorative cloth, Swaziland
Kufi, Nigeria (Head Covering)
Everyday Use Items:
Adrinka calabash stamp, Ghana (2+1)
Gold Weight, Ivory Coast
Gourd spoon, Niger
Gourd container, various countries
Resting Ring, Burkina Faso
Resting Ring, Kenya
Heddle pulleys, Mali (Weaving Tool)
Headrest, Zaire
"Passport" masks, Ivory Coast
Recycled incense burner, Burkina Faso
Fiction:
A if for Africa
Things Fall Apart
Anansi The Spider
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti
African Village Folktales (Tape)
Emeka's Gift: An African Counting Story
Galimoto
The Talking Cloth
Things Fall Apart
Games:
Wari Board, various countries |
Music:
Talking drum and stick,Burkina Faso
Mbira, Bamun, Zimbabwe Hand Piano
Sekere Rattle, Ivory Coast
Kora, Senegal (String Instrument)
Baobab pod rattles, Mali
Rattle, South Africa (cracked)
Africa CD - Putamayo
Traditions:
Akuaba fertility figure, Ghana
Coptic cross, Ethiopia
Ibeji figure**
Wood Medicines, W. Africa
Chi Wara head crests
Pendant - Grisgris
Mask, Cameroon/Gabon
Pipe, Zaire
Books/Texts:
African Arts & Cultures
African Kingdoms, Kids Discover
Ananse: The Web of Life in Africa
Daily Life in Africa w/ Classroom Activities
Map
Master Weaver from Ghana
Peoples of West Africa
Life In Time (Balafon)
Royal, ans Peasant Islam (Balafon)
Mali: An Art Unknown! (Balafon)
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
FACES, January 1985
Teacher's Guide
Internet Resources
** Not Currently Available |
