Art Interpretations

Ndop (Portrait figure) of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul, Kuba peoples (Democratic Republic of Congo, 1760-1780, wood, Africa During the first half of the eighteenth century, the Kuba King Mishé miShyááng máMbúl was celebrated throughout his kingdom for his great leadership. In 1710, he commissioned a portrait statue called a “ndop” to be made of him. The figure was sitting cross-legged on a base with a peace knife in his hand. The Kuba lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Space Walk , Yinka Shonibare, 2002, mixed media installation, images of culture/global contemporary Yinka Shonibare is a British artist...

Tutankhamun's Tomb, innermost coffin (sarcophagus), New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1323 BCE, gold with inlay of enamel and semi-precious stone Edit: In February of 2025, I visited Egypt and at the Grand Egyptian Museum, I saw King Tut's tomb. Info: King Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was one of the most famous pharaohs whose reign lasted from about 1332 to 1323 BC. He became king at just nine years old; at the time, his leadership was fairly unimportant. However, after he d