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In which modern country were the Benin Bronzes made?
Answer: Nigeria
Why: The country called Benin was named Dahomey until 1975; the kingdom's capital, Benin City, is in southern Nigeria.
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Who wears the Mende people's sowei masks?
Answer: Women
Why: Men carve the sowei masks, but only senior women of the Sande society dance in them.
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What animal does the famous gold figure from Mapungubwe show?
Answer: Rhinoceros
Why: Thin gold foil, once tacked with tiny gold pins onto a wooden core that has since rotted, forms the rhino's body.
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Which style did Picasso build partly on African masks?
Answer: Cubism
Why: Picasso's 1907 Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, the painting that signaled Cubism, gives several figures flat, mask-like faces.
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Which goods did Akan traders weigh with metal figures?
Answer: Gold dust
Why: Gold dust served as money, so each little metal figure stood for a set amount of it on a pair of scales.
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Which carmaker had Esther Mahlangu paint a car in 1991?
Answer: BMW
Why: Her Ndebele patterns start small at the car's nose and grow larger toward the rear, giving a sense of movement.
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