Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. African (general, continental cultures)
6. [African by cultural or regional designation]

Narrower term/s

• ancient East African [NP][+]
  • Aksumite
  • Ingombe Ilede
  • Nubian (culture or style) [+]
    • Kerma [+]
      • Kerma periods [+]
    • Kushite [+]
      • Kushite periods [+]
    • Qadan
    • Nubian painting styles [+]
      • Christian Nubian painting styles [+]
  • Songa Mnara
  • Zanj (ancient East African style)
  • Azanian [+]
    • Kilwa
    • Lamu
    • Mombasa
  • ancient East African pottery styles [+]
    • Urewe (pottery style)
    • Nderit (pottery style)
    • Tana (pottery style)
    • Kansyore (pottery style)
    • Kwale (pottery style)
  • Khartoum Neolithic
  • Khartoum Mesolithic
• Ethiopian ethnic styles[+]
  • Amhara
  • Falasha
  • Gurage (culture or style)
  • Kemant
  • Arusi
  • Harari
  • Gondar
  • Hamar (Central Sudanese style) [NP]
  • Hamar (Lake Turkana and Upper Great Rift Valley style) [NP]
  • Mursi
  • Tigray
  • Karo
  • Agaw
  • Gumuz (culture or style)
  • Arbore
  • Hadiya
  • Majangir
  • Tsamay
  • Gafat (culture or style)
  • Gunda Gundé
  • Zagwe (culture or style)
• Upper Great Lakes African[+]
  • Acholi
  • Dumbo (Upper Great Lakes African style)
  • Ganda (Ugandan culture)
  • Gisu
  • Haya (African style)
  • Karagwe
  • Kerewe
  • Nkole [+]
    • Hima
  • Nyoro
  • Soga (African)
  • Luo (Upper Great Lakes African styles) [+]
    • Gaya
  • Lango
  • Teso (culture or style)
  • Luyia (culture or style) [+]
    • Logooli
    • Samia
    • Bukusu
    • Tiriki
    • Wanga
  • Gusii (culture or style)
  • Tutsi
  • Nyole
  • Shashi
  • Kuria
  • Bacwezi
  • Nyanga (culture or style)
  • Konjo (African style)
  • Shi (culture or style)
  • Hutu
  • Toro (African style)
  • Jita
  • Kwaya (culture or style)
  • Nubi
  • Mpororo
  • Bavuma
• Coastal East African[+]
  • Doe
  • Kami
  • Luguru
  • Swahili (culture or style) [+]
    • Bajun
    • Pemba
    • Zaramo [+]
      • Kutu (Zaramo)
    • Rufijic
    • Hadimu
  • Zigula
  • Pare
  • Shambala
  • Bondei
  • Mijikenda (culture or style) [+]
    • Digo
    • Jibana
    • Kambe (Mijikenda)
    • Chonyi (culture or style)
    • Duruma
    • Giriama
    • Rabai
    • Ribe
    • Kauma
  • Kwere
  • Ngulu (Coastal East African style)
  • Hadrami
• [Kenyan and Great Rift Valley styles][+]
  • Chagga (culture or style)
  • Kamba
  • Kikuyu
  • Kipsigis
  • Maasai (culture or style) [+]
    • Arusha
  • Meru (culture or style) [+]
    • Chuka (culture or style)
    • Tharaka
  • Teita [+]
    • Dabida
  • Dorobo
  • Okiek (culture or style)
  • Nandi (culture or style)
  • Il Chamus
  • Mbugu
  • Marakwet (Kenyan and Great Rift Valley styles)
  • Sebei
  • Pokomo (culture or style)
  • Tugen
  • Kalenjin (culture or style)
  • Mbere (culture or style)
  • Endo (Kenyan and Great Rift Valley styles)
  • Elgeyo
• Central Tanzanian styles[+]
  • Bende (Central Tanzanian style)
  • Gogo
  • Hehe (culture or style)
  • Sandawe (culture or style)
  • Bena (Central Tanzanian style)
  • Fipa
  • Ha (style)
  • Mbunga
  • Nyamwanga
  • Nyamwezi [+]
    • Sumbwa (culture or style) [+]
      • Msalala
    • Sukuma
    • Konongo
    • Kimbu (culture or style)
  • Turu (Central Tanzanian style)
  • Vinza (culture or style)
  • Hadza
  • Rangi [+]
    • Mbugwe
  • Sagara
  • Sangu (Central Tanzanian style)
  • Tatoga (culture or style)
  • Iraqw
  • Iramba
  • Isanzu (culture or style)
  • Kaguru
  • Vidunda
  • Gorowa
  • Nyiha
  • Ndamba
  • Tongwe (culture or style)
  • Bungu (culture or style)
• [Makonde region and Lake Nyasa area styles][+]
  • Lomwe
  • Makonde (culture or style) [+]
    • modern Makonde sculpture styles [NP] [+]
      • shetani
      • ujamaa
  • Makua
  • Mawia
  • Mwera (culture or style)
  • Ngindo (culture or style)
  • Nyakyusa (culture or style)
  • Pangwa
  • Matambwe
  • Matengo (culture or style)
  • Ngoni
  • Pogoro
  • Yao (East African)
  • Zimba (culture or style)
  • Kinga (East African style)
  • Ngonde
  • Manda (East African style)
• ancient East African pottery styles [NP][+]
  • Urewe (pottery style)
  • Nderit (pottery style)
  • Tana (pottery style)
  • Kansyore (pottery style)
  • Kwale (pottery style)
• Horn of Africa[+]
  • Afar (culture or style)
  • Somali (culture or style) [+]
    • Sab [+]
      • Digil
    • Hawiye
  • Bimal
  • Eile
  • Issa
  • Boni (culture or style)
• [Lake Turkana and Upper Great Rift Valley styles][+]
  • Rendile
  • Samburu [+]
    • Elmolo
  • Pokot
  • Turkana (culture or style)
  • Jie
  • Karamojong
  • Toposa
  • Oromo (culture or style) [+]
    • Borana
    • Konso [+]
      • Gato (Konso)
    • Gabbra
    • Dasenech
    • Macha
    • Tulama
    • Burji
    • Orma
    • Guji (culture or style)
  • Sidamo [+]
    • Ometo [+]
      • Kafa
      • Gamo
    • Dizi (style)
    • Shako (African style)
    • Dime (African style)
    • Darasa
    • Gimira [+]
      • Bench (East African style)
  • Hamar (Lake Turkana and Upper Great Rift Valley style)
  • Ariaal
  • So (Lake Turkana and Upper Great Rift Valley style)
  • Omotic (culture or style) [+]
    • Dorze
    • Yemma
    • Wolayta
  • Banna
  • Bashada
• Eastern Sudanese styles[+]
  • Bari
  • Bongo (Eastern Sudanese style)
  • Dinka (culture or style)
  • Nuba
  • Shilluk (culture or style)
  • Pari
  • Dembo
  • Anuak (culture or style)
  • Messiria
  • Lotuko
  • Mandari
  • Mekan
  • Ingassana
  • Madi
  • Maban
  • Funj
  • Nuer (culture or style)
  • Jo Luo
  • Belanda Bor
  • Belanda Viri
  • Murle (culture or style)
  • Shukria
• East African

Anotations

Scope note:

Styles and cultures of the eastern area of Africa, traditionally divided into two parts: East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) and the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia).