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Bird Head, Greenstone, ocher, Morobe province
Morobe province
Date unknown
Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, Dogon peoples
Dogon blacksmith
16th–19th century
Ear ornament with winged runner, Moche artist(s), Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE
Ear ornament with winged runner, Moche artist(s), Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE
Gwandusu, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials, Bamana
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Xantil (deity censer), Eastern Nahua artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Eastern Nahua
Eastern Nahua artist(s)
1200–1521 CE
Canoe Figurehead (Nguzu Nguzu, Musu Musu, or Toto Isu), Wood, paint, shell, New Georgia Island people(?)
New Georgia Island people(?)
late 19th–early 20th century
Zemí cohoba stand, Taíno artist(s), Guaiacum wood, shell, Taíno
Taíno artist(s)
ca. 1000 CE
Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán)
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE
Feathered panel, Wari artist(s), Feathers, cotton, camelid fiber, Wari
Wari artist(s)
650–1000 CE
Standing figure, Teotihuacan artist(s), Green schist, Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan artist(s)
350–600 CE
Shield (Grere'o), Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands people
Solomon Islands people
Early to mid-19th century
Headdress (Kapurei), Wood, paint, Sulka people
Sulka people
late 19th–early 20th century
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Torres Strait Islander
mid to late 19th century
Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century
Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Fang-Betsi
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century
Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century
Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"  Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples
Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"
ca. 1840–1870
Seated elder, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Ceramic, Tolita-Tumaco
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
200 BCE–300 CE
Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization
Middle Niger artist
13th century
Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE
Relief with enthroned ruler, Chakalte'  Guatemalan or Mexican, Limestone, paint, Maya
Chakalte'
770 CE
Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Smiling figure (Sonriente), South central Veracruz artist(s), Ceramic, slip, paint, Classic Veracruz
South central Veracruz artist(s)
600–1000 CE
Helmet Mask  (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, plastic/rubber(?), paint, Southwest Malakula
Southwest Malakula
mid-20th century
House post figure, Lake Sentani artist, Wood, Sentani people
Lake Sentani artist
19th century
Female figure (’otua fefine), Whale ivory, Ha'apai Islands
Ha'apai Islands
Early 19th century
House Post Figure (Amo), Wood, Maori people, Te Arawa
Maori people, Te Arawa
ca. 1800
Ancestor Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, ferrous metal, Sawos people
Sawos people
19th century or earlier
Bis Pole, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Asmat people
late 1950s
Dilukai (gable figure), Belauan artist, Wood, paint, Belauan
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE
Priest with raised arms, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon
Dogon blacksmith
14th–17th century
Shirt, Moche artist(s), Camelid hair, cotton, Moche
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE
Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Female portrait lü me (figure in wood), Zlan of Belewale, Wood, fiber, pigment, cloth, metal
Zlan of Belewale
Sonzlanwon
First half 20th century