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Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure, Moche artist(s), Ceramic, Moche
Moche artist(s)
200 CE–500 CE
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900
Kneeling female figure, Mexica artist(s), Stone, pigment, Mexica
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE
Chalchiuhtlicue, Mexica artist(s), Basalt, pigment, Mexica (Aztec)
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE
Bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s
Gwandusu, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials, Bamana peoples
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 peoples
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Headdress (Kapurei), Wood, paint, Sulka people
Sulka people
late 19th–early 20th century
Pair of  Figures, Ceramic, Nayarit
Nayarit
200 BCE–200 CE
Zemí cohoba stand, Taíno artist(s), Guaiacum wood, shell, Taíno
Taíno artist(s)
ca. 1000 CE
Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Okak-Fang peoples
Okak-Fang artist
19th century
Snuff tray, Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, fiber, copper alloy, Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70
Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530
Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE
Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century
Vessel with mythological scene, Metropolitan Painter, Ceramic, slip, Maya
Metropolitan Painter
600–800 CE
Funerary Figure (Kulap), Chalk, paint, Southern New Ireland
Southern New Ireland
late 19th century
Whistling vessel, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, Maya
Maya artist(s)
400–500 CE
Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Owo-Yoruba peoples
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century
Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Double-eagle pendant, Initial Style artist(s), Gold, Initial Style
Initial Style artist(s)
1–500 CE
Standing figure, Teotihuacan artist(s), Green schist, Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan artist(s)
350–600 CE
Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80
Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe peoples
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)
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 couple, "Barnes Foundation Master", Wood, copper and iron alloy, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
"Barnes Foundation Master"
18th–early 19th century
Court official from a commemorative altar, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century
Seated elder, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Ceramic, Tolita-Tumaco
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
200 BCE–300 CE
Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Grere'o (shield), Solomon Islander artist, Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands people
Solomon Islander artist
Early to mid-19th century
Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE
Priest with raised arms, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
Dogon blacksmith
14th–17th century
Female portrait lü me (figure in wood), Zlan of Belewale, Wood, fiber, pigment, cloth, metal, Dan peoples
Zlan of Belewale
Sonzlanwon
First half 20th century
Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan peoples
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century
Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Palepai maju (ceremonial banner), Paminggir artists, Glass and ceramic beads, fiber, cloth, nassa shells, Lampung peoples
Paminggir artists
18th–19th century
Female Figure, Ceramic, Valdivia
Valdivia
late 3rd millennium BCE