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Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
Master of the Heraldic Ship
ca. 1525–1600

Buffalo figure
Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom
19th century

Makpo royal scepter with pineapple
Hountondji guild artists
1889–94

Elephant figure
Hountondji guild artists
19th century

Royal asen (commemorative altar) with bird
Hountondji guild artists
19th century

Asen (commemorative altar)
Fon artist
late 19th century–mid-20th century

Court official from a commemorative altar
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century

Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask
Fagbite Asamu
ca. 1930–71

Model pipe bowl with seated figure
Tikar artist
Early 20th century

Plaque
Condorhuasi
500 BCE–450 CE

Bag with leopard, lizard, human, and double-bell motifs
Tikar artist
Early 20th century

Brooch with Birds and Cannons
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Bird Ornament
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Necklace with Pendant
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Bracelet with Bat
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Armbands with Calabash and Horns
Fon artist
early–mid-20th century

Armband with Umbrella and Drums
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Pendant with Crescent and Fish
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Arm Band with Bells
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Armbands with Airplanes
Fon artist
early–mid-20th century

Bocio with opposing faces
Fon artist
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century

Plaque with equestrian ọ́bà (king) and attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Plaque with Court Official Holding a Protective Rattle
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Plaque with Court Official Holding a Protective Amulet
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Mid-16th–late 17th century

Bracelet with Portuguese heads and mudfish
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–18th century

Rooster
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
19th century

Idiophone with an iyọ́bà
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
18th–19th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò ọ́ghé iyọ́bà (head of a queen mother)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th–19th century

Vessel
Republic of Benin (?)
before 1950

Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
1815–97

Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
1815–97

Fragment of a leopard head
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
early 17th century (?)

Hip ornament with Portuguese head
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–19th century