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Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure, Moche artist(s), Ceramic, Moche
Moche artist(s)
200 CE–500 CE
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
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
Xantil (deity censer), Eastern Nahua artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Eastern Nahua
Eastern Nahua artist(s)
1200–1521 CE
Nguzunguzu (canoe prow ornament), New Georgia Island artist (?), Wood, paint, shell, New Georgia Island people(?)
New Georgia Island artist (?)
late 19th–early 20th century
Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán)
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE
Grere'o (shield), Solomon Islands artist, Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands artist
Early to mid-19th century
Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE
Seated couple, "Barnes Foundation Master", Wood, copper and iron alloy, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
"Barnes Foundation Master"
18th–early 19th century
Vessel with mythological scene, Metropolitan Painter, Ceramic, slip, Maya
Metropolitan Painter
600–800 CE
Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Dilukai (gable figure), Belauan artist, Wood, paint, Belauan peoples
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Whistling vessel, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, Maya
Maya artist(s)
400–500 CE
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
Pair of  Figures, Ceramic, Nayarit
Nayarit
200 BCE–200 CE
Priest with raised arms, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
Dogon blacksmith
14th–17th century
Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Okak-Fang peoples
Okak-Fang artist
19th century
Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo peoples
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th 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
Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80
Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan peoples
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century
Ceremonial Board (Malu), Wood, Sawos people
Sawos people
19th century
Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people
Elema people
Early 20th century
Agiba (Skull Hook), Kerewa artist, Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people
Kerewa artist
19th–early 20th century
Female Figure (Tetepeku), Wood, paint, Abelam people
Abelam people
19th–early 20th century
Ancestor figure, Kambot artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people
Kambot artist
19th century
Tahiri (handle for a fly whisk), Mā'ohi artist, Whale ivory, coconut fiber, Mā'ohi (Tahitian)
Mā'ohi artist
18th century
Bird Head, Greenstone, ocher, Morobe province
Morobe province
Date unknown
Krar (mask), Mabuiag Island artist, Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mabuiag Island artist
mid to late 19th century
Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
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
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
Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Betsi-Fang peoples
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
Zemí cohoba stand, Taíno artist(s), Guaiacum wood, shell, Taíno
Taíno artist(s)
ca. 1000 CE
Feathered panel, Wari artist(s), Feathers, cotton, camelid fiber, Wari
Wari artist(s)
650–1000 CE

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