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Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
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
Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE
Pair of  Figures, Ceramic, Nayarit
Nayarit
200 BCE–200 CE
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
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
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
Snuff tray, Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, fiber, copper alloy, Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530
Bird Head, Greenstone, ocher, Morobe province
Morobe province
Date unknown
Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán)
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 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
Kneeling female figure, Mexica artist(s), Stone, pigment, Mexica
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE
Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE
Vessel with mythological scene, Metropolitan Painter, Ceramic, slip, Maya
Metropolitan Painter
600–800 CE
Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Bottle with caiman, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint (cinnabar), Cupisnique
Cupisnique artist(s)
1000–800 BCE
Priest with raised arms, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
Dogon blacksmith
14th–17th century
Shirt, Moche artist(s), Camelid hair, cotton, Moche
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE
Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70
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
Nguzunguzu (canoe prow ornament), Wood, paint, shell, New Georgia Island people(?)
New Georgia Island people(?)
late 19th–early 20th century
Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure, Moche artist(s), Ceramic, Moche
Moche artist(s)
200 CE–500 CE
Chalchiuhtlicue, Mexica artist(s), Basalt, pigment, Mexica (Aztec)
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE
Seated couple, "Barnes Foundation Master", Wood, copper and iron alloy, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
"Barnes Foundation Master"
18th–early 19th 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
Ceremonial Board (Malu), Wood, Sawos people
Sawos people
19th 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
Perminangken (container for magical substances), Toba Batak artist, Wood, ceramic, Toba Batak peoples
Toba Batak artist
19th–early 20th century
Hampatong (figure), Ngadju or Ot Danum artist, Wood, pigment, Ngadju or Ot Danum peoples
Ngadju or Ot Danum artist
19th–early 20th century
Tahiri (handle for a fly whisk), Mā'ohi artist, Whale ivory, coconut fiber, Mā'ohi (Tahitian)
Mā'ohi artist
18th century
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)
Ear ornament with winged runner, Moche artist(s), Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE
Palepai maju (ceremonial banner), Paminggir artists, Glass and ceramic beads, fiber, cloth, nassa shells, Lampung peoples
Paminggir artists
18th–19th century
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
Xantil (deity censer), Eastern Nahua artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Eastern Nahua
Eastern Nahua artist(s)
1200–1521 CE