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Seated couple, "Barnes Foundation Master", Wood, copper and iron alloy, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
"Barnes Foundation Master"
18th–early 19th 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
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
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
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
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 figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization
Middle Niger artist
13th century
Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th 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)
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
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
Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Owo-Yoruba peoples
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Ezra, Wood, tin
Ezra
ca. 1500
Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century
Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure, Olowe of Ise  Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, resin, Yoruba peoples
Olowe of Ise
before 1938
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava peoples
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century
Between Earth and Heaven, El Anatsui  Ghanaian, Aluminum, copper wire
El Anatsui
2006
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
Pair of Minbar Doors, Wood (rosewood and mulberry); carved and inlaid with carved ivory, ebony, and other woods
ca. 1325–30
Panel, Wood (fig); mosaic with bone and four different types of wood
second half 8th century
Five Medallion Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
ca. 1500
Bala, Wood, gourd, hide, membrane, Malinke
Malinke
19th century
Ennanga, Ganda, Wood, vegetal fiber, snake skin, hide, Ganda people
Culture Ganda
19th century
Kora, Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991)  (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)  Mandinka people, Gourd, goat skin, antelope-hide, ebony, metal, wood, Mandinka people, Senegambia
Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)
ca. 1960
Drum, Wood, polychrome, skin, trade beads, plastic, Akan Ashanti people
Akan Ashanti people
early 20th century
Bondjo, Ivory, wood, polychrome, Ekonda people (Konda)
Ekonda people (Konda)
ca. 1915
Side-blown Trumpet, Ivory, Mangbetu
Mangbetu
19th century
Nyonganyonga, Wood, shell, metal, beads, Possibly Barwe People
Possibly Barwe People
ca. 1900

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