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Vessel
Burkina Faso
20th century

Seated Female Figure
Turka
19th–20th century

Whistle
Samo tribe?
late 19th century

Headdress (Zazaigo)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Mask: Hornbill
Nunuma
19th–20th century

Staff Finial: Male Figure
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Helmet Mask (Nwenka or Syêkele)
Bobo or Bôlo
20th century

Plank Mask
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Ring
Bobo
19th–20th century

Wrapper
Mossi, Maranse, or Marka
mid–late 20th century

Vessel
Kurumba artist
19th–20th century

Mask: Simma Society
Burkina Faso or Ghana
19th–20th century

Half Figure: Female
Burkina Faso
19th–20th century

Whistle
Burkinabe
late 19th century

Bayiri (elderly female spirit) plank mask
Bwa or Nuna (?)
19th–first half 20th century

Whistle
Samo people
late 19th century

Headdress: Antelope (Adoné)
Kurumba peoples
19th–20th century

Wan-rulugu (hornbill mask)
Mossi(?) blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Man's Prestige Robe
Nupe peoples
early-mid 20th century

Helmet Mask: Antelope (Nyanga)
Bobo, Kurumani group
20th century

Mask (Wan-Zega)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Ring: Bird
Bwa or Bobo or Gurunsi or Lobi
19th–20th century

Bracelet
Nuna (?)
19th–20th century

Figure: Female (Muiha)
Bwa peoples (?)
20th century

Mask: Hornbill
Nuna or Nunuma
19th–20th century

Protective Post: Female Figure
Mossi peoples
19th–20th century

Adoné (antelope headdress)
Kurumba artist
19th–first half 20th century

Figure: Mother and Child
Lobi
19th–20th century

Helmet Mask (Molo/Kelepene)
Bobo
19th–20th century

Anklet: Rooster
Nuna (?)
19th–20th century

Figure (Bateba)
Lobi
19th–20th century

Bracelet
Lobi
19th–20th century

Figure: Snake
Lobi
19th–20th century

Mask (Simbo Noua)
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Whistle
Burkinabe
late 19th century

Anklet: Crocodile Motif
Kasena
20th century

Ring: Bird
Nuna
20th century

Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Mossi peoples

20th century

Figure: Colonial Male
Lobi
20th century