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Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Okak-Fang peoples — Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure)
Okak-Fang artist
19th century

Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Betsi-Fang peoples — Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head)
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Ngontang (young white girl) helmet mask, Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Fang peoples — Ngontang (young white girl) helmet mask
Betsi-Fang artist
Second half of 19th century

Mokengue (bell), Tsogho artist, Wood, iron, pigment, plant fiber, Tsogho peoples — Mokengue (bell)
Tsogho artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Side-blown horn, Fang artist (?), Ivory, Gabon — Side-blown horn
Fang artist
19th century

Zok (elephant) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples — Zok (elephant) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Reliquary, Kota artist, Wood, cane, pigment, raffia palm, leaves, copper alloy, resin, primate skull, spire shell, Kota peoples — Reliquary
Kota artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Akam (Pluriarc), Wood, hide, fiber, Fang — Akam (Pluriarc)
Fang
late 19th–early 20th century

Mbejn, Wood, hide rattan, Fang people — Mbejn
Fang people
early 20th century

Mbulu ngulu (image of the dead), Obamba(?)–Kota artist, Wood, copper alloy, iron, Kota peoples — Mbulu ngulu (image of the dead)
Obamba(?)–Kota artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Door, Tsogho artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Tsogho — Door
Tsogho artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Quadruple Bell, Wood, Gabonese — Quadruple Bell
Gabonese
late 19th century

Ngombi (arched Harp), Wood, skin, vegetable fiber, leather, Fang/Kele people — Ngombi (arched Harp)
Fang/Kele people
19th century

Ngombo, Wood, fiber, skin, Tsogo People — Ngombo
Tsogo People
19th century

Cuirass, Wood, lacquer, leather, Yi or Nuosu people (Lolo) — Cuirass
Yi or Nuosu people (Lolo)
18th–19th century

Figurative Harp, Wood, hide, fiber, pigment, tukula powder, Fang peoples — Figurative Harp
Fang peoples
19th–20th century

Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble, Obamba-Kota artist, Wood, brass sheets, brass and copper sheet-wire filaments, bone, brass nails, iron nails, Kota peoples, Obamba group — Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble
Obamba-Kota artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Reliquary Figure, Iron, wood, pigment, Kota peoples — Reliquary Figure
Kota peoples
19th–20th century

Reliquary Figure, Copper, brass, wood, Kota peoples — Reliquary Figure
Kota peoples
19th–20th century

Reliquary Head (Nlo Bieri), Wood, Fang peoples — Reliquary Head (Nlo Bieri)
Fang peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Female, Wood, shell, metal, pigment, tacks (?), Lumbo peoples — Figure: Female
Lumbo peoples
19th–20th century

Figure from a Reliquary Element: Seated Male (Nlo Bieri), Wood, metal, Fang peoples — Figure from a Reliquary Element: Seated Male (Nlo Bieri)
Fang peoples
19th–20th century

Reliquary Figure, Wood, metal, Kota peoples — Reliquary Figure
Kota peoples
20th century

Helmet Mask (Ngontang), Wood, pigment, kaolin, Fang peoples — Helmet Mask (Ngontang)
Fang peoples
First half of 20th century

Janus Reliquary Figure, Brass, wood, copper, iron, Kota peoples — Janus Reliquary Figure
Kota peoples
19th–20th century

Reliquary Figure: Seated Male (Nlo Bieri), Wood, mirror, Fang peoples — Reliquary Figure: Seated Male (Nlo Bieri)
Fang peoples
19th–20th century

Mask (Mukudj), Wood, pigment, Punu peoples — Mask (Mukudj)
Punu peoples
19th–20th century

Horn: Figurative Finial, Ivory, Fang peoples — Horn: Figurative Finial
Fang peoples
19th–20th century

Mask, Aduma artist, Wood, hide, cloth, cane, iron nails, fiber, Aduma peoples — Mask
Aduma artist
19th–20th century

Reliquary Figure, Wood, copper, brass, Kota peoples — Reliquary Figure
Kota peoples
19th–20th century

Reliquary Figure (Nlo Bieri), Wood, brass, tacks, Fang peoples — Reliquary Figure (Nlo Bieri)
Fang peoples
19th–20th century

Male Reliquary Figure (Nlo Bieri), Wood, palm oil, Fang peoples — Male Reliquary Figure (Nlo Bieri)
Fang peoples
19th–20th century

Half Figure: Female, Wood, fur, metal nails, Tsogho peoples — Half Figure: Female
Tsogho peoples
19th–20th century

Lidded Gunpowder Container, Wood, copper, reptile skin, nails, Fang — Lidded Gunpowder Container
Fang
Before 1878

Rattle, Wood, reeds, seeds, Gabonese — Rattle
Gabonese
ca. 1850–1910

Sanze, Wood, metal, pigment, Gabonese — Sanze
Gabonese
ca. 1850–1910

Horn, antelope horn, Gabonese — Horn
Gabonese
early 20th Century

Eleke, Wood, Gabonese (Mpongwe) — Eleke
Gabonese (Mpongwe)
19th century

Mvet, Gourd, strings, fiber, Fang people — Mvet
Fang people
late 19th–early 20th century