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Nyonganyonga, Wood, shell, metal, beads, Possibly Barwe People — Nyonganyonga
Possibly Barwe People
ca. 1900

Staff with snuff vessel, Zulu or Tsonga artist, Wood, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Staff with snuff vessel
Zulu or Tsonga artist
19th–20th century

Chilongo chakumuto (water vessel), Makonde artist, Terracotta, slip, kaolin — Chilongo chakumuto (water vessel)
Makonde artist
Mid-twentieth century

Simbo (ceremonial staff) with two heads , Makonde artist, Wood, Makonde — Simbo (ceremonial staff) with two heads 
Makonde artist
19th–mid-20th century

Ceremonial axe with headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, iron alloy, copper alloy, Shona peoples — Ceremonial axe with headrest
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th century

Ceremonial axe with breasts, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, iron, Shona — Ceremonial axe with breasts
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Headrest, Wood, Tsonga peoples — Headrest
Tsonga peoples
19th–20th century

valimba (xylophone), Wood, string, leather, Sena peoples — valimba (xylophone)
Sena peoples
19th century

Timbila, Wood, leather skin, and twine, Chopi people — Timbila
Chopi people
19th century

Staff: Head Finial, Wood, Makonde — Staff: Head Finial
Makonde
19th–first half of 20th century

Nyonganyonga, Barwe people (?), Wood, shell, metal, various materials, probably Mozambican — Nyonganyonga
Barwe people (?)
ca. 1940

Ibacarre, Tin, wood, Mozambican — Ibacarre
Mozambican
late 19th century

Mbila, Wood, leather, skin & twine, Chopi people — Mbila
Chopi people
19th century