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Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples — Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century

Between Earth and Heaven, El Anatsui Ghanaian, Aluminum, copper wire — Between Earth and Heaven
El Anatsui
2006

Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Owo-Yoruba peoples — Lidded Vessel
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century

Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure, Olowe of Ise Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, resin, Yoruba peoples — Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure
Olowe of Ise
before 1938

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples — Dance crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Court official from a commemorative altar, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples — Court official from a commemorative altar
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century

Eroro, Brass, Benin — Eroro
Benin
19th century

Mother and Child, Njideka Akunyili Crosby Nigerian, Acrylic, transfer printing, colored pencil, cut and pasted paper, and printed fabric on paper — Mother and Child
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
2016

The Arts, Uzo Egonu Nigerian, Oil on canvas — The Arts
Uzo Egonu
1973/76

Ùrhọ̀tọ̀ (altar tableau) with an iyọ́bà (queen mother) and attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ùrhọ̀tọ̀ (altar tableau) with an iyọ́bà (queen mother) and attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th century

Crown bell head copy, Unknown caster, after Lower Niger Valley Bronze Industries, Copper alloy, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Crown bell head copy
Unknown
ca. 1900

Orufanran Costume Attachment: Humans and Monkeys, Ivory, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Orufanran Costume Attachment: Humans and Monkeys
Yoruba peoples, Owo group
17th–19th century

Panel Ornaments for Ceremonial Sword and Sheath (Udamalore), Yoruba artist, Cotton, glass beads, wood, brass, rope, Yoruba — Panel Ornaments for Ceremonial Sword and Sheath (Udamalore)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments), Yoruba artist, Cotton, glass beads, wood, brass, rope, Yoruba — Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments)
Yoruba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Nkwa mbok crest with opposing faces, Boki artist, Wood, cotton, metal, human teeth, cane, pigment, Boki peoples — Nkwa mbok crest with opposing faces
Boki artist
mid-19th–early 20th century

Head fragment from a monolith, Bakor artist (?), Basalt, Nnam — Head fragment from a monolith
Bakor artist
16th–19th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò ọ́ghé iyọ́bà (head of a queen mother), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò ọ́ghé iyọ́bà (head of a queen mother)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th–19th century

Plaque with Ọ́bà (King) or Chief, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Plaque with Ọ́bà (King) or Chief
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Plaque with Two Portuguese Merchants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Plaque with Two Portuguese Merchants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Plaque with Court Official Holding a Protective Amulet, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Plaque with Court Official Holding a Protective Amulet
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Plaque with Ọ́lọ̀tọ̀n priest, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Plaque with Ọ́lọ̀tọ̀n priest
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Plaque Fragment with Mudfish, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Plaque Fragment with Mudfish
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Edo peoples — Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
1815–97

Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Edo peoples — Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
1815–97

Altar bell with Portuguese heads, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Altar bell with Portuguese heads
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century

Altar bell with a mudfish-legged ọ́bà, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Altar bell with a mudfish-legged ọ́bà
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th–19th century

Idiophone with an iyọ́bà, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples — Idiophone with an iyọ́bà
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
18th–19th century

Iphri shrine, Ijo artist, Wood, pigment, Ijo peoples — Iphri shrine
Ijo artist
19th century

Ekpu ancestor figure, Oron artist, Wood, Oron — Ekpu ancestor figure
Oron artist
late 18th–early 19th century

Seated mother and child from an ikoro drum(?), Mbembe artist, Wood, pigment, resin, nails, Mbembe peoples — Seated mother and child from an ikoro drum(?)
Mbembe artist
15th–17th century

Aṣọ òkè, Yoruba artist, Cotton, Yoruba peoples — Aṣọ òkè
Yoruba artist
late 19th century

Iphri shrine, Urhobo artist, Wood, iron nails, pigment, Urhobo peoples — Iphri shrine
Urhobo artist
19th–20th century

Altar Tusk, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples — Altar Tusk
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
1888–97

Ọ́bà with Sacrificial Animals from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ọ́bà with Sacrificial Animals from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
19th century

Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword), Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba — Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword)
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
17th–18th century

Orufanran Costume Attachment: Ram Head, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Orufanran Costume Attachment: Ram Head
Yoruba peoples, Owo group
17th–19th century

Orufanran Costume Attachment: Crocodile Head, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Orufanran Costume Attachment: Crocodile Head
Yoruba peoples, Owo group
17th–19th century

Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman
Yoruba artist
17th–19th century

Orufanran Costume Attachment: Leopard Head, Ivory, wood or coconut shell, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Orufanran Costume Attachment: Leopard Head
Yoruba peoples, Owo group
17th–19th century

Hip ornament with Portuguese head, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples — Hip ornament with Portuguese head
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–19th century

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