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Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, 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

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

Eroro, Brass, Benin — Eroro
Benin
19th century

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rooster, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Rooster
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th century

Agbádá (man’s ceremonial robe), Hausa, Nupe, and/or Yoruba artists, Cotton, silk, dye, Yoruba — Agbádá (man’s ceremonial robe)
Hausa, Nupe, and/or Yoruba artists
mid-20th century

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

Base from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar of the Hand), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Base from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar of the Hand)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
19th century

Maternity figure with raised tray, Lower Benue River artist, Wood, pigment, Lower Benue Valley peoples — Maternity figure with raised tray
Lower Benue River artist
19th–early 20th century

Jagana or iagana (carved figure), “Master of the Pantisawa Workshop”, Wood (Detarium senegalense), Mumuye peoples — Jagana or iagana (carved figure)
“Master of the Pantisawa Workshop”
19th–20th century

Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures, "Master of the Heraldic Ship" Nigerian, Ivory, Edo (Bini-Portuguese) — Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
"Master of the Heraldic Ship"
ca. 1525–1600

Anjenu shrine figure, Oklenyi of Okungaga, Wood, pigment, Okpoto peoples (Idoma) — Anjenu shrine figure
Oklenyi of Okungaga
mid-20th century

Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, copper, iron, Edo peoples — Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
1725–50

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

Baban riga (man’s ceremonial robe), Amadou Ahejo, Kano, Nigeria Nigerian, Cotton, tsamiya silk, Hausa peoples — Baban riga (man’s ceremonial robe)
Amadou Ahejo, Kano, Nigeria
ca. 1940

Equestrian figure, Lower Niger Valley caster, Coppy alloy, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Equestrian figure
Lower Niger Valley caster
15th–19th century

Altar Ring, Lower Niger Valley caster, Copper alloy, Yoruba peoples, Ife group — Altar Ring
Lower Niger Valley caster
16th century

Double-faced water spirit crest, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, accumulated surface material, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group — Double-faced water spirit crest
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
early 20th century

Igodo dance crest, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group — Igodo dance crest
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Ilé-orí (house for the head) shrine with ìbọrí, Yoruba artist, Cowrie shells, cotton, leather, mixed media offerings, Yoruba peoples — Ilé-orí (house for the head) shrine with ìbọrí
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Female ekon marionette, Eket-Ibibio artist, Wood, pigment, Ibibio peoples — Female ekon marionette
Eket-Ibibio artist
19th century

Ogbom dance crest, Southern Igbo or Ibibio artist, Wood, animal hide, metal (iron alloy, lead alloy, unknown alloy), pigment, Ibibio peoples — Ogbom dance crest
Southern Igbo or Ibibio artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Female figure, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, metal, Edo peoples — Female figure
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
18th century

Fragment of a leopard head, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, pigment (?), Edo peoples — Fragment of a leopard head
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
early 17th century (?)

Horn Player, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo — Horn Player
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
1550–1680

Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask, Yoruba artist, Wood, Yoruba — Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask
Yoruba artist
mid-20th century

Abiyamo (maternity) figure, Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, accumulated surface material, Yoruba peoples — Abiyamo (maternity) figure
Yoruba artist
mid-19th–early 20th century

Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th century

Ekuecici (mask of rubbish), Ebira artist, Wood, abrus seed, resin, Ebira peoples — Ekuecici (mask of rubbish)
Ebira artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Mid-16th–late 17th 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

Altar Tusk, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples — Altar Tusk
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
ca. 1712–50

Dance crest with opposing faces, Ejagham or Bale artist, Wood, animal hide, pigment, cane, Kobus kob horns, iron, bone or ivory, Ejagham or Bale peoples — Dance crest with opposing faces
Ejagham or Bale artist
19th–mid-20th century