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Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán)
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE
Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE
Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo peoples
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80
Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people
Elema people
Early 20th century
Krar (mask), Mabuiag Island artist, Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mabuiag Island artist
mid to late 19th century
Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Helmet Mask  (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, plastic/rubber(?), paint, Southwest Malakula
Southwest Malakula
mid-20th century
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Mask, Barkcloth, paint, wood, bamboo, Bougainville or Nissan Island
Bougainville or Nissan Island
late 19th–early 20th century
Dance Mask, Wood, paint, feathers, Yup'ik
Yup'ik
early 20th century
Mask, Teotihuacan artist(s), Travertine (tecali), Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan artist(s)
300–600 CE
Helmet crest from a Ngumba/Kwifon masquerade, Grassfields artist, Iroko (hardwood), pigment(?), Kom peoples, Tikar group
Grassfields artist
19th century
Mask, Calima (Ilama) artist, Gold, Calima (Ilama)
Calima (Ilama) artist
1000–100 BCE
Imina sirige (house mask), Dogon artist, Wood, pigment, Dogon peoples
Dogon artist
early–mid-20th century
Mask (Mai), Wood, pigment, shell, Iatmul peoples
Iatmul peoples
19th–early 20th century
Kuma (hornbill helmet mask), Bobo blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, Bobo
Bobo blacksmith
Late 19th–mid-20th century
Mask (Le Op), Turtle shell, hair, fiber, pigment, Torres Strait Island people
Torres Strait Island people
mid- to late 19th century
Helmet crest, Grassfields artist, Wood, iron, copper, pigment(?), wax, Kom kingdom, Laiko
Grassfields artist
1830–55
Mask (Wale or Ware), Wood, paint, coastal Boiken people
coastal Boiken people
19th–early 20th century
Face Mask, Dan artist, Wood, cane, iron, applied organic materials, Dan peoples
Dan artist
19th–mid-20th century
Imina Na (Great Mask), Dogon blacksmith, Wood, pigment, Dogon peoples
Dogon blacksmith
18th–19th century
Mask, Wood, Romkun, Breri, or Igana people
Romkun, Breri, or Igana people
19th century
Gunyege face mask, Dan artist, Wood, felt, human hair, cord, iron, clay, pigment(?), tukula(?), Dan peoples
Dan artist
19th–mid-20th century
Mask, Olmec artist(s), Serpentinite, albitite, Olmec
Olmec artist(s)
1000–400 BCE
Mask, Teotihuacan artist(s), Travertine (tecali), Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan artist(s)
300–600 CE
Ikem helmet mask fragment, Southern Igbo, Ibibio, or Anaang artist, Wood, pigment, plant fiber remnants, Ibibio or Igbo peoples, Ozu Item group (?)
Southern Igbo, Ibibio, or Anaang artist
1900–30
Zok (elephant) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Suruku koun (hyena) mask, Malinke numu (blacksmith), Wood, Malinke peoples
Malinke numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century
Face Mask, Dan artist, Wood, pigment, Dan peoples
Dan artist
19th–mid-20th century
Banda mask, Nalu artist, Wood, paint, Nalu peoples
Nalu artist
late 19th–first half of 20th century
Wanyugo (helmet mask with two faces), Senufo artist, Wood, pigment, Senufo peoples
Senufo artist
Late 19th–mid-20th century
Bayiri (elderly female spirit) plank mask, Bwa or Nuna(?) blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, fiber, Bwa or Nuna (?)
Bwa or Nuna(?) blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Wan-rulugu (hornbill mask), Mossi(?) blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, Mossi
Mossi(?) blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Kòmòkun or kònòkun (head of Kòmò or Kònò) helmet mask, Bamana or Senufo blacksmith, Wood, cloth, plant fiber, applied organic materials, Bamana peoples
Bamana or Senufo blacksmith
19th–mid-20th century
Imina omono (white monkey face mask), Dogon artist, Wood, fiber, pigment, Dogon peoples
Dogon artist
First half of 20th century
Kpeliye’e face mask, Senufo artist, Wood, pigment, dyed plant fiber, Senufo peoples
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Mvudi (mask), Aduma or Mbete-Kota artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Aduma peoples
Aduma or Mbete-Kota artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Imina satimbe (female figure face mask), Dogon artist, Wood, pigment, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
Dogon artist
First half of 20th century
Koma su face mask, Mau artist(s) and ritual specialist(s), Wood, clay, vulture(?) feathers, horn, cotton, vegetable fiber, applied organic materials, Mau peoples
Mau artist(s) and ritual specialist(s)
19th–mid-20th century

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