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Headdress (Kapurei), Wood, paint, Sulka people
Sulka people
late 19th–early 20th century
Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century
Headdress, Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, Sumerian
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE
Headdress ornament, Jade (nephrite), China
China
14th–16th century
Headdress ornament, Jade (nephrite), China
China
13th century
Tsenya (head of a buffalo) helmet crest from a tseh-mepfeli masquerade, Grassfields artist, Wood, Bamileke peoples
Grassfields artist
19th century
Zigiren-wöndë (young bride) headdress, Baga artist, Wood, metal, Baga peoples
Baga artist
late 19th–first half of 20th century
N’Gonzon koun headdress, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, metal, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century
Double-faced water spirit crest, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, accumulated surface material, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
early 20th century
Igodo dance crest, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
a-Tshol (medicine) shrine figure and headdress, Baga artist, Wood, iron, leather, Baga peoples
Baga artist
19th–first half of 20th century
a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol (master of medicine) headdress, Baga artist, Wood (Pterocarpus erinaceus), pigment, Baga peoples
Baga artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Woman's Headdress, Minangkabau artists, Wood, gold leaf, Minangkabau people
Minangkabau artists
19th–early 20th century
Headdress ornament, Calima (Yotoco) artist, Gold, Calima (Yotoco)
Calima (Yotoco) artist
100 BCE–700 CE
D’mba (great mother) headdress, Baga artist, Wood, Baga
Baga artist
late 19th–first half of 20th century
a-Bil-ña-Tshol (medicine canoe) headdress, Baga artist, Wood, pigment, Baga peoples
Baga artist
late 19th–first half of 20th century
a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol (master of medicine) headdress, Baga artist, Wood (Vitex doniana), pigment, Baga
Baga artist
19th–first half of 20th century
N-kisyan-khanda (initiation headdress), Yaka artist and nkanda initiate, Wood, cane, raffia, pigment, Yaka peoples
Yaka artist and nkanda initiate
19th–20th century
Nkwa mbok crest with opposing faces, Boki artist, Wood, cotton, metal, human teeth, cane, pigment, Boki peoples
Boki artist
mid-19th–early 20th century
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
Ejagham or Bale artist
19th–mid-20th century
Bush cow headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, pigment, Senufo peoples
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Kworo headdress, Nafara-Senufo artist, Wood, cloth, cane, mud, Senufo peoples
Nafara-Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Eku (crocodile) dance crest, Oba of Otobi, Wood, pigment, rattan, Okpoto peoples, Idoma group
Oba of Otobi
1955
Koni koun headdress, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, cotton, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century
Headdress (Pa'e Kaha), Shell, turtleshell, fiber, Marquesan (Enata) people
Marquesan (Enata) people
mid to late 19th century
Nimm crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, twine, cloth, lead, nails, pigment, resin, Ejagham peoples
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century
Headdress Effigy (Hareiga), Barkcloth, paint, bamboo, leaves, Chachet Baining people
Chachet Baining people
late 19th–early 20th century
Adoné (antelope headdress), Kurumba artist, Wood, pigment, Kurumba peoples
Kurumba artist
19th–first half 20th century
Sogoni koun headdress, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, cane, string, bamboo, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–early 20th century
Nama tyétyé (hyena) headdress, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, metal, cane, cotton, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century
Ci wara headdress, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, metal, fiber, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–early 20th century
Ci wara headdress, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, metal, fiber, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–early 20th century
Bini oru (water spirit) crest, Eastern or Kalabari Ijo artist, Wood, cartridge shells, rattan, iron, paint, Ijo peoples
Eastern or Kalabari Ijo artist
19th century
Head of a Queen Wearing a Vulture Headdress, Limestone,  paint
ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
Head of a King with a Nemes Headdress, Limestone
ca. 4th–3rd century B.C.
Head of a King with a Nemes Headdress, Limestone
ca. 332–30 B.C.
Head of a King with a Nemes Headdress, Crystalline or dense limestone
ca. 4th–3rd century B.C.
Watch Painted with a Pastoral Scene, Outer case of painted enamel on gold. Inner case of gold with an unidentified<br/>maker’s mark consisting of the letters ic over b below a<br/>coronet (incuse) on the interior and an eagle’s head, a French<br/>guarantee mark for gold in use between 1 January 1847 and<br/>1 July 1919 on the pendant. Dial of gold and white enamel<br/>with black numerals; silver hands set with diamond chips.<br/>Movement of gilt brass and steel. Movement signed (on the<br/>back plate): Tomson/london., French and probably Swiss
French and probably Swiss
ca. 1758–65
Hatshepsut Wearing the khat Headdress, Diorite
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Tile fragment, part of a wig from a figure of the king, Faience
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.