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Agiba (Skull Hook), Kerewa artist, Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people — Agiba (Skull Hook)
Kerewa artist
19th–early 20th century

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Mummy Mask of a Woman, Cartonnage, plaster, paint, plant fibers — Mummy Mask of a Woman
A.D. 60–70

Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo peoples — Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo peoples — Kpeliye’e headdress
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe peoples — Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)

Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom — Helmet crest from a nja masquerade
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80

Brahma with Attendants and Musicians, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on hemp, Korea — Brahma with Attendants and Musicians
Unidentified artist
late 16th century

Aranyani, Mrinalini Mukherjee Indian, Hemp — Aranyani
Mrinalini Mukherjee
1996

Crossbow, Wood (European hornbeam), horn, animal sinew, animal glue, birch bark, staghorn, iron alloy, hemp, leather, Central European, possibly Austria — Crossbow
Central European, possibly Austria
ca. 1425–75

Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin), Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder German, Steel, wood (walnut), staghorn, copper alloy, hemp, leather, silk, gold, iron alloy, wool, crossbow, German, probably Dresden; winder, possibly German — Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin)
Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder
crossbow, ca. 1720–30; winder, ca. 1575–1600

Flax Comb, Beech, American — Flax Comb
American
1750–1800

Buckler, Iron, pigskin, brass, wood, fiber (flax), linen, British, Wrexham, Wales — Buckler
British, Wrexham, Wales
ca. 1500

Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin), Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder German, Steel, wood, staghorn, copper alloy, hemp, wool, gold, iron alloy, German, Dresden — Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin)
Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder
dated 1742

Cranequin (Crossbow Winder), Steel, horn (bovine), copper alloy, gold, hemp, leather, German, probably Nuremberg — Cranequin (Crossbow Winder)
German, probably Nuremberg
dated 1727

Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Jacob Floris , published in Antwerp in 1564. Central European, Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn, hemp, felt, Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian — Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun
Jacob Floris
ca. 1570–1600

Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Brass, wood, lead-tin alloy sheet, plant fiber cord, Kongo — Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua
Kongo artist
16th–18th century (pendant figure); 19th century (cross)

Woman's ceremonial overskirt, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Kuba peoples — Woman's ceremonial overskirt
Kuba artist
ca. 1900

Double Prestige Panel, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, vegetable dye, Kuba peoples — Double Prestige Panel
Kuba artist
late 19th–mid 20th century

Prestige Panel, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, pigment, Kuba peoples — Prestige Panel
Kuba artist
20th century

Emat’eyeye (Itoci society hat), Nkutshu or Dengese artist, Raffia palm fiber, Nkutshu or Dengese peoples — Emat’eyeye (Itoci society hat)
Nkutshu or Dengese artist
ca. 1850–1920

Laket mishiing hat, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, Kuba — Laket mishiing hat
Kuba artist
ca. 1850–1920

Ncák (women's ceremonial skirt), Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Kuba — Ncák (women's ceremonial skirt)
Kuba artist
early–mid-20th century

Male tadep figure, Mambila artist, Raffia palm pith, pigment, Mambila peoples, Saa group — Male tadep figure
Mambila artist
early 20th century

Gon (gorilla) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, plant fiber, resin(?), Kwele peoples — Gon (gorilla) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Imina kanaga (kanaga masquerade hood), Dogon artist, Cotton fiber, plant fiber (hibiscus or sanseveria?), hide, pigment, Dogon peoples — Imina kanaga (kanaga masquerade hood)
Dogon artist
early 1970s

Kòmòkun or kònòkun (head of Kòmò or Kònò) helmet mask, Bamana or Senufo blacksmith, Wood, bird skull, porcupine quills, horns, cotton cords, iron, plant fiber, applied organic materials, Bamana or Senufo peoples — Kòmòkun or kònòkun (head of Kòmò or Kònò) helmet mask
Bamana or Senufo blacksmith
19th–mid-20th century

Lupona (royal seat), Luba artist, Wood, glass beads, cotton fiber(?), Luba — Lupona (royal seat)
Luba artist
Late 19th century–early 20th century

Gela or glaè (mask), Wè artist, Wood, animal and human hair, leather, feathers, animal teeth, horn, cotton, paint, iron, fur, plant fibers, applied organic materials, Wè peoples — Gela or glaè (mask)
Wè artist
19th–mid-20th century

Face mask, Leele artist, Wood, raffia palm fiber, fur, kaolin, pigment, Leele peoples — Face mask
Leele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Prestige panel, Dengese artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Dengese peoples — Prestige panel
Dengese artist
early–mid-20th century

Pwo (female) mask, Chokwe artist, Wood, plant fiber, pigment, fur, metal, Chokwe peoples — Pwo (female) mask
Chokwe artist
First quarter of 20th century

Ncák (women's ceremonial skirt), Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Kuba peoples — Ncák (women's ceremonial skirt)
Kuba artist
first half of 20th century

Prestige headdress, Pende artist (?), Raffia palm fiber, cowrie shells, Pende peoples (?) — Prestige headdress
Pende artist
ca. 1850–1920

Laket mishiing hat, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, glass beads, cowrie shells, Kuba peoples — Laket mishiing hat
Kuba artist
ca. 1850–1920

Mpaan (prestige headdress), Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, glass beads, Kuba peoples — Mpaan (prestige headdress)
Kuba artist
ca. 1850–1920

Man's wrapper, Dida artist, Raffia palm fiber (possibly Raphia vinifera), vegetal dye, Dida peoples — Man's wrapper
Dida artist
ca. 1900

Cloak, New Zealand Flax (phormium tenax species), wool, Maori people, Kaitaka — Cloak
Maori people, Kaitaka
19th century

Musamo (headrest), "Master of the Cascade Coiffure", Wood, glass beads, plant fiber, Luba peoples — Musamo (headrest)
"Master of the Cascade Coiffure"
ca. 1850–1900

Negbe (women’s back apron), Mangbetu artist, Banana leaves, raffia palm fiber, natural dye, Mangbetu peoples — Negbe (women’s back apron)
Mangbetu artist
ca. 1925–50