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

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

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

Vessel, Igbo artist, Terracotta, Igbo peoples — Vessel
Igbo artist
20th century

Ekuecici (mask of rubbish), Ebira artist, Wood, abrus seed, resin, Ebira peoples — Ekuecici (mask of rubbish)
Ebira artist
late 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

Vessel, Nupe artist, Terracotta, pigment, Nupe peoples — Vessel
Nupe artist
19th–20th century

Òsanyìn puppet, Yoruba bead artist, Wood, glass beads, cloth, leather, fur, metal, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Òsanyìn puppet
Yoruba bead artist
19th–20th century

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

Adéńlá (big crown), Yoruba bead artist, Glass beads, cotton, bone, wood, mixed media offerings, Yoruba peoples — Adéńlá (big crown)
Yoruba bead artist
late 19th–early 20th 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

Warrior Figure, Lower Niger Valley caster, Bronze, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Warrior Figure
Lower Niger Valley caster
1455–1640

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

Ikem helmet mask fragment, Southern Igbo, Ibibio, or Anaang artist, Wood, pigment, plant fiber remnants, Ibibio or Igbo peoples, Ozu Item group (?) — Ikem helmet mask fragment
Southern Igbo, Ibibio, or Anaang artist
1900–30

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

Mgbedike (Time of the Brave) helmet mask, Iweze of Ogbunike, Wood, pigment, iron, Igbo peoples, Onitsha group — Mgbedike (Time of the Brave) helmet mask
Iweze of Ogbunike
ca. 1918

Mask, Oklenyi of Okungaga, Wood, kaolin, Okpoto peoples, Idoma group — Mask
Oklenyi of Okungaga
mid-20th century

Nimm crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, twine, cloth, lead, nails, pigment, resin, Ejagham peoples — Nimm crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Agbogho mmuo (maiden spirit) face mask, Igbo artist, Wood, pigment, cloth, wire, thread, applied organic material, Igbo peoples — Agbogho mmuo (maiden spirit) face mask
Igbo artist
19th–20th century

Maternity figure, Goemai artist, Wood, Ankwe peoples — Maternity figure
Goemai artist
19th–20th 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

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

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

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

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

Altar Ring, Bronze, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Altar Ring
Lower Niger Bronze Industry
15th–19th century

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

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

Eku (crocodile) dance crest, Oba of Otobi, Wood, pigment, rattan, Okpoto peoples, Idoma group — Eku (crocodile) dance crest
Oba of Otobi
1955

Bini oru (water spirit) crest, Eastern or Kalabari Ijo artist, Wood, cartridge shells, rattan, iron, paint, Ijo peoples — Bini oru (water spirit) crest
Eastern or Kalabari Ijo artist
19th century

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

Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask, Fagbite Asamu, Wood, iron nails, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Ketu group — Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask
Fagbite Asamu
Falola Edun
ca. 1930–71

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

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

Bell head, Lower Niger Valley caster, Copper alloy, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Bell head
Lower Niger Valley caster
15th–19th century