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Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava peoples
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900
Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe peoples
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)
Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century
Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Okak-Fang peoples
Okak-Fang artist
19th century
Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80
Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
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
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Betsi-Fang peoples
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century
Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"  Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples
Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"
ca. 1840–1870
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Ezra, Wood, tin
Ezra
ca. 1500
Christ figure, Kongo artist, Brass, Kongo
Kongo artist
18th–19th century
Reliquary figure, Mbete-Kota artist, Wood, pigment, metal, cowrie shells, Kota peoples, Mbete group
Mbete-Kota artist
19th century
Gambanda (wife of the chief) mask, Pende artist, Wood, plant fiber, pigment, Pende peoples
Pende artist
ca. 1900
Lidded prestige vessel, "Unobadula", Wood
"Unobadula"
Mid–late 19th century
Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Partially hollow cast brass, Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom
Kongo artist
16th–19th century
Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Brass, wood, iron, Kongo peoples
Kongo artist
19th century
Crucifix, Kongo artist, Solid cast brass, Kongo
Kongo artist
16th–17th century
Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Brass, wood, lead-tin alloy sheet, plant fiber cord, Kongo
Kongo artist
16th–18th century (pendant figure); 19th century (cross)
Headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, elephant hair, Shona peoples
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 20th century
Headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, Shona peoples
Tsonga or Shona artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Pwo (female) mask, Chokwe artist, Wood, plant fiber, pigment, fur, metal, Chokwe peoples
Chokwe artist
First quarter of 20th century
Pipe Bowl, Mangbetu artist, Wood, pigment, resin(?), Mangbetu peoples
Mangbetu artist
First half of 20th century
Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples, Northern Highlands artist, Wood, tempera, cord, Amhara
Northern Highlands artist
late 17th century
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Northern Highlands artist, Copper, Central or Northern Highlands region
Northern Highlands artist
15th century
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Northern Highlands artist, Bronze, Tigrinya peoples
Northern Highlands artist
12th–13th century
Lefem commemorative figure, "Master of the Tanyi", Wood, organic matter, Bamileke peoples
"Master of the Tanyi"
19th–early 20th century
Seated mother and child from an ikoro drum(?), Mbembe artist, Wood, pigment, resin, nails, Mbembe peoples
Mbembe artist
15th–17th century
Singiti (commemorative portrait of a chief), Hemba artist, Wood, pigment, Hemba
Hemba artist
19th–early 20th century
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Northern Highlands artist, Bronze, Northern Highlands region
Northern Highlands artist
13th–14th century
Tusk with Figurative Relief, Vili-Kongo artist(s), Ivory, Vili-Kongo peoples
Vili-Kongo artist(s)
ca. 1880–1890
Tongwa (The Beginning of the Clan), Lega artist, Ivory, Lega peoples
Lega artist
19th–early 20th century
Bwanga (power object), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist) (?), Wood, horn, seeds, cowrie shells, shotgun shells, teeth, metal, fiber, pigment, tar(?), Luluwa peoples
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
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
Vessel, Mangbetu artist, Terracotta, slip(?), Mangbetu peoples
Mangbetu artist
First half of 20th century
Pendant, Pende artist, Ivory, Pende peoples
Pende artist
early 20th century
Bwanga bwa cibola (maternity power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper alloy, Luluwa peoples
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century
Head from a slit drum, Grassfields artist, Wood, Bamileke peoples, Bansoa
Grassfields artist
late 19th century