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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
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 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
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
Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Fang-Betsi
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century
Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Ezra, Wood, tin
Ezra
ca. 1500
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
Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)
Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil
Okak-Fang artist
19th century
Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century
Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava
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
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross), Northern Highlands artist, Wood, metal, Tigray region
Northern Highlands artist
18th century
Processional Cross, Copper alloy, Ethiopia, Lasta region
Ethiopia, Lasta region
early 15th century
Sachihongo mask, Mbunda artist, Wood, pigment, Mbunda
Mbunda artist
19th–early 20th century
Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel, Grassfields artists, Gourd, glass beads, cloth, cane, wood, Grassfields region
Grassfields artists
late 19th–early 20th century
Ashetu prestige cap, Grassfields artist, Cotton, other material (?), Cameroon
Grassfields artist
early 20th century
Male tadep figure, Mambila artist, Raffia palm pith, pigment, Mambila peoples, Saa group
Mambila artist
early 20th century
Reliquary, Kota artist, Wood, cane, pigment, raffia palm, leaves, copper alloy, resin, primate skull, spire shell, Kota peoples
Kota artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Ngya (commemorative post), Bongo artist, Mahogany, Bongo
Bongo artist
late 19th century
Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, ivory (?), applied organic matter, Luluwa peoples
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century
Ibulu lya 'alunga (head of 'alunga) helmet mask, Bembe artist, Wood (ngomangoma), paint, clay, Bembe peoples
Bembe artist
19th–mid-20th century
Head from a slit drum, Grassfields artist, Wood, Bamileke peoples, Bansoa
Grassfields artist
late 19th century
Lupona (royal seat), Luba artist, Wood, glass beads, cotton fiber(?), Luba
Luba artist
Late 19th century–early 20th century
Mokengue (bell), Tsogho artist, Wood, iron, pigment, plant fiber, Tsogho peoples
Tsogho artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Power Figure (Nkisi): Kneeling Male, Kongo artist, Wood, cloth traces, applied organic matter, bone, resin, Kongo peoples
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider, Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, Kongo peoples
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Gikhokho (pendant mask), Pende artist, Ivory, Pende peoples
Pende artist
early 20th century
Lefem commemorative figure, Grassfields artist, Wood, organic matter, fiber, Bangwa
Grassfields artist
19th–early 20th century
Male tadep(?) figure, Kaka artist, Wood, hair, mixed-media offering, Mbem-Kaka peoples(?)
Kaka artist
19th–mid-20th century
Staff with snuff vessel, Zulu or Tsonga artist, Wood, Zulu or Nguni peoples
Zulu or Tsonga artist
19th–20th century
Vessel, Luba or Songye artist, Terracotta, Luba or Songye peoples
Luba or Songye artist
19th–20th century
Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner, Kongo artist, Wood, antelope horn, Kongo peoples
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll), Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar), Parchment (vellum), pigment, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar)
19th century
Side-blown horn, Fang artist (?), Ivory, Gabon
Fang artist
19th century
Prestige seat, Duala artist, Wood, Duala peoples
Duala artist
Mid–late 19th century
Pipe with depiction of a ruler, Eghap(?) artist, Terracotta, wood, iron, Bamileke peoples, Bagam chiefdom
Eghap(?) artist
Early 20th century
Pipe bowl, Tita Yuefainji, Terracotta, camwood powder, Bamum chiefdom
Tita Yuefainji
1930–31
Ndu (ceremonial drinking horn), Grassfields artists, Buffalo horn, glass beads, fiber, and cotton cloth, Bamum kingdom
Grassfields artists
early 20th century