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Itoci commemorative figure, Dengese artist, Wood, metal staple, Dengese peoples — Itoci commemorative figure
Dengese artist
19th–early 20th century

Prestige vessel, Wongo artist, Wood, Wongo peoples — Prestige vessel
Wongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Double prestige vessel, Leele or Wongo artist, Wood, copper, Leele or Wongo peoples — Double prestige vessel
Leele or Wongo artist
19th–early 20th century

Lidded vessel, Mbala-Kuba artist, Wood, camwood powder, palm oil, fiber, Kuba peoples, Mbala group — Lidded vessel
Mbala-Kuba artist
19th–first half of 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 vessel, Kuba artist, Wood, Kuba peoples — Prestige vessel
Kuba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

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

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

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

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

Three-headed male figure, Kuyu artist, Wood, pigment, Kuyu — Three-headed male figure
Kuyu artist
19th–early 20th century

Panel, Tutsi artist, Woven grass, black reed fibers, Tutsi peoples — Panel
Tutsi artist
Early–mid-20th century

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

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

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

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

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

Prestige headdress, Central African artist, Fiber, animal hair, cowrie shells, Democratic Republic of Congo — Prestige headdress
Central African artist
ca. 1850–1920

Insika (screen), Tutsi artist, Cane, reed fibers, black pigment, Tutsi peoples — Insika (screen)
Tutsi artist
Early–mid-20th century

Chief's nogi (wrapper), Mangbetu artist, Bark cloth (Ficus natalensis or Ficus platyphylla), dye, Mangbetu peoples — Chief's nogi (wrapper)
Mangbetu artist
First half of 20th century

Helmet mask, Ngeende-Kuba artist, Wood, Kuba peoples, Ngeende group — Helmet mask
Ngeende-Kuba artist
Early–mid-18th century

Lidded basket, Lozi artist, Makenge root fiber, pigment, Lozi — Lidded basket
Lozi artist
ca. 1900–1920

Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel), Mncane Zinindeli Nzuza South African, Terracotta, Zulu peoples — Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel)
Mncane Zinindeli Nzuza
ca. 1980

Ensumbi (bottle), Nyoro or Ganda artist, Clay, Kingdom of Buganda — Ensumbi (bottle)
Nyoro or Ganda artist
early to mid–twentieth century

Ensumbi (bottle), Nyoro or Ganda artist, Clay, Kingdom of Buganda — Ensumbi (bottle)
Nyoro or Ganda artist
early to mid-twentieth century

Ensumbi (bottle), Nyoro or Ganda artist, Clay, Kingdom of Buganda — Ensumbi (bottle)
Nyoro or Ganda artist
early to mid-twentieth century

Ngeende-Kuba or Ngongo artist

Late 19th–earth 20th century

Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples — Nkishi (community power figure)
Songye 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

Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples — Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink — Book of the Gospels
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century

Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples — Karan-wemba (female figure mask)
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century