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Adeṣina compound sculptor and bead artist

mid-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

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

Adéńlá (big crown), Yoruba bead artist, Glass beads, thread, cloth, mixed media offerings, Yoruba peoples — Adéńlá (big crown)
Yoruba bead artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Sheath for ọ̀pá Oko (Oko’s staff), Yoruba bead artist, Cloth, glass beads, Yoruba peoples — Sheath for ọ̀pá Oko (Oko’s staff)
Yoruba bead artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Òdìgbà Ifá or idè Ifá (diviner’s ceremonial necklace), Yoruba bead artist, Beads, cotton, Yoruba peoples — Òdìgbà Ifá or idè Ifá (diviner’s ceremonial necklace)
Yoruba bead artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

House of the Head Shrine: Equestrian (Ile Ori), Adesina Nigerian, Cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells, leather, mirrors, Yoruba peoples, Ekiti group — House of the Head Shrine: Equestrian (Ile Ori)
Adesina
19th–20th century

Shoe (Bata ileke), Adesina Nigerian, Leather, beads, cloth, Yoruba peoples — Shoe (Bata ileke)
Adesina
mid-20th century

Ifa Diviner's Necklace (Odigba Ifa), Yoruba bead artist, Cotton, beads, wood, fruit pits, Yoruba peoples — Ifa Diviner's Necklace (Odigba Ifa)
Yoruba bead artist
19th–20th century

Ifa Diviner's Necklace (Odigba Ifa), Yoruba bead artist, Cotton, beads (glass), stone, fruit pits, Yoruba peoples — Ifa Diviner's Necklace (Odigba Ifa)
Yoruba bead artist
19th–20th century

Garment for Twin Figure (Ewu ileke), Yoruba bead artist, Cotton, beads, thread, Yoruba peoples — Garment for Twin Figure (Ewu ileke)
Yoruba bead artist
19th–20th century

Esu Figures, Yoruba bead artist, Wood, cowrie shells, leather, metal, ivory, beads, pigment, cotton (?), Yoruba peoples — Esu Figures
Yoruba bead artist
mid-20th century

Ifa Diviner's Necklace (Odigba Ifa), Yoruba bead artist, Glass beads, cloth, Yoruba peoples — Ifa Diviner's Necklace (Odigba Ifa)
Yoruba bead artist
20th century

Diviner's Bag (Apo Ifa), Yoruba bead artist, Cotton, beads, leather, Yoruba peoples — Diviner's Bag (Apo Ifa)
Yoruba bead artist
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

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

Crown (Orikogbofo), Ekiti-Yoruba bead artist (?), Cotton fabric, cotton threads, vegetable fiber threads, and glass beads., Ekiti-Yoruba peoples (?) — Crown (Orikogbofo)
Ekiti-Yoruba bead artist (?)
20th century

Diviner's or Performer's Bag, Ekiti-Yoruba bead artist (?), Leather, glass beads, cotton cloth and thread, velvet, Ekiti-Yoruba peoples (?) — Diviner's or Performer's Bag
Ekiti-Yoruba bead artist (?)
20th century

Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Ibuke Compound, Wood, camwood powder, beads, Oyo-Yoruba peoples — Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Ibuke Compound
19th–20th century

Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Ibuke Compound, Wood, camwood powder, indigo, beads, iron, vertebrae, Oyo-Yoruba peoples — Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Ibuke Compound
19th–20th century

Figure: Male, Ibuke Compound , possibly, Wood, beads, iron, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Oyo group (?) — Figure: Male
Ibuke Compound
1900–1950

Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Ibuke Compound, Wood, beads, camwood powder, Yoruba peoples, Oyo group — Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Ibuke Compound
19th–20th century

Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Ibuke Compound, Wood, beads, camwood powder, Oyo-Yoruba peoples — Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Ibuke Compound
19th–20th century

Oloba Wrapper (Adire Eleko), Okeseni Compound, Cotton, Yoruba peoples — Oloba Wrapper (Adire Eleko)
Okeseni Compound
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

Self Portrait, Unknown Artist, Watercolor on ivory — Self Portrait
Unknown Artist
ca. 1800–1805

Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China — Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu
Unidentified artist
mid-12th century

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

Ancestor figure, Kambot artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people — Ancestor figure
Kambot artist
19th century

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

Dilukai (gable figure), Belauan artist, Wood, paint, Belauan — Dilukai (gable figure)
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

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

Ana deo (ancestral couple), Nage artist, Wood, Nage — Ana deo (ancestral couple)
Nage artist
late 19th–early 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)

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

Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan peoples — Nsodie (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century

Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Owo-Yoruba peoples — Lidded Vessel
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century

Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava peoples — Hazomanga finial
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Adéńlá (big crown)

Yoruba bead artist

Late 19th–early 20th century