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More than 10,000 results for African, western Sudan, Malinke (Mandingo)

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Curved Sword with Scabbard

African, western Sudan, Malinke (Mandingo)

late 19th century

Bala, Wood, gourd, hide, membrane, Malinke — Bala
Malinke
19th century

Suruku koun (hyena) mask, Malinke numu (blacksmith), Wood, Malinke peoples — Suruku koun (hyena) mask
Malinke numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century

Alphabet No. 2, Ibrahim El-Salahi Sudanese, Oil on canvas — Alphabet No. 2
Ibrahim El-Salahi
1962; reworked 1968

Dagger with Sheath, Steel, wood, silver, African, Sudan — Dagger with Sheath
African, Sudan
18th–19th century

Bird mask, Malinke or Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, metal, pigment, applied organic materials, Bamana or Malinke peoples — Bird mask
Malinke or Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century

Pipe Bowl, Bronze, Sudan — Pipe Bowl
Sudan
19th–20th century

Horn, Horn, leather, metal, Sudan — Horn
Sudan
19th–20th century

Jembe, Wood, metal, hide, rope, Malinke — Jembe
Malinke
20th century

Sintir, Wood, skin, leather, possibly Sudanese — Sintir
possibly Sudanese
19th century

Sword with Scabbard and Carrying Sling

African, Mandingo

late 19th century

Sword (Kaskara), Steel, copper alloy, wood, leather, gold, hilt, Sudanese; blade, Iranian — Sword (Kaskara)
hilt, Sudanese; blade, Iranian
hilt, late 19th century; blade, 1848–96

Ngya (commemorative post), Bongo artist, Mahogany, Bongo — Ngya (commemorative post)
Bongo artist
late 19th century

Yuge, Wood, leather, Dinka people — Yuge
Dinka people
ca. 1890

Jibba (tunic), Mahdist artist, Cotton, wool, dye, Mahdist peoples — Jibba (tunic)
Mahdist artist
1881–98

Tanbūra, wood, skin, various materials, Sudan — Tanbūra
Sudan
19th century

Suruku koun (hyena) mask, Malinke or Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, cane, leather, cowrie shells, thread, Malinke or Bamana peoples — Suruku koun (hyena) mask
Malinke or Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century

Knife, Steel, copper alloy, bone, tooth (elephant), brass, wax, ivory, ruby, North African (Berber) — Knife
North African (Berber)
19th century

African Headdress, Hale Woodruff American, Linocut — African Headdress
Hale Woodruff
1935

The African Sentinel, Elihu Vedder American, Oil on canvas, American — The African Sentinel
Elihu Vedder
1865

[Ancestral Figure (Profile), French Sudan]

Walker Evans

1935

Causeway Guard, Suakin, Sudan

Unknown

1883–85

African King from an Adoration Group, Maple with paint and gilding, German — African King from an Adoration Group
German
before 1489

The Transcendent Buddha Vairochana (?) Seated in Western Fashion, Bronze, Indonesia (Java) — The Transcendent Buddha Vairochana (?) Seated in Western Fashion
Indonesia (Java)
9th century

Figure: Male, Wood, pigment, Bari peoples — Figure: Male
Bari peoples
19th–20th century

Belt, glass, cotton, Dinka peoples — Belt
Dinka peoples
early 20th century

Figure: Male, Wood, pigment, Bari peoples — Figure: Male
Bari peoples
19th–20th century

Jibba (tunic), Mahdist artist, Cotton, wool, dye, Mahdist peoples — Jibba (tunic)
Mahdist artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Cuirass, Leather, iron, brass, silver, Sudanese — Cuirass
Sudanese
dated 1744

Guinbri, Wood, skin, and various materials, possibly Sudanese — Guinbri
possibly Sudanese
19th century

Variable Tension Drum, Wood, hide, fabric, shell., possibly Sudanese — Variable Tension Drum
possibly Sudanese
19th century

Drum, Wood, hide, metal, Sudanese — Drum
Sudanese
19th century

Tom (lyre), Wood, hide, wire, rope, Shilluk (Colo)? — Tom (lyre)
Shilluk (Colo)?
early 20th Century

African Athlete, Thornton Dial American, Graphite, charcoal, and pastel on paper — African Athlete
Thornton Dial
1998

Sword, Steel, silver, copper alloy, leather, Western European — Sword
Western European
ca. 1400

African Mask, Lonnie Holley American, Gum, plastics, nylon and metal — African Mask
Lonnie Holley
2004

Sabi na fre protective pendant, Nuna blacksmith, Copper alloy, Nuna — Sabi na fre protective pendant
Nuna blacksmith
19th–late 20th century

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

African head, Alexander Calder American, Wood — African head
Alexander Calder
ca. 1928

African, Upper Nile

19th century