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Mask, Wood, brass tacks, feathers, hide, teeth, mud, Bete peoples — Mask
Bete peoples
19th–20th century

Mask, Wood, brass tacks, feathers, iron, pigment, Bete — Mask
Bete
19th–20th century

Mask, Wood, metal, Bete — Mask
Bete
19th–20th century

Female Figure, Wood, pigment, Bete — Female Figure
Bete
19th–20th century

Female Figure, Wood, Bete — Female Figure
Bete
19th–20th century

Face Mask, Wood, skin, Bete — Face Mask
Bete
19th–mid-20th century

Bracelet, Bronze, Bete or Guere (?) peoples — Bracelet
Bete or Guere (?) peoples
19th–20th 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

Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, Dogon peoples — Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
Dogon blacksmith
16th–19th century

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

Court official from a commemorative altar, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Court official from a commemorative altar
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century

Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples — Gwantigi
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century

Rattle (thafu ma luangu), Kongo peoples, wood, fiber, seeds, Congolese — Rattle (thafu ma luangu)
Kongo peoples
19th century

Pair of Diviner's Figures, Wood, pigment, beads, iron, Baule peoples — Pair of Diviner's Figures
Baule peoples
19th–mid-20th century

Mvudi (mask), Aduma or Mbete-Kota artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Aduma peoples — Mvudi (mask)
Aduma or Mbete-Kota artist
19th–first half of 20th century

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

Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples — Lupona (royal seat)
Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"
ca. 1840–1870

Rooster, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Rooster
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th century

Helmet Mask (Goli Glin), Wood, pigment, Baule peoples — Helmet Mask (Goli Glin)
Baule peoples
early–mid-20th century

Togu na support post with male and female figures, Mande numu (blacksmith), Wood, metal, Dogon peoples — Togu na support post with male and female figures
Mande numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century

Imina Samana (Samana warrior face mask), Dogon artist, Wood, pigment, iron, Dogon peoples — Imina Samana (Samana warrior face mask)
Dogon artist
First half of 20th century

Imina walu (buffalo or roan antelope face mask), Dogon artist, Wood, pigment, Dogon peoples — Imina walu (buffalo or roan antelope face mask)
Dogon artist
First half of 20th century

Female figure with mortar and pestle, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, iron, Dogon peoples — Female figure with mortar and pestle
Dogon blacksmith
16th–early 20th century

Staff of office, Soninke blacksmith, Brass, iron, silver alloy, Soninke peoples — Staff of office
Soninke blacksmith
19th–early 20th century

Tsenya (head of a buffalo) helmet crest from a tseh-mepfeli masquerade, Grassfields artist, Wood, Bamileke peoples — Tsenya (head of a buffalo) helmet crest from a tseh-mepfeli masquerade
Grassfields artist
19th century

Heddle pulley with Goli Glin mask, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, metal, Baule peoples — Heddle pulley with Goli Glin mask
Baule artist
19th–late 20th century

Ogo banya (initiation vessel) with equestrian figure, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, metal staples, Dogon peoples — Ogo banya (initiation vessel) with equestrian figure
Dogon blacksmith
16th–early 20th century

Kifwebe (mask), Luba artist, Wood, pigment, Luba peoples — Kifwebe (mask)
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Face mask, Kru artist, Wood, kaolin, pigment, Kru peoples — Face mask
Kru artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Abiyamo (maternity) figure, Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, accumulated surface material, Yoruba peoples — Abiyamo (maternity) figure
Yoruba artist
mid-19th–early 20th century

Nyeleni figure, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, brass, thread, Bamana peoples — Nyeleni figure
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–early 20th century

Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th century

Gunyege face mask, Dan artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Dan peoples — Gunyege face mask
Dan artist
19th–mid-20th century

Male figure, Soninke blacksmith, Wood, oil, Soninke peoples (?) — Male figure
Soninke blacksmith
13th century

a-Bil-ña-Tshol (medicine canoe) headdress, Baga artist, Wood, pigment, Baga peoples — a-Bil-ña-Tshol (medicine canoe) headdress
Baga artist
late 19th–first half of 20th century

Miniature Mask, Dan artist, Wood, Dan peoples — Miniature Mask
Dan artist
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Kagle face mask, Dan artist, Wood, brass, nails, cane, mud, Dan peoples — Kagle face mask
Dan artist
19th–late 20th century

Imina dyodyomini (hornbill face mask), Dogon artist, Wood, pigment, iron, Dogon peoples — Imina dyodyomini (hornbill face mask)
Dogon artist
First half of 20th century

Anuan (door), Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, pigment, Baule peoples — Anuan (door)
Baule artist
19th–mid-20th century