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Duho (hawk mask) or duba (vulture mask), Southern Bwa blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, fiber, Bwa peoples — Duho (hawk mask) or duba (vulture mask)
Southern Bwa blacksmith
First half of 20th century

Plank Mask (Nwantantay), Wood, pigment, fiber, Bwa peoples — Plank Mask (Nwantantay)
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Mask (Simbo Pi), Wood, pigment, Bwa peoples — Mask (Simbo Pi)
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Mask: Cockerel (Simbo Bagoun), Wood, pigment, Bwa peoples — Mask: Cockerel (Simbo Bagoun)
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Mask (Simbo Noua), Wood, pigment, Bwa peoples — Mask (Simbo Noua)
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Anklet, Brass, Bwa peoples — Anklet
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Mask (Simbo Hako), Wood, pigment, Bwa peoples — Mask (Simbo Hako)
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Mask (Simbo Hako), Wood, pigment, Bwa peoples — Mask (Simbo Hako)
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Female (Muiha), Wood, cowrie shells, beads, pigment, string, threads, Bwa peoples (?) — Figure: Female (Muiha)
Bwa peoples (?)
20th century

Bracelet, Brass, Bwa peoples — Bracelet
Bwa peoples
20th century

Flute (Mpiru), Wood, fiber, Bwa peoples — Flute (Mpiru)
Bwa peoples
20th century

Mask: Fish (Basi), Wood, pigment, Bwa peoples — Mask: Fish (Basi)
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Mask: Female Figure, Wood, fiber rope, nail, Bwa peoples — Mask: Female Figure
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Staff Finial: Male Figure, Wood, pigment, Bwa peoples — Staff Finial: Male Figure
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Mask: Hornbill (Simbo Bagoun), Wood, pigment, Bwa peoples — Mask: Hornbill (Simbo Bagoun)
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Female, Wood, Bwa peoples — Figure: Female
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Plank Mask, Wood, pigment, Bwa peoples — Plank Mask
Bwa peoples
19th–20th century

Flute (Mpiru), Wood, leather, Bwa peoples — Flute (Mpiru)
Bwa peoples
early 20th century

Leper plank mask, Bwa blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, Bwa — Leper plank mask
Bwa blacksmith
Mid-20th century

Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Bwanga bwa cibola (maternity power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper alloy, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa cibola (maternity power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century

Bayiri (elderly female spirit) plank mask, Bwa or Nuna(?) blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, fiber, Bwa or Nuna (?) — Bayiri (elderly female spirit) plank mask
Bwa or Nuna(?) blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, ivory (?), applied organic matter, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century

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

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

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

Whistle, Wood, Bwa people — Whistle
Bwa people
late 19th century

Mask: Bush Pig, Wood, pigment, twine, Bwa or Nuna (?) — Mask: Bush Pig
Bwa or Nuna (?)
19th–20th century

Kilonda (ceremonial axe), Songye artist, Iron, copper, wood, Songye peoples — Kilonda (ceremonial axe)
Songye artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Bolo (helmet mask), Bobo blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, animal hair, resin, Bobo peoples — Bolo (helmet mask)
Bobo blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

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

Gon (gorilla) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, plant fiber, resin(?), Kwele peoples — Gon (gorilla) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Pendant, Pende artist, Ivory, Pende peoples — Pendant
Pende artist
early 20th century

Pipe Bowl, Mangbetu artist, Wood, pigment, resin(?), Mangbetu peoples — Pipe Bowl
Mangbetu artist
First half of 20th century

Royal portrait of Akessa(?), Boyo artist, Wood, applied organic matter, Boyo peoples — Royal portrait of Akessa(?)
Boyo artist
Late 18th–19th century

Heddle pulley with elephant head, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, pigment, metal, Baule peoples — Heddle pulley with elephant head
Baule artist
19th–mid-20th century

Heddle pulley with opposing faces, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, Baule peoples — Heddle pulley with opposing faces
Baule artist
ca. 1900