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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)

Ngundja (royal seat), Chokwe artist, Wood, brass tacks, leather, pigment, Chokwe peoples — Ngundja (royal seat)
Chokwe artist
19th–mid-20th century

Pwo (female) mask, Chokwe artist, Wood, plant fiber, pigment, fur, metal, Chokwe peoples — Pwo (female) mask
Chokwe artist
First quarter of 20th century

Ngundja (royal seat), Chokwe artist, Wood, brass tacks, Chokwe peoples — Ngundja (royal seat)
Chokwe artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Tesa ya ma kanya (snuff mortar), Chokwe artist, Wood, Chokwe peoples — Tesa ya ma kanya (snuff mortar)
Chokwe artist
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Pipe: Male Figure, Wood, metal, patina, encrustation, Chokwe peoples — Pipe: Male Figure
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Comb: Head, Wood, Chokwe peoples — Comb: Head
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Pipe: Rifle, Wood, brass, leather, Chokwe peoples — Pipe: Rifle
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Necklace: Pendant, Wood, ceramic, raffia, Chokwe peoples — Necklace: Pendant
Chokwe peoples
16th–18th century

Prestige Stool: Mother and Child Caryatid, Wood, brass rings, pigment, copper wire (?), Chokwe peoples — Prestige Stool: Mother and Child Caryatid
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Spear, Wood, iron, copper alloy, Chokwe peoples — Ceremonial Spear
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Headdress: Bush Pig (Ngulu), Wood, fiber, Chokwe peoples — Headdress: Bush Pig (Ngulu)
Chokwe peoples
20th century

Drum (Mukupela), Wood, skin, Chokwe peoples — Drum (Mukupela)
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Divination Basket (Ngombo Ya Cisuka), Fiber, wood, iron, plant and animal matter, Chokwe peoples — Divination Basket (Ngombo Ya Cisuka)
Chokwe peoples
20th century

Prestige Stool: Female Caryatid, Wood, metal, brass tacks, and studs, Chokwe peoples — Prestige Stool: Female Caryatid
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

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

Royal Whisk Handle: Female Figure, Wood, brass tacks, Chokwe peoples — Royal Whisk Handle: Female Figure
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Thumb Piano (Mbira), Wood, iron, wire, Chokwe peoples — Thumb Piano (Mbira)
Chokwe peoples
19th–20th century

Commemorative female figure, Chokwe artist, Wood, hair remnants, Chokwe — Commemorative female figure
Chokwe artist
Late 19th century

Whistle, Wood, Suku peoples — Whistle
Suku peoples
Late 19th – early 20th century

Kisaanji, Wood, metal bridge, Chokwe — Kisaanji
Chokwe
late 19th century

Kasengosengo (whistle), Wood, Chokwe — Kasengosengo (whistle)
Chokwe
1950

Prestige Cap (Laket ?), Raffia fiber, camwood powder, cowrie shells, Chokwe — Prestige Cap (Laket ?)
Chokwe
19th–20th century

Divination Figure (Hamba), Wood, snakeskin, cloth, fiber, glass, abrus seeds, mirror, metal, wire, resin, clay, Chokwe or Lwena (?) — Divination Figure (Hamba)
Chokwe or Lwena (?)
19th–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

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

Bwanga (power object), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist) (?), Wood, horn, seeds, cowrie shells, shotgun shells, teeth, metal, fiber, pigment, tar(?), Luluwa peoples — Bwanga (power object)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Staff with Equestrian Finial, Wood, Songo — Staff with Equestrian Finial
Songo
19th–first half of 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

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

Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples — Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th 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

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

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

Seated couple, "Barnes Foundation Master", Wood, copper and iron alloy, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples — Seated couple
"Barnes Foundation Master"
18th–early 19th century

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

Priest with raised arms, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples — Priest with raised arms
Dogon blacksmith
14th–17th century

Female portrait lü me (figure in wood), Zlan of Belewale, Wood, fiber, pigment, cloth, metal, Dan peoples — Female portrait lü me (figure in wood)
Zlan of Belewale
Sonzlanwon
First half 20th century