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Showing 4,005 results for Chokwe peoples

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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

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

Drum (Mukupela), Wood, skin, Chokwe peoples — Drum (Mukupela)
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

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

Thumb Piano (Mbira), Wood, iron, wire, Chokwe peoples — Thumb Piano (Mbira)
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

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

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

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

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

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

Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe — Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)

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

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

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

Prestige Cap (Laket ?), Raffia fiber, camwood powder, cowrie shells, Chokwe — Prestige Cap (Laket ?)
Chokwe
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

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

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

Cylindrical Drum, Wood, hide, cord, Chokwe people — Cylindrical Drum
Chokwe people
first half 20th century

Figure: Female, Wood, Chokwe or Lwena (?) — Figure: Female
Chokwe or Lwena (?)
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

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

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

Bocio with opposing faces, Fon artist and ritual specialist, Wood, bone, teeth, wire, applied organic material, textile fragment, Fon peoples — Bocio with opposing faces
Fon artist and ritual specialist
Late 19th–mid-20th century

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

Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, copper, iron, Edo peoples — Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
1725–50

Sejen (bird), Senufo artist, Wood, pigment, iron, graphite, Senufo peoples — Sejen (bird)
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Adoné (antelope headdress), Kurumba artist, Wood, pigment, Kurumba peoples — Adoné (antelope headdress)
Kurumba artist
19th–first half 20th century

Kifwebe bakashi (female mask), Songye artist, Wood, pigment, Songye peoples — Kifwebe bakashi (female mask)
Songye artist
19th–early 20th century