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Ibeji Twin Figure, Egun or Aja artist, Wood, beads, indigo, Egun or Aja peoples — Ibeji Twin Figure
Egun or Aja artist
19th–20th century

Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Egun or Aja artist, Wood, beads, indigo, Egun or Aja peoples — Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Egun or Aja artist
19th–20th century

Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Egun or Aja artist, Wood, chalk, beads, Egun or Aja peoples — Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Egun or Aja artist
19th–20th century

Man's kente (prestige cloth), Ewe artist, Cotton, silk, dye, Ewe peoples — Man's kente (prestige cloth)
Ewe artist
ca. 1930–50

Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Aja artist, Wood, indigo, camwood powder, Aja peoples — Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Aja artist
19th–20th century

Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Aja artist, Wood, indigo, camwood powder, Aja peoples — Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Aja artist
19th–20th century

Agogo, Ewe (?) Ghanaian, Iron, Ghanaian — Agogo
Ewe
20th century

Figure: Buffalo Head, Terracotta, Ewe peoples — Figure: Buffalo Head
Ewe peoples
19th–20th century

Nkiba or butti ancestor figure, Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood (ngasu or mulong), cloth, organic matter, Teke peoples, Fumu group or Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Nkiba or butti ancestor figure
Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–early 20th century

Man's wrapper cloth, Cotton, Ewe peoples — Man's wrapper cloth
Ewe peoples
20th century

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

Wrapper, Cotton, Ewe peoples — Wrapper
Ewe peoples
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

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

Òsanyìn puppet, Yoruba bead artist, Wood, glass beads, cloth, leather, fur, metal, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Òsanyìn puppet
Yoruba bead artist
19th–20th century

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)

Gwandusu, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials, Bamana peoples — Gwandusu
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century

Hampatong (figure), Ngadju or Ot Danum artist, Wood, pigment, Ngadju or Ot Danum — Hampatong (figure)
Ngadju or Ot Danum artist
19th–early 20th century

Kòmòkun or kònòkun (head of Kòmò or Kònò) helmet mask, Bamana or Senufo blacksmith, Wood, cloth, fiber, applied organic materials, Bamana peoples — Kòmòkun or kònòkun (head of Kòmò or Kònò) helmet mask
Bamana or Senufo blacksmith
19th–mid-20th century

Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner, Kongo artist, Wood, antelope horn, Kongo peoples — Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples — Lidded saltcellar
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530

Marble grave stele with a family group, Marble, Pentelic, Greek, Attic — Marble grave stele with a family group
Greek, Attic
ca. 360 BCE

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

Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo peoples — Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

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

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

Gela or glaè (mask), Wè artist, Wood, animal and human hair, leather, feathers, animal teeth, horn, cotton, paint, iron, fur, plant fibers, applied organic materials, Wè peoples — Gela or glaè (mask)
Wè artist
19th–mid-20th century

Shorn Ewe (Brebis Tondue), Rosa Bonheur French, Bronze, French — Shorn Ewe (Brebis Tondue)
Rosa Bonheur
modeled ca. 1842, cast probably before 1891

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

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Woman outdoors – Ewe kente skirt, headtie and blouse
, Alex Agbaglo Acolatse Togolese, Glass, emulsion — Woman outdoors – Ewe kente skirt, headtie and blouse
Alex Agbaglo Acolatse
1910–1915

Woman outdoors – Ewe kente skirt, headtie and blouse
, Alex Agbaglo Acolatse Togolese, Gelatin silver print — Woman outdoors – Ewe kente skirt, headtie and blouse
Alex Agbaglo Acolatse
1975

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

Headrest or headboard, Tellem artist, Wood, Tellem peoples — Headrest or headboard
Tellem artist
16th century

Wrapper Fragment

Ewe peoples

20th century

Ewe peoples

20th century

Ewe peoples

20th century

Figure Group, Wood, Soninke or Dogon peoples — Figure Group
Soninke or Dogon peoples
16th–19th century

Orufanran Costume Attachment: Leopard Head, Ivory, wood or coconut shell, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Orufanran Costume Attachment: Leopard Head
Yoruba peoples, Owo group
17th–19th century