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Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom — Helmet crest from a nja masquerade
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80

Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel, Grassfields artists, Gourd, glass beads, cloth, cane, wood, Grassfields region — Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel
Grassfields artists
late 19th–early 20th century

Ndu (ceremonial drinking horn), Grassfields artists, Buffalo horn, glass beads, fiber, and cotton cloth, Bamum kingdom — Ndu (ceremonial drinking horn)
Grassfields artists
early 20th century

Ndop (royal display cloth), Grassfields artists, Cotton, wool, dye, Bamileke peoples — Ndop (royal display cloth)
Grassfields artists
early–mid-20th century

Ashetu prestige cap, Grassfields artist, Cotton, other material (?), Cameroon — Ashetu prestige cap
Grassfields artist
early 20th century

Helmet crest from a Ngumba/Kwifon masquerade, Grassfields artist, Iroko (hardwood), pigment(?), Kom peoples, Tikar group — Helmet crest from a Ngumba/Kwifon masquerade
Grassfields artist
19th century

Palace pillar with female figures, Grassfields artist, Wood, pigment, Babanki — Palace pillar with female figures
Grassfields artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Palace pillar with male figures and leopard, Grassfields artist, Wood, pigment, Babanki — Palace pillar with male figures and leopard
Grassfields artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Palace lintel with leopards, Grassfields artist, Wood, pigment, Babanki — Palace lintel with leopards
Grassfields artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Helmet crest, Grassfields artist, Wood, iron, copper, pigment(?), wax, Kom kingdom, Laiko — Helmet crest
Grassfields artist
1830–55

Head from a slit drum, Grassfields artist, Wood, Bamileke peoples, Bansoa — Head from a slit drum
Grassfields artist
late 19th century

Tsesah crest, Grassfields artist, Wood, Bamileke — Tsesah crest
Grassfields artist
18th century

Lefem commemorative figure, Grassfields artist, Wood, organic matter, fiber, Bangwa — Lefem commemorative figure
Grassfields artist
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

Palepai maju (ceremonial banner), Paminggir artists, Fiber, ceramic and glass beads, cloth, nassa shells, Lampung — Palepai maju (ceremonial banner)
Paminggir artists
18th–19th century

Prestige gown, Cotton, wool, dye, Grassfields region — Prestige gown
Grassfields region
early–mid-20th century

Throne of Njouteu, Grassfields carver and master beader, Wood, glass beads, cloth, cowrie shells, Bamileke — Throne of Njouteu
Grassfields carver and master beader
Late 19th–early 20th century

Poet's-narcissus textile, Associated Artists American, Linen, woven and printed, American — Poet's-narcissus textile
Associated Artists
1883–1900

Six Horses, Unidentified artists, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China — Six Horses
Unidentified artists
First half of scroll, 13th century; second half of scroll, 14th century

Woman's Headdress, Minangkabau artists, Wood, gold leaf, Minangkabau people — Woman's Headdress
Minangkabau artists
19th–early 20th century

Galang gadang (bracelet), Minangkabau artists, Wood, gold leaf, metal, paint, cloth, Minangkabau people — Galang gadang (bracelet)
Minangkabau artists
19th–early 20th century

Tapis (women’s ceremonial skirt), Paminggir artists, Cotton, silk, Lampung — Tapis (women’s ceremonial skirt)
Paminggir artists
19th century

Female sika blawa figure, Baule artists, Wood, gold foil, beads, Baule peoples — Female sika blawa figure
Baule artists
19th–mid-20th century

Te saqwit (tent divider), Beja artists, Cotton, leather, beads, cowrie shell, doum palm leaf (Hyphaene species, possibly thebaica), dye, Beja peoples — Te saqwit (tent divider)
Beja artists
mid-20th century

Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo — Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

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

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Elephant figure, Hountondji guild artists, Silver-copper alloy, Fon — Elephant figure
Hountondji guild artists
19th century

Makpo royal scepter with pineapple, Hountondji guild artists, Silver-copper alloy, wood, Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom — Makpo royal scepter with pineapple
Hountondji guild artists
1889–94

Royal asen (commemorative altar) with bird, Hountondji guild artists, Brass (hammered), copper, seed pod(?), Fon peoples — Royal asen (commemorative altar) with bird
Hountondji guild artists
19th century

Itara (ancestor figure), Ataúro Island artists, Wood, Atauro Island — Itara (ancestor figure)
Ataúro Island artists
late 19th–early 20th century

Seated ballplayer, Ameca-Etzatlán artists, Ceramic, slip, Ameca-Etzatlán — Seated ballplayer
Ameca-Etzatlán artists
200 BCE–300 CE

Itara (ancestor figures), Ataúro Island artists, Wood, cloth, fiber, Atauro Island — Itara (ancestor figures)
Ataúro Island artists
late 19th–early 20th century

Royal Display Cloth (Ndop), Cotton, dye, Grassfields Region — Royal Display Cloth (Ndop)
Grassfields Region
20th century

Display Cloth (ndop), Cotton, dye, Grassfields region — Display Cloth (ndop)
Grassfields region
mid-20th century

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

Zoomorphic headrest, Mdluli family of artists, Wood, Swazi peoples — Zoomorphic headrest
Mdluli family of artists
20th century

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Artists of Mariwai Village Papua New Guinea, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Artists of Mariwai Village
1973

Ehecatl (wind deity) vessel, Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, Travertinef, Mixtec — Ehecatl (wind deity) vessel
Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
10th–13th CE

Monkey vessel, Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, travertine, pyrite, shell, Mixtec — Monkey vessel
Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
1350–1521 CE