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Singiti (commemorative portrait of a chief), Hemba artist, Wood, pigment, Hemba
Singiti (commemorative portrait of a chief)
Hemba artist
19th–early 20th century
Half Figure: Female, Wood, cloth, oil patina, beads, pigment, fiber, string, Luba or Hemba peoples
Half Figure: Female
Luba or Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Figure: Janus Couple (Kabeja), Wood, Hemba peoples
Figure: Janus Couple (Kabeja)
Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Figure: Janus (Kabeja), Wood, Hemba peoples
Figure: Janus (Kabeja)
Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Twin Figure (Ibeji), Oyo-Yoruba artist (?), Wood, camwood powder, beads, pigment, Oyo-Yoruba peoples (?)
Twin Figure (Ibeji)
Oyo-Yoruba artist (?)
19th–20th century
Ham pilu fertility figure, Fali artist, Wood, beads, cowrie shells, cotton, metal, Fali peoples
Ham pilu fertility figure
Fali artist
Mid–late 20th century
Ancestor Figure (Adu Zatua), Wood, paint, Ono Niha people
Ancestor Figure (Adu Zatua)
Ono Niha people
19th–early 20th century
Female figure for a komien (trance diviner), "Master from Essankro", Wood, pigment, beads, iron, applied organic materials, Baule peoples
Female figure for a komien (trance diviner)
Attributed to a "Master from Essankro"
ca. 1880
Figure, Wood, beads, metal, cowrie shells, Kirdi, Namji group
Figure
Kirdi, Namji group
19th–20th century
Ham pilu fertility figure, Fali artist, Wood, beads, cowrie shells, cotton, metal, Fali peoples
Ham pilu fertility figure
Fali artist
Mid–late 20th century
Mukisi Mupasi (ancestor figure), Tabwa artist, Wood, glass beads, cord, Tabwa peoples
Mukisi Mupasi (ancestor figure)
Tabwa artist
mid-19th century
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, nails, camwood powder, brass, glass beads, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Twin Figure (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, cowrie shells, cord, beads, bronze bells, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Twin Figure (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, cowrie shells, cord, beads, bronze bells, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Paddle Doll, Wood, mud, linen string, paint
Paddle Doll
ca. 2030–1802 B.C.
Figure: Male, Wood, beads, copper, resinous substance, Dengese peoples
Figure: Male
Dengese peoples
19th–20th century
Ancestor Figure (Adu Zatua), Wood, Ono Niha people or Batu Islands
Ancestor Figure (Adu Zatua)
Ono Niha people or Batu Islands
late 19th–early 20th century
Mukisi Mupasi (ancestor figure), Tabwa artist, Wood, glass beads, cord, Tabwa peoples
Mukisi Mupasi (ancestor figure)
Tabwa artist
mid-19th century
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, camwood powder, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Ibuke Compound, Wood, camwood powder, beads, Oyo-Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Workshop of Ibuke Compound
19th–20th century
Court Official with Hammer and Staff, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples
Court Official with Hammer and Staff
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Late 19th–early 20th century
Twin Figure (Ibeji), Oyo-Yoruba artist (?), Wood, camwood powder, beads, pigment, Oyo-Yoruba peoples (?)
Twin Figure (Ibeji)
Oyo-Yoruba artist (?)
19th–20th century
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, nails, camwood powder, brass, glass beads, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Female Figure, Ceramic, pigment, bark cloth, wax, gum, Carajá
Female Figure
Carajá
20th century
Figure: Male, Ibuke Compound , possibly, Wood, beads, iron, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Oyo group (?)
Figure: Male
Workshop of Ibuke Compound
1900–1950
Cast Brass Figure, Brass (cast), Peruvian
Cast Brass Figure
Peruvian
before 16th century
Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga), Mossi blacksmith, Wood, leather, string, Mossi peoples
Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga)
Mossi blacksmith
20th century
Memorial Figure (Mma), Anyi-Akan artist, Terracotta, Anyi-Akan peoples
Memorial Figure (Mma)
Anyi-Akan artist
19th–20th century
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, camwood powder, beads, brass, metal, indigo, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Ibeji Twin Figure, Yewa-Yoruba or Ibarapa-Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, Yewa-Yoruba or Ibarapa-Yoruba peoples
Ibeji Twin Figure
Yewa-Yoruba or Ibarapa-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Akua 'ba figure, Fante-Akan artist, Wood, glass beads, fiber, Fante-Akan peoples
Akua 'ba figure
Fante-Akan artist
early–mid-20th century
Akua 'ba figure, Asante-Akan artist, Wood, beads, fiber, Asante-Akan peoples
Akua 'ba figure
Asante-Akan artist
early–mid-20th century
Figure: Female with Bell, Wood, feathers, brass bell, fibers, Bamileke (Bagam)
Figure: Female with Bell
Bamileke (Bagam)
19th–20th century
Initiation Gourd: Female Half Figure (Kabwelulu), Wood, kaolin, cowrie shells, straw fiber, metal, gourd, Luba peoples
Initiation Gourd: Female Half Figure (Kabwelulu)
Luba peoples
19th–20th century
Akua 'ba figure, Asante-Akan artist, Wood, beads, fiber, Asante-Akan peoples
Akua 'ba figure
Asante-Akan artist
early–mid-20th century
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Oyo-Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, camwood powder, Oyo-Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Oyo-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
[Figure, French Guinea], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print
[Figure, French Guinea]
Walker Evans
1935
Hamba power figure, Chokwe or Lwena artist (?), Wood, snakeskin, cloth, fiber, glass, abrus seeds, mirror, metal, wire, resin, clay, Chokwe or Lwena peoples (?)
Hamba power figure
Chokwe or Lwena artist
19th–mid-20th century
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, camwood powder, beads, metal, blueing, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Itoci commemorative figure, Dengese artist, Wood, metal staple, Dengese peoples
Itoci commemorative figure
Dengese artist
19th–early 20th century
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, camwood powder, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
A-ndëf, Wood, hide, Baga people
A-ndëf
Baga people
late 19th century

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