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Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"  Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples
Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"
ca. 1840–1870
Mask: Monkey, Wood, pigment, Hemba peoples
Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Figure: Janus Couple (Kabeja), Wood, Hemba peoples
Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Prestige Stool: Female Caryatid, Wood, metal studs, Hemba peoples
Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Figure: Janus (Kabeja), Wood, Hemba peoples
Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Singiti (commemorative portrait of a chief), Hemba artist, Wood, pigment, Hemba
Hemba artist
19th–early 20th century
Prestige Stool: Female Caryatid, Wood, beads, Luba or Hemba peoples
Luba or Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Half Figure: Female, Wood, cloth, oil patina, beads, pigment, fiber, string, Luba or Hemba peoples
Luba or Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Ladle, Wood, pigment, Luba or Hemba peoples
Luba or Hemba peoples
19th–20th century
Royal portrait of Akessa(?), Boyo artist, Wood, applied organic matter, Boyo peoples
Boyo artist
Late 18th–19th century
Helmet Mask (Hemba), Wood, pigment, Suku peoples
Suku peoples
19th–20th century
Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe peoples
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)
Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century
Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70
Female portrait lü me (figure in wood), Zlan of Belewale, Wood, fiber, pigment, cloth, metal, Dan peoples
Zlan of Belewale
Sonzlanwon
First half 20th century
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Seated couple, "Barnes Foundation Master", Wood, copper and iron alloy, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
"Barnes Foundation Master"
18th–early 19th century
Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Dilukai (gable figure), Belauan artist, Wood, paint, Belauan peoples
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo peoples
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Priest with raised arms, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
Dogon blacksmith
14th–17th century
Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan peoples
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century
Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century
Gwandusu, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th 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
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900
Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava peoples
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century
Tiki (male figure), Mangarevan artist, Wood, Mangarevan peoples
Mangarevan artist
Early 19th century
Court official from a commemorative altar, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century
Palepai maju (ceremonial banner), Paminggir artists, Glass and ceramic beads, fiber, cloth, nassa shells, Lampung peoples
Paminggir artists
18th–19th century
Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Hampatong (figure), Ngadju or Ot Danum artist, Wood, pigment, Ngadju or Ot Danum peoples
Ngadju or Ot Danum artist
19th–early 20th century
Zok (elephant) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Okak-Fang peoples
Okak-Fang artist
19th century
Gon (gorilla) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, plant fiber, resin(?), Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Bracelet, Nauruan artist, Fiber, coral beads, feathers, Nauru peoples
Nauruan artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Pendant, Pende artist, Ivory, Pende peoples
Pende artist
early 20th century