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Double Crocodile Pendant, Lagoon artist, Gold, Lagoon peoples — Double Crocodile Pendant
Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Fokwe mi drum, Eastern Lagoons artist, Wood, kaolin, Lagoon peoples — Fokwe mi drum
Eastern Lagoons artist
19th–mid-20th century

Eleven Beads, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold-copper alloy, Baule or Lagoon peoples — Eleven Beads
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Snake Pendant, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold, Baule or Lagoon peoples — Snake Pendant
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Fokwe mi drum, Eastern Lagoons artist, Wood, kaolin, Lagoon peoples — Fokwe mi drum
Eastern Lagoons artist
19th–mid-20th century

Turtle Pendant, Gold, Lagoon peoples — Turtle Pendant
Lagoon peoples
19th–mid-20th century

Ram's Head Ornament, Gold or gold alloy, Lagoon peoples — Ram's Head Ornament
Lagoon peoples
19th–mid-20th century

Heddle Pulley with Female Figure, Wood, iron, Kulango or Lagoon peoples (?) — Heddle Pulley with Female Figure
Kulango or Lagoon peoples (?)
19th–20th century

Bead, Gold, Baule or Lagoon peoples — Bead
Baule or Lagoon peoples
19th–mid-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

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

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

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

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

Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples — Dance crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Vessel, Terracotta, Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group — Vessel
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
20th century

Female Figure, Wood, pigment, nails, Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group — Female Figure
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
19th–mid-20th century

Comb with Female Figure, Ivory, Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group — Comb with Female Figure
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
19th–20th century

Staff with Head Finial, Wood, Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group — Staff with Head Finial
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
19th–20th century

Staff with Janus Finial, Wood, Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group — Staff with Janus Finial
Lagoon or Akan peoples, Akye group
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

Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples — Lupona (royal seat)
Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"
ca. 1840–1870

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

Whistle, Wood, wire, Kongo peoples — Whistle
Kongo peoples
late 19th century

Enanga (Zither), Wood, metal, bone, fiber, Kwere peoples — Enanga (Zither)
Kwere peoples
early 20th century

Vessel, Kurumba artist, Terracotta, Kurumba peoples — Vessel
Kurumba artist
19th–20th century

Geometric gold weight, Akan artist, Brass, Akan peoples — Geometric gold weight
Akan artist
18th–19th century

Stool gold weight, Akan artist, Brass, Akan peoples — Stool gold weight
Akan artist
18th–19th century

Base from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar of the Hand), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Base from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar of the Hand)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
19th 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

Portrait face mask from Gbagba, a mblo performance, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, Baule peoples — Portrait face mask from Gbagba, a mblo performance
Baule artist
ca. 1900

Aloalo (funerary sculpture), Mahafaly artist, Wood, Mahafaly peoples — Aloalo (funerary sculpture)
Mahafaly artist
first half of 20th century

Prestige panel, Dengese artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Dengese peoples — Prestige panel
Dengese artist
early–mid-20th century

Double Prestige Panel, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, vegetable dye, Kuba peoples — Double Prestige Panel
Kuba artist
late 19th–mid 20th century

Headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, elephant hair, Shona peoples — Headrest
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Insika (screen), Tutsi artist, Cane, reed fibers, black pigment, Tutsi peoples — Insika (screen)
Tutsi artist
Early–mid-20th century

Panel, Tutsi artist, Woven grass, black reed fibers, Tutsi peoples — Panel
Tutsi artist
Early–mid-20th century

Woman's ceremonial overskirt, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Kuba peoples — Woman's ceremonial overskirt
Kuba artist
ca. 1900

Prestige Panel, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, pigment, Kuba peoples — Prestige Panel
Kuba artist
20th century