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Tongwa (The Beginning of the Clan), Lega artist, Ivory, Lega peoples — Tongwa (The Beginning of the Clan)
Lega artist
19th–early 20th century

Lukungu (mask), Lega artist, Ivory, Lega peoples — Lukungu (mask)
Lega artist
19th–early 20th century

Iginga (human figure), Lega artist, Ivory, Lega peoples — Iginga (human figure)
Lega artist
19th–early 20th century

Bwami Miniature Billhook, Bone, Lega peoples — Bwami Miniature Billhook
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Maskette: Four Sets of Eyes, Bone, Lega peoples — Bwami Maskette: Four Sets of Eyes
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Miniature Pestle (Mutudo), Ivory, Lega peoples — Bwami Miniature Pestle (Mutudo)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Head (Bwami), Ivory, fiber, cowrie shells, resin, Lega peoples — Head (Bwami)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Maskette, Ivory, Lega peoples — Maskette
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Maskette (Lukungu), Ivory, Lega peoples — Bwami Maskette (Lukungu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Figure: Zoomorphic, Ivory, Lega peoples — Bwami Figure: Zoomorphic
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Figure: Female, Ivory, pigment, Lega peoples — Bwami Figure: Female
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Mask (Idimu), Wood, pigment, Lega peoples — Bwami Mask (Idimu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu), Cane, cowrie shells, boar tusk, Lega peoples — Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Figurine: Female (Bwami), Ivory, Lega peoples — Figurine: Female (Bwami)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Head (Bwami), Ivory, cowrie shells, Lega peoples — Head (Bwami)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Mask (Idimu), Wood, pigment, kaolin, Lega peoples — Bwami Mask (Idimu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Figure: Female, Wood, kaolin (?), Lega peoples — Bwami Figure: Female
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Mask (Idimu), Wood, pigment, feathers, fiber, Lega peoples — Bwami Mask (Idimu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Figure, Ivory, Lega peoples, Nginga group — Bwami Figure
Lega peoples, Nginga group
19th–20th century

Headdress (Nkumbu), Raffia palm fiber, cowries, and elephant tail hair, Lega — Headdress (Nkumbu)
Lega
19th–20th century

Hat, Glass beads, raffia fiber cordage, Lega (?) — Hat
Lega (?)
19th–20th 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

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

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

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

Ceremonial Spoon (Bwami), Ivory, Lega or Boa peoples — Ceremonial Spoon (Bwami)
Lega or Boa peoples
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

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

Bocio with opposing faces, Fon artist and ritual specialist, Wood, bone, teeth, wire, applied organic material, textile fragment, Fon peoples — Bocio with opposing faces
Fon artist and ritual specialist
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Abiyamo (maternity) figure, Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, accumulated surface material, Yoruba peoples — Abiyamo (maternity) figure
Yoruba artist
mid-19th–early 20th century

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

Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, copper, iron, Edo peoples — Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
1725–50

Sejen (bird), Senufo artist, Wood, pigment, iron, graphite, Senufo peoples — Sejen (bird)
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Adoné (antelope headdress), Kurumba artist, Wood, pigment, Kurumba peoples — Adoné (antelope headdress)
Kurumba artist
19th–first half 20th century

Kifwebe bakashi (female mask), Songye artist, Wood, pigment, Songye peoples — Kifwebe bakashi (female mask)
Songye artist
19th–early 20th century

Equestrian, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, metal, Dogon peoples — Equestrian
Dogon blacksmith
16th–18th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Mid-16th–late 17th century