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Interior Hanging, Mende, Vai, or Temne artist, Cotton, wool, natural dye, Mende, Vai, or Temne peoples
Mende, Vai, or Temne artist
early–mid-19th century
Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530
Kpoikpoi (prestige hanging), Mende or Vai artist, Cotton, dye, Mende or Vai peoples
Mende or Vai artist
early 20th century
Humui helmet mask, Mende or Sherbro artist, Wood, metal, Mende or Sherbro
Mende or Sherbro artist
19th–mid-20th century
Spoon with figure, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530
Seated figure, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Stone, Temne or Bullom
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
12th–16th century
Head, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Steatite, Temne or Bullom
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
12th–16th century
Oliphant (side-blown horn), Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530
Seated Figure, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Soapstone, steatite, Temne or Bullom
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
16th century (?)
Figure: Seated Male, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Stone, steatite, Temne or Bullom
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
16th century (?)
Figure: Head, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Steatite (?), Temne or Bullom
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
16th century (?)
Saltcellar Base, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
15th–16th century
Hampatong (figure), Ngadju or Ot Danum artist, Wood, pigment, Ngadju or Ot Danum peoples
Ngadju or Ot Danum artist
19th–early 20th century
Helmet Mask: Mother and Child, Wood, Mende or Temne peoples
Mende or Temne peoples
19th–20th century
Moon face mask from a mblo performance, Baule or Yaure artist, Wood, Baule or Yaure
Baule or Yaure artist
19th century(?)
Forehead ornament, Kenyah or Kayan artist, Brass, Kenyah or Kayan peoples
Kenyah or Kayan artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Eleven Beads, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold-copper alloy, Baule or Lagoon peoples
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Double prestige vessel, Leele or Wongo artist, Wood, copper, Leele or Wongo peoples
Leele or Wongo artist
19th–early 20th century
Do face mask, Senufo or Dyula artist, Wood, brass, Senufo or Dyula peoples
Senufo or Dyula artist
19th–mid-20th century
Do face mask, Senufo or Dyula artist, Brass, Senufo or Dyula peoples
Senufo or Dyula artist
19th–mid-20th century
Dance crest with opposing faces, Ejagham or Bale artist, Wood, animal hide, pigment, cane, Kobus kob horns, iron, bone or ivory, Ejagham or Bale peoples
Ejagham or Bale artist
19th–mid-20th century
Klebit bok (shield), Kenyah or Kayan artist, Wood, paint, human hair, fiber, Kenyah or Kayan peoples
Kenyah or Kayan artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Hudoq (mask), Kenyah or Kayan artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kenyah or Kayan peoples
Kenyah or Kayan artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Snake Pendant, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold, Baule or Lagoon peoples
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Twin figure yawiige (ornamental amulet), Senufo or Tussian artist, Brass, Senufo or Tussian peoples
Senufo or Tussian artist
19th–mid-20th century
Mandau (sword) and sheath, Kenyah or Kayan artist, Steel, brass, wood, antler, bone, hair, trade cloth, fiber, Kenyah or Kayan peoples
Kenyah or Kayan artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Miniature Mask, Wè or Guere artist, Wood, metal, Wè or Guere peoples
Wè or Guere artist
Late 19th–mid-20th century
Turtle yawiige (ornamental amulet), Senufo or Tussian artist, Copper alloy, Senufo or Tussian peoples
Senufo or Tussian artist
19th–mid-20th century
Vessel, Luba or Songye artist, Terracotta, Luba or Songye peoples
Luba or Songye artist
19th–20th century
Emat’eyeye (Itoci society hat), Nkutshu or Dengese artist, Raffia palm fiber, Nkutshu or Dengese peoples
Nkutshu or Dengese artist
ca. 1850–1920
Staff with snuff vessel, Zulu or Tsonga artist, Wood, Zulu or Nguni peoples
Zulu or Tsonga artist
19th–20th century
Figurative vessel, Teke or Lari artist, Terracotta, Teke or Lari peoples
Teke or Lari artist
early to mid-twentieth century
Bovine headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, pigment(?), Tsonga or Shona peoples
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 20th century
Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-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)
Amo (house post figure), Māori artist, Wood, Maori people, Te Arawa
Māori artist
ca. 1800
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan peoples
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century
Agiba (Skull Hook), Kerewa artist, Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people
Kerewa artist
19th–early 20th century
Ancestor figure, Kambot artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people
Kambot artist
19th century
Tahiri (handle for a fly whisk), Mā'ohi artist, Whale ivory, coconut fiber, Mā'ohi (Tahitian)
Mā'ohi artist
18th century