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Helmet Mask, Wood, Mende peoples — Helmet Mask
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Helmet Mask (Bundu), Wood, metal, pigment, Mende peoples — Helmet Mask (Bundu)
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Sande Helmet Mask (?), Wood, metal, Mende peoples — Sande Helmet Mask (?)
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Helmet Mask (Bundu), Wood, raffia, Mende peoples — Helmet Mask (Bundu)
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Female, Wood, pigment, patina stain, Mende peoples — Figure: Female
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Staff: Female Figure, Wood, patina stain, Mende peoples — Staff: Female Figure
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Sande Helmet Mask, Wood, pigment, metal, Mende peoples — Sande Helmet Mask
Mende peoples
20th century

Mende peoples

mid–20th century

Collection of narrow bands

Mende peoples

mid–20th century

Mende peoples

mid–20th century

Mende peoples

1989

Man's Tunic and Cap

Mende peoples

mid–20th century

Kpoikpoi (prestige hanging), Mende or Vai artist, Cotton, dye, Mende or Vai peoples — Kpoikpoi (prestige hanging)
Mende or Vai artist
early 20th century

Humui helmet mask, Mende or Sherbro artist, Wood, metal, Mende or Sherbro — Humui helmet mask
Mende or Sherbro artist
19th–mid-20th century

Interior Hanging, Mende, Vai, or Temne artist, Cotton, wool, natural dye, Mende, Vai, or Temne peoples — Interior Hanging
Mende, Vai, or Temne artist
early–mid-19th 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

Helmet Mask: Mother and Child, Wood, Mende or Temne peoples — Helmet Mask: Mother and Child
Mende or Temne peoples
19th–20th century

Horn, Ivory, Probably Mende people — Horn
Probably Mende people
19th century

Gikhokho (pendant mask), Pende artist, Ivory, Pende peoples — Gikhokho (pendant mask)
Pende artist
early 20th century

Prestige headdress, Pende artist (?), Raffia palm fiber, cowrie shells, Pende peoples (?) — Prestige headdress
Pende artist
ca. 1850–1920

Funey soo window frame, Mande numu (blacksmith), Wood, iron alloy, pigment, Mande peoples — Funey soo window frame
Mande numu (blacksmith)
19th–early 20th century

Gambanda (wife of the chief) mask, Pende artist, Wood, plant fiber, pigment, Pende peoples — Gambanda (wife of the chief) mask
Pende artist
ca. 1900

Snuffbox, Pende artist, Ivory, hide, Pende peoples — Snuffbox
Pende artist
first half of 20th century

Pendant, Pende artist, Ivory, Pende peoples — Pendant
Pende artist
early 20th century

Gikhokho (pendant mask), Pende artist, Ivory, Pende peoples — Gikhokho (pendant mask)
Pende artist
early 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

Togu na support post with male and female figures, Mande numu (blacksmith), Wood, metal, Dogon peoples — Togu na support post with male and female figures
Mande numu (blacksmith)
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