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Ceremonial Knife, Iron, brass, leather, pigment, wood (?), kaolin (?), Ngala peoples — Ceremonial Knife
Ngala peoples
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Knife (Mbulu or M'Boutou), Metal, wood, Ngala peoples — Ceremonial Knife (Mbulu or M'Boutou)
Ngala peoples
19th–20th century

Rattle, various materials, Congolese (Ngala) — Rattle
Congolese (Ngala)
late 19th century

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

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

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

Rattle, Wicker, ribbon reed, Congolese (Ngala people?) — Rattle
Congolese (Ngala people?)
late 19th 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

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

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

Geometric gold weight, Akan artist, Brass, Akan peoples — Geometric gold weight
Akan artist
16th–17th 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

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

Arkilla kunta (interior hanging), Fulani maabo, Wool, cotton, dye, Fulani peoples — Arkilla kunta (interior hanging)
Fulani maabo
first half of 20th century

Prestige panel, Dengese artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Dengese peoples — Prestige panel
Dengese 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

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

Vessel, Igbo artist, Terracotta, Igbo peoples — Vessel
Igbo artist
20th century

Headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, Shona peoples — Headrest
Tsonga or Shona artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Pwo (female) mask, Chokwe artist, Wood, plant fiber, pigment, fur, metal, Chokwe peoples — Pwo (female) mask
Chokwe artist
First quarter of 20th century

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Man's wrapper, Dida artist, Raffia palm fiber (possibly Raphia vinifera), vegetal dye, Dida peoples — Man's wrapper
Dida artist
ca. 1900

Seath mother and child from an ikoro drum(?), Mbembe artist, Wood, pigment, resin, nails, Mbembe peoples — Seath mother and child from an ikoro drum(?)
Mbembe artist
15th–17th century

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

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Negbe (women’s back apron), Mangbetu artist, Banana leaves, raffia palm fiber, natural dye, Mangbetu peoples — Negbe (women’s back apron)
Mangbetu artist
ca. 1925–50

Chief's nogi (wrapper), Mangbetu artist, Bark cloth (Ficus natalensis or Ficus platyphylla), dye, Mangbetu peoples — Chief's nogi (wrapper)
Mangbetu artist
First half of 20th century

Aṣọ òkè, Yoruba artist, Cotton, Yoruba peoples — Aṣọ òkè
Yoruba artist
late 19th century

Miniature Mask, Wè artist, Wood, metal, Guere peoples — Miniature Mask
Wè artist
Late 19th–mid-20th 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

Face Mask, Dan artist, Wood, Dan peoples — Face Mask
Dan artist
19th–late 20th century

Vessel, Nupe artist, Terracotta, pigment, Nupe peoples — Vessel
Nupe artist
19th–20th century

Gunyege face mask, Dan artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Dan peoples — Gunyege face mask
Dan artist
19th–mid-20th century