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Bell, Metal, Nigerian — Bell
Nigerian
19th century

Zanze, wood (Kapok, Ceiba pentandra), rattan, Nigerian (Efik) — Zanze
Nigerian (Efik)
late 19th century

Pair of Stirrups, Copper alloy, Nigerian — Pair of Stirrups
Nigerian
19th century

Chess set, Limba wood, goatskin, cotton, Nigerian — Chess set
Nigerian
20th century

Kalanga, Wood, hide, cloth, pebbles, Nigerian — Kalanga
Nigerian
20th century

Raft Zither, Cane, Nigerian? — Raft Zither
Nigerian?
mid-20th century

Bell, wood, Nigerian — Bell
Nigerian
ca. 1900–1908

Caftan, Patience Torlowei Nigerian, cotton, silk, Nigerian — Caftan
Patience Torlowei
ca. 2020

Nigerian Railsplitter

Ken Heyman

1960s

Nigerian

20th century

Triple Bell Clusters

Nigerian

20th century

Mbira, Kapok wood (Ceiba pentandra Gaertn), Nigerian (Efik) — Mbira
Nigerian (Efik)
late 19th century

Tambari?, Iron, hide, probably Nigerian — Tambari?
probably Nigerian
19th century

Axatse, Gourd, plastic beads, cord, Nigerian, possibly — Axatse
Nigerian, possibly
20th century

Drum, Wood, hide, probably Nigerian — Drum
probably Nigerian
20th century

Drum, Wood, hide, probably Nigerian — Drum
probably Nigerian
20th century

Bow, Wood, leather, horsehair, various materials, possibly Nigerian — Bow
possibly Nigerian
20th century

Ekuecici (mask of rubbish), Ebira artist, Wood, abrus seed, resin, Ebira peoples — Ekuecici (mask of rubbish)
Ebira artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Kimkim, Dr. Abbas Magaji Ahuwan Nigerian, Ceramic, American — Kimkim
Dr. Abbas Magaji Ahuwan
1989

Kimkim, Dr. Abbas Magaji Ahuwan Nigerian, Ceramic, American — Kimkim
Dr. Abbas Magaji Ahuwan
1989

Double-Headed Drum, Wood, hide, cane, polychrome, Nigerian or Cameroonian — Double-Headed Drum
Nigerian or Cameroonian
19th century

Flanged Bell, Brass, Nigerian (Cross River) — Flanged Bell
Nigerian (Cross River)
19th century

Mother and Child, Njideka Akunyili Crosby Nigerian, Acrylic, transfer printing, colored pencil, cut and pasted paper, and printed fabric on paper — Mother and Child
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
2016

Iya Ati Omo, Yinka Ilori British-Nigerian, Beech wood, enamel paint, brass, and cotton — Iya Ati Omo
Yinka Ilori
2016

Udu, Frank Giorgini American, Clay, rattan, American — Udu
Frank Giorgini
20th century

Altar with figure, Kaka artist, Wood, soot, pigment, Kaka peoples — Altar with figure
Kaka artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Yoruba Ogboni drum, George Bandele Nigerian, Wood (aberinberin?), hide, Yoruba — Yoruba Ogboni drum
George Bandele
20th century

Unclaimed Estates, Toyin Ojih Odutola Nigerian, Pastel with charcoal and graphite on paper — Unclaimed Estates
Toyin Ojih Odutola
2017

Double Bell, Iron, Cameroonian — Double Bell
Cameroonian
late 19th century

Bell, Iron, Congolese — Bell
Congolese
late 19th century

Elégẹ̀gẹ̀ dúdú (woman’s prestige wrapper with dark band), Obamadesara Nigerian, Cotton (both hand- and machine-spun), dye, Yoruba peoples — Elégẹ̀gẹ̀ dúdú (woman’s prestige wrapper with dark band)
Obamadesara
early 20th century

Elégẹ̀gẹ̀ pupa (woman’s prestige wrapper with red band), Obamadesara Nigerian, Cotton (both hand- and machine-spun), silk, dye, Yoruba peoples — Elégẹ̀gẹ̀ pupa (woman’s prestige wrapper with red band)
Obamadesara
early 20th century

Shimmering Duet (Red Pink), Tunji Adeniyi-Jones British, Monotype — Shimmering Duet (Red Pink)
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Two Palms Press
2022

Baban riga (man’s ceremonial robe), Amadou Ahejo, Kano, Nigeria Nigerian, Cotton, tsamiya silk, Hausa peoples — Baban riga (man’s ceremonial robe)
Amadou Ahejo, Kano, Nigeria
ca. 1940

Rabāb, Wood, brass, mother-of-pearl, gut, leather, bone, Algerian — Rabāb
Algerian
19th century

Deff, wood, skin, wire, Algerian — Deff
Algerian
19th Century

Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples — Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th 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

Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure, Olowe of Ise Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, resin, Yoruba peoples — Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure
Olowe of Ise
before 1938