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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Triple Bell Clusters

Nigerian

20th century

Nigerian

20th 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

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

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

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

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

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

Cross, Gold, crystals, Iberian — Cross
Iberian
18th century

Sword (Falcata), Iron alloy, Iberian — Sword (Falcata)
Iberian
5th–1st century BCE

"Pompeii" Buffet Plate, Stanley Tigerman American, Porcelain — "Pompeii" Buffet Plate
Stanley Tigerman
Swid Powell
1984

Ubo akwara (pluriarc), Wood, fiber, Igbo (Nigeria) — Ubo akwara (pluriarc)
Igbo (Nigeria)
late 19th century

Figure: Male, Terracotta, Nigeria — Figure: Male
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Unidentified Object, Basalt, Nigeria (?) — Unidentified Object
Nigeria (?)
16th–20th century

Necklace, Copper alloy, leather, Nigeria — Necklace
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Bracelet, Copper alloy, Nigeria — Bracelet
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Bracelet, Copper alloy, Nigeria — Bracelet
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Figure: Snake, Stone, Nigeria — Figure: Snake
Nigeria
15th–19th century

Figure: Female, Wood, pigment, Nigeria (?) — Figure: Female
Nigeria (?)
19th–20th century

Bracelet, Ivory, Nigeria (?) — Bracelet
Nigeria (?)
19th–20th century

Bracelet, Ivory, Nigeria (?) — Bracelet
Nigeria (?)
19th–20th century

Staff: Female Figure, Wood, pigment, Nigeria — Staff: Female Figure
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Darabukka, Brass, membrane, possibly Algerian — Darabukka
possibly Algerian
19th century

Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha, Wood, steel, silver, coral, Algerian — Miquelet Gun of Ali Pasha
Algerian
dated 1212 (1798–99 CE)

Prick Spur (Left), Iron, silver, coral, Algerian — Prick Spur (Left)
Algerian
19th century

Pair of Spurs, Iron, silver, stone (diamond?), leather, textile, silk, Algerian — Pair of Spurs
Algerian
19th century

Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Steel, wood, coral, silver, gold, Algerian — Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Algerian
late 18th–early 19th century