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Double-Headed Drum, Wood, hide, cane, polychrome, Nigerian or Cameroonian
Nigerian or Cameroonian
19th century
Ficáw (rattle), Gourd, nut, fiber, Cameroonian
Cameroonian
20th century
Double Bell, Iron, Cameroonian
Cameroonian
late 19th century
Bell, Metal, Nigerian
Nigerian
19th century
Zanze, Wood, probably Cameroonian
probably Cameroonian
late 19th century
Zanze, wood (Kapok, Ceiba pentandra), rattan, Nigerian (Efik)
Nigerian (Efik)
late 19th century
Crotal Bell, Metal, Cameroonian
Cameroonian
20th century
Zanze, Wood, Cameroonian
Cameroonian
late 19th century
Raft Rattle, Pebbles, sticks, fiber, wood, Cameroonian
Cameroonian
20th century
Zanze, Wood, Cameroonian
Cameroonian
19th century
Pair of Stirrups, Copper alloy, Nigerian
Nigerian
19th century
Chess set, Limba wood, goatskin, cotton, Nigerian
Nigerian
20th century
Raft Zither, Cane, Nigerian?
Nigerian?
mid-20th century
Kalanga, Wood, hide, cloth, pebbles, Nigerian
Nigerian
20th century
Bell, wood, Nigerian
Nigerian
ca. 1900–1908
Caftan, Patience Torlowei  Nigerian, cotton, silk, Nigerian
Patience Torlowei
ca. 2020
Cameroonian
20th century
Cameroonian
20th century
Zanze, Wood, probably Cameroonian
probably Cameroonian
late 19th century
Double Bell, Iron, rattan, wood, possibly Cameroonian
possibly Cameroonian
late 19th century
Bell, Iron, probably Cameroonian
probably Cameroonian
20th century
Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530
Nigerian
20th century
Nigerian
20th century
Mbira, Kapok wood (Ceiba pentandra Gaertn), Nigerian (Efik)
Nigerian (Efik)
late 19th century
Tambari?, Iron, hide, probably Nigerian
probably Nigerian
19th century
Axatse, Gourd, plastic beads, cord, Nigerian, possibly
Nigerian, possibly
20th century
Drum, Wood, hide, probably Nigerian
probably Nigerian
20th century
Drum, Wood, hide, probably Nigerian
probably Nigerian
20th century
Bow, Wood, leather, horsehair, various materials, possibly Nigerian
possibly Nigerian
20th century
Hampatong (figure), Ngadju or Ot Danum artist, Wood, pigment, Ngadju or Ot Danum peoples
Ngadju or Ot Danum artist
19th–early 20th century
Icon of the Virgin and Child, Hodegetria variant, Byzantine or Crusader  Byzantine or Crusader, Tempera on wood, Byzantine or Crusader
Byzantine or Crusader
13th century
Flanged Bell, Brass, Nigerian (Cross River)
Nigerian (Cross River)
19th century
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)  Italian, Oil and gold on wood
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1504
Bayiri (elderly female spirit) plank mask, Bwa or Nuna(?) blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, fiber, Bwa or Nuna (?)
Bwa or Nuna(?) blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Staff with seated male leader, Dogon or Bozo blacksmith, Copper alloy, iron, Dogon or Bozo
Dogon or Bozo blacksmith
16th–17th century
Humui helmet mask, Mende or Sherbro artist, Wood, metal, Mende or Sherbro
Mende or Sherbro artist
19th–mid-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
Kneeling female figure with three children, Tellem or Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon or Tellem  peoples (?)
Tellem or Dogon blacksmith
15th–19th century
Figure riding a quadruped, Dogon or Tellem blacksmith (?), Wood (Burseraceae family), applied organic materials, Dogon or Tellem  peoples (?)
Dogon or Tellem blacksmith (?)
16th–19th century
Eleven Beads, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold-copper alloy, Baule or Lagoon peoples
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century