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Whistle, Wood, Samo people
Samo people
late 19th century
Evening pumps, Samo, silk, glass, rhinestones, Italian
Samo
ca. 1968
Evening pumps, Samo, silk, metal, glass, Italian
Samo
ca. 1968
Shoes, Samo, leather, Italian
Samo
1954–58
Flute (Mpiru), Bwa or Samo blacksmith, Wood, metal, Bwa or Samo peoples
Bwa or Samo blacksmith
20th century
Flute (Mpiru), Bwa or Samo blacksmith, Wood, Bwa or Samo peoples
Bwa or Samo blacksmith
20th century
Whistle, Bobo Fing or Samo tribe  Burkinabe, Wood, Burkinabe
Bobo Fing or Samo tribe
late 19th century
Ceremonial Board (Malu), Wood, Sawos people
Sawos people
19th century
Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people
Elema people
Early 20th century
Ancestor Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, ferrous metal, Sawos people
Sawos people
19th century or earlier
Headdress (Kapurei), Wood, paint, Sulka people
Sulka people
late 19th–early 20th century
Agiba (Skull Hook), Kerewa artist, Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people
Kerewa artist
19th–early 20th century
Female Figure (Tetepeku), Wood, paint, Abelam people
Abelam people
19th–early 20th century
Ancestor figure, Kambot artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people
Kambot artist
19th century
bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s
House post figure, Lake Sentani artist, Wood, Sentani people
Lake Sentani artist
19th century
Ennanga, Ganda, Wood, vegetal fiber, snake skin, hide, Ganda people
Ganda
19th century
Shak-Shak, Atorios People, wood, gourd, feathers, cord, Native American (Guyanese - Demerara Atorios, probably)
Atorios People
19th century
Whistle, Wood, Samo tribe?
Samo tribe?
late 19th century
Whistle, Wood, Samo tribe
Samo tribe
late 19th century
Koumdyeh, Sarakole People  Sierra Leone, Africa, Coconut, horsehair, leather, copper, brass, Sarakole people
Sarakole People
late 19th century
Drum, Soga people  Uganda, Wood, reptile skin, Sogo people
Soga people
19th century
Likembe, Bateke people  Congo, Africa, Wood, metal, Bateke people
Bateke people
late 19th century
Conical Bell, Fali people  Nigeria/Cameroon, Bronze, Fali people
Fali people
early 20th century
Kunda (bell), Mayumba people  Congo, Wood, Congolese (Mayumba people)
Mayumba people
late 19th century
Drum, Mbala people?  Dem. Republic of the Congo, Wood, hide., probably Mbala people
Mbala people?
19th century
Whistle, Bobo Fing or Samo tribe  Burkinabe, Wood, Burkinabe
Bobo Fing or Samo tribe
late 19th century
Whistle, Bobo Fing or Samo tribe  Burkinabe, Wood, Burkinabe
Bobo Fing or Samo tribe
late 19th century
Whistle, Bobo Fing or Samo tribe  Burkinabe, Wood, Burkinabe
Bobo Fing or Samo tribe
late 19th century
Whistle, Bobo Fing or Samo tribe  Burkinabe, Wood, Burkinabe
Bobo Fing or Samo tribe
late 19th century
Whistle, Bobo Fing or Samo tribe  Burkinabe, Wood, Burkinabe
Bobo Fing or Samo tribe
late 19th century
Grere'o (shield), Solomon Islander artist, Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands people
Solomon Islander artist
Early to mid-19th century
Nyonganyonga, Wood, shell, metal, beads, Possibly Barwe People
Possibly Barwe People
ca. 1900
Kora, Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991)  (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)  Mandinka people, Gourd, goat skin, antelope-hide, ebony, metal, wood, Mandinka people, Senegambia
Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)
ca. 1960
Bondjo, Ivory, wood, polychrome, Ekonda people (Konda)
Ekonda people (Konda)
ca. 1915
Ritual Board (Wenena gerua), Wood, paint, feathers, fiber, Siane people
Siane people
ca. 1950
House Post (Tomok), Wood, paint, Yami people
Yami people
19th–early 20th century
Hausa people?
early 20th century
Drum, Zulu people  South African, Wood, fiber, South African
Zulu people
19th century
Drum, Zulu people  South African, Wood, stain, hide, South African
Zulu people
19th century
Horn, Mayumba people  Congo, Wood, Mayumba
Mayumba people
late 19th century
Ah-Yah, Hopi people, Gourd, wood, Native American (Hopi)
Hopi people
19th century