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More than 10,000 results for Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)

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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

Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo — Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Yikeki male figure, Yaka artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, paint(?), plant fiber, Yaka peoples — Yikeki male figure
Yaka artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider, Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, Kongo peoples — Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Female nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, cloth, fur, string, Kongo peoples — Female nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 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

Kifwebe bakashi (female mask), Songye artist, Wood, pigment, Songye peoples — Kifwebe bakashi (female mask)
Songye artist
19th–early 20th century

Royal seat, Songye artist, Wood, copper alloy, ivory, beads, Songye peoples — Royal seat
Songye artist
19th–early 20th century

Kilonda (ceremonial axe), Songye artist, Iron, copper, wood, Songye peoples — Kilonda (ceremonial axe)
Songye artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, ivory (?), applied organic matter, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century

Bwanga (power object), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist) (?), Wood, horn, seeds, cowrie shells, shotgun shells, teeth, metal, fiber, pigment, tar(?), Luluwa peoples — Bwanga (power object)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Bwanga bwa cibola (maternity power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper alloy, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa cibola (maternity power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century

Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Koma su face mask, Mau artist(s) and ritual specialist(s), Wood, clay, vulture(?) feathers, horn, cotton, vegetable fiber, applied organic materials, Mau peoples — Koma su face mask
Mau artist(s) and ritual specialist(s)
19th–mid-20th century

Vessel, Luba or Songye artist, Terracotta, Luba or Songye peoples — Vessel
Luba or Songye artist
19th–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

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Ana deo (ancestral couple), Nage artist, Wood, Nage — Ana deo (ancestral couple)
Nage artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China — Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu
Unidentified artist
mid-12th century

Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples — Dance crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe — Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)

Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo — Kpeliye’e headdress
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan — Nsodie (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century

Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Lidded Vessel
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century

Self Portrait, Unknown Artist, Watercolor on ivory — Self Portrait
Unknown Artist
ca. 1800–1805

Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava — Hazomanga finial
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century

Dilukai (gable figure), Belauan artist, Wood, paint, Belauan — Dilukai (gable figure)
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

N-kisyan-khanda (initiation headdress), Yaka artist and nkanda initiate, Wood, cane, raffia, pigment, Yaka peoples — N-kisyan-khanda (initiation headdress)
Yaka artist and nkanda initiate
19th–20th century

Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure, Moche artist(s), Ceramic, Moche — Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure
Moche artist(s)
200 CE–500 CE

Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec — Face
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE

Shirt, Moche artist(s), Camelid hair, cotton, Moche — Shirt
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE

Perminangken (container for magical substances), Toba Batak artist, Wood, ceramic, Toba Batak — Perminangken (container for magical substances)
Toba Batak artist
19th–early 20th century

Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku — Incense burner with feline head
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE

Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca — Drum
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE

Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil — Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure)
Okak-Fang artist
19th century

Mirror-bearer, Maya artist(s), Cordia wood (bocote), red hematite, Maya — Mirror-bearer
Maya artist(s)
410–650 CE

Poporo (lime container) with female figures, Quimbaya artist(s), Gold, Quimbaya — Poporo (lime container) with female figures
Quimbaya artist(s)
1–600 CE

House post figure, Lake Sentani artist, Wood, Sentani people — House post figure
Lake Sentani artist
19th century

Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization — Seated figure
Middle Niger artist
13th century