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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

Kifwebe bakashi (female mask), Songye artist, Wood, pigment, Songye peoples — Kifwebe bakashi (female mask)
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

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

Vessel, Luba or Songye artist, Terracotta, Luba or Songye peoples — Vessel
Luba or Songye artist
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), Wood, nails, beads, fiber, cane, straw, tusk, Songye peoples — Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Bell, Wood, Songye peoples — Bell
Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), Wood, metal studs, horn, snakeskin, string, Songye peoples — Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), Wood, Songye peoples — Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), Wood, horn, string, shells, seeds, nut, grass, pigment(?), hide, hair, Songye peoples — Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Mask (Kifwebe), Wood, pigment, Songye peoples — Mask (Kifwebe)
Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Couple, Ivory, Songye peoples — Figure: Couple
Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Nkishi (power figure), Bakalebwe-Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, metal, fiber, reptile skin, animal fur and hide, animal tooth, applied organic materials, Bakalebwe-Songye peoples — Nkishi (power figure)
Bakalebwe-Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Mask, Wood, pigment, Luba or Songye peoples — Mask
Luba or Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Figure, Wood, metal, Luba or Songye peoples — Figure
Luba or Songye peoples
19th–20th century

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

Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples — Gwantigi
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th 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

Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, Dogon peoples — Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
Dogon blacksmith
16th–19th 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

Rattle (thafu ma luangu), Kongo peoples, wood, fiber, seeds, Congolese — Rattle (thafu ma luangu)
Kongo peoples
19th century

Pair of Diviner's Figures, Wood, pigment, beads, iron, Baule peoples — Pair of Diviner's Figures
Baule peoples
19th–mid-20th century

Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples — Lupona (royal seat)
Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"
ca. 1840–1870

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

Enanga (Zither), Wood, metal, bone, fiber, Kwere peoples — Enanga (Zither)
Kwere peoples
early 20th century

Geometric gold weight, Akan artist, Brass, Akan peoples — Geometric gold weight
Akan artist
18th–19th century

Aloalo (funerary sculpture), Mahafaly artist, Wood, Mahafaly peoples — Aloalo (funerary sculpture)
Mahafaly artist
first half of 20th century

Woman's ceremonial overskirt, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Kuba peoples — Woman's ceremonial overskirt
Kuba artist
ca. 1900

Double Prestige Panel, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, vegetable dye, Kuba peoples — Double Prestige Panel
Kuba artist
late 19th–mid 20th century

Headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, Shona peoples — Headrest
Tsonga or Shona artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Prestige headdress, Pende artist (?), Raffia palm fiber, cowrie shells, Pende peoples (?) — Prestige headdress
Pende artist
ca. 1850–1920

Insika (screen), Tutsi artist, Cane, reed fibers, black pigment, Tutsi peoples — Insika (screen)
Tutsi artist
Early–mid-20th century

Iphri shrine, Urhobo artist, Wood, iron nails, pigment, Urhobo peoples — Iphri shrine
Urhobo artist
19th–20th century

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Ceremonial Slippers, Yoruba or Nupe artist, Leather, silk, metal, dye, Yoruba peoples — Ceremonial Slippers
Yoruba or Nupe artist
mid-20th century

Kinetic headdress, Jukun artist, Wood, organic accretion, Jukun peoples — Kinetic headdress
Jukun artist
19th–early 20th century

Moon face mask from a mblo performance, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, Baule peoples — Moon face mask from a mblo performance
Baule artist
Mid-19th–early 20th century

Rooster, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Rooster
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th century

Heddle pulley with opposing faces, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, Baule peoples — Heddle pulley with opposing faces
Baule artist
ca. 1900

Miniature mask, Bassa artist, Wood, Bassa peoples — Miniature mask
Bassa artist
late 19th–mid-20th century