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More than 10,000 results for Swazi or Zulu or Nguni peoples

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Headrest, Wood, Swazi or Zulu or Nguni peoples — Headrest
Swazi or Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Staff with snuff vessel, Zulu or Tsonga artist, Wood, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Staff with snuff vessel
Zulu or Tsonga artist
19th–20th century

Prestige staff with openwork design, Zulu artist, Wood, brass, iron wire, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Prestige staff with openwork design
Zulu artist
19th–mid-20th century

Ithunga (milk vessel), Zulu artist, Wood, pigment, Zulu peoples — Ithunga (milk vessel)
Zulu artist
19th century

Zoomorphic headrest, Mdluli family of artists, Wood, Swazi peoples — Zoomorphic headrest
Mdluli family of artists
20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Cloth, glass beads, brass beads, leather, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, basketry, leather, cloth, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Headrest, Wood, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Headrest
Zulu or Nguni peoples
20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Club, Wood, patina, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Club
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Cloth, glass beads, leather, metal, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, brass beads, leather, basketry, cloth, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, brass beads, shoelace, basketry, leather, cloth, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom — Lidded saltcellar
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530

Zoomorphic headrest, Circle of “Unobadula”(?), Wood, Nguni peoples — Zoomorphic headrest
Circle of “Unobadula”(?)
Mid–late 19th century

Hampatong (figure), Ngadju or Ot Danum artist, Wood, pigment, Ngadju or Ot Danum — Hampatong (figure)
Ngadju or Ot Danum artist
19th–early 20th century

Kòmòkun or kònòkun (head of Kòmò or Kònò) helmet mask, Bamana or Senufo blacksmith, Wood, bird skull, porcupine quills, horns, cotton cords, iron, plant fiber, applied organic materials, Bamana or Senufo peoples — Kòmòkun or kònòkun (head of Kòmò or Kònò) helmet mask
Bamana or Senufo blacksmith
19th–mid-20th century

Do face mask, Senufo or Dyula artist, Wood, brass, Senufo or Dyula peoples — Do face mask
Senufo or Dyula artist
19th–mid-20th century

Chameleon mask, Nuna or Ko blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, fiber, Nuna or Ko peoples — Chameleon mask
Nuna or Ko blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Do face mask, Senufo or Dyula artist, Brass, Senufo or Dyula peoples — Do face mask
Senufo or Dyula artist
19th–mid-20th century

Kneeling female figure with three children, Tellem or Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon or Tellem peoples (?) — Kneeling female figure with three children
Tellem or Dogon blacksmith
15th–19th century

Hudoq (mask), Kenyah or Kayan artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kenyah or Kayan peoples — Hudoq (mask)
Kenyah or Kayan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

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

Forehead ornament, Kenyah or Kayan artist, Brass, Kenyah or Kayan peoples — Forehead ornament
Kenyah or Kayan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Eleven Beads, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold-copper alloy, Baule or Lagoon peoples — Eleven Beads
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Double prestige vessel, Leele or Wongo artist, Wood, copper, Leele or Wongo peoples — Double prestige vessel
Leele or Wongo artist
19th–early 20th century

Equestrian pendant, Dogon or Bozo blacksmith, Copper alloy, Dogon or Bozo peoples — Equestrian pendant
Dogon or Bozo blacksmith
19th century

Door with crocodiles and pythons, Bamana or Bozo blacksmith, Wood, metal, Bamana or Bozo peoples — Door with crocodiles and pythons
Bamana or Bozo blacksmith
19th–mid-20th century

Dance crest with opposing faces, Ejagham or Bale artist, Wood, animal hide, pigment, cane, Kobus kob horns, iron, bone or ivory, Ejagham or Bale peoples — Dance crest with opposing faces
Ejagham or Bale artist
19th–mid-20th century

Snake Pendant, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold, Baule or Lagoon peoples — Snake Pendant
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Figure riding a quadruped, Dogon or Tellem blacksmith (?), Wood (Burseraceae family), applied organic materials, Dogon or Tellem peoples (?) — Figure riding a quadruped
Dogon or Tellem blacksmith (?)
16th–19th century

Twin figure yawiige (ornamental amulet), Senufo or Tussian artist, Brass, Senufo or Tussian peoples — Twin figure yawiige (ornamental amulet)
Senufo or Tussian artist
19th–mid-20th century

Turtle yawiige (ornamental amulet), Senufo or Tussian artist, Copper alloy, Senufo or Tussian peoples — Turtle yawiige (ornamental amulet)
Senufo or Tussian artist
19th–mid-20th century

Double plank figure with raised arms, Tellem or Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon or Tellem peoples (?) — Double plank figure with raised arms
Tellem or Dogon blacksmith
16th–19th century

Kpoikpoi (prestige hanging), Mende or Vai artist, Cotton, dye, Mende or Vai peoples — Kpoikpoi (prestige hanging)
Mende or Vai artist
early 20th century

Mandau (sword) and sheath, Kenyah or Kayan artist, Steel, brass, wood, antler, bone, hair, trade cloth, fiber, Kenyah or Kayan peoples — Mandau (sword) and sheath
Kenyah or Kayan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Figurative vessel, Teke or Lari artist, Terracotta, Teke or Lari peoples — Figurative vessel
Teke or Lari artist
early to mid-twentieth century

Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel), Mncane Zinindeli Nzuza South African, Terracotta, Zulu — Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel)
Mncane Zinindeli Nzuza
ca. 1980

Headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, elephant hair, Shona peoples — Headrest
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Kòmòkun or kònòkun (head of Kòmò or Kònò) helmet mask, Bamana or Senufo blacksmith, Wood, cloth, fiber, applied organic materials, Bamana peoples — Kòmòkun or kònòkun (head of Kòmò or Kònò) helmet mask
Bamana or Senufo blacksmith
19th–mid-20th century