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Ngoma (drum), Wood, fiber, glass, Vili or Yombe people
Ngoma (drum)
Vili or Yombe people
19th century
Tusk with Figurative Relief, Vili-Kongo artist(s), Ivory, Vili-Kongo peoples
Tusk with Figurative Relief
Vili-Kongo artist(s)
ca. 1880–1890
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900
Commemorative Mother and Child Figure, Yombe-Kongo artist, Wood, glass, metal, pigment, Yombe-Kongo peoples
Commemorative Mother and Child Figure
Yombe-Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Tusk with figurative relief, Vili-Kongo artist(s), Ivory, Vili-Kongo peoples
Tusk with figurative relief
Vili-Kongo artist(s)
ca. 1880–1890
Kunda, Wood, Yombe group, Kongo people
Kunda
Yombe group, Kongo people
19th century
Ndungu, Wood, hide, probably Yombe people
Ndungu
probably Yombe people
19th century
Mfunga (fly whisk) with bound female figure
Yombe-Kongo artist
19th–early 20th century
Staff finial with seated woman, "Master of the Frontal Concentric Circles", Ivory, metal, wood, lead, Yombe-Kongo peoples
Staff finial with seated woman
"Master of the Frontal Concentric Circles"
19th century
Ceremonial Board (Malu), Wood, Sawos people
Ceremonial Board (Malu)
Sawos people
19th century
Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people
Mask (eharo)
Elema people
Early 20th century
Agiba (Skull Hook), Kerewa artist, Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people
Agiba (Skull Hook)
Kerewa artist
19th–early 20th century
Ancestor figure, Kambot artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people
Ancestor figure
Kambot artist
19th century
Female Figure (Tetepeku), Wood, paint, Abelam people
Female Figure (Tetepeku)
Abelam people
19th–early 20th century
House post figure, Lake Sentani artist, Wood, Sentani people
House post figure
Lake Sentani artist
19th century
Headdress (Kapurei), Wood, paint, Sulka people
Headdress (Kapurei)
Sulka people
late 19th–early 20th century
Ancestor Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, ferrous metal, Sawos people
Ancestor Figure
Sawos people
19th century or earlier
bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
bisj (ancestor pole)
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s
Ennanga, Ganda, Wood, vegetal fiber, snake skin, hide, Ganda people
Ennanga
Ganda
19th century
Shak-Shak, Atorios People, wood, gourd, feathers, cord, Native American (Guyanese - Demerara Atorios, probably)
Shak-Shak
Atorios People
19th century
Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples
Lidded saltcellar
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530
Likembe, Bateke people Congo, Africa, Wood, metal, Bateke people
Likembe
Bateke people
late 19th century
Drum, Soga people Uganda, Wood, reptile skin, Sogo people
Drum
Soga people
19th century
Koumdyeh, Sarakole People Sierra Leone, Africa, Coconut, horsehair, leather, copper, brass, Sarakole people
Koumdyeh
Sarakole People
late 19th century
Conical Bell, Fali people Nigeria/Cameroon, Bronze, Fali people
Conical Bell
Fali people
early 20th century
Hampatong (figure), Ngadju or Ot Danum artist, Wood, pigment, Ngadju or Ot Danum peoples
Hampatong (figure)
Ngadju or Ot Danum artist
19th–early 20th century
Drum, Mbala people? Dem. Republic of the Congo, Wood, hide., probably Mbala people
Drum
Mbala people?
19th century
Kunda (bell), Mayumba people Congo, Wood, Congolese (Mayumba people)
Kunda (bell)
Mayumba people
late 19th century
Grere'o (shield), Solomon Islander artist, Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands people
Grere'o (shield)
Solomon Islander artist
Early to mid-19th century
Nyonganyonga, Wood, shell, metal, beads, Possibly Barwe People
Nyonganyonga
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
Kora
Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)
ca. 1960
Bondjo, Ivory, wood, polychrome, Ekonda people (Konda)
Bondjo
Ekonda people (Konda)
ca. 1915
Icon of the Virgin and Child, Hodegetria variant, Byzantine or Crusader Byzantine or Crusader, Tempera on wood, Byzantine or Crusader
Icon of the Virgin and Child, Hodegetria variant
Byzantine or Crusader
13th century
Figure, Wood, paint, Kopar or Angoram people
Figure
Kopar or Angoram people
late 19th–early 20th century
Flute Mask, Wood, paint, seeds, fiber, Angoram or Kopar people
Flute Mask
Angoram or Kopar people
late 19th–early 20th century
Figure (Yipwon), Wood, paint, Alamblak or Yimam people
Figure (Yipwon)
Alamblak or Yimam people
19th century
Ancestor Figure (Konumb or Atei), Wood, paint, Kopar or Angoram people
Ancestor Figure (Konumb or Atei)
Kopar or Angoram people
19th century
Male Figure, Wood, paint, Breri or Igana people
Male Figure
Breri or Igana people
19th–early 20th century
Oba or Kani, Gourd, Limba or Kru people
Oba or Kani
Limba or Kru people
late 19th century
Whistle, Wood, Mossi or Guronsi People
Whistle
Mossi or Guronsi People
19th century
Receptacle with Figurative Relief and Stopper, Ivory, Kongo peoples; Vili group
Receptacle with Figurative Relief and Stopper
Kongo peoples; Vili group
1880–1890
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian, Oil and gold on wood
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1504