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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

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

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

Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
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

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

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

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

Zoomorphic headrest, "Unobadula", Wood, Nguni peoples — Zoomorphic headrest
"Unobadula"
Mid–late 19th century

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

Amashuqu shuquka married women’s headdress

Zulu artist

mid-20th century

Uphiso (beer vessel), Nesta Landeleni Nala South African, Terracotta, Zulu peoples — Uphiso (beer vessel)
Nesta Landeleni Nala
ca. 1980

Staff with mother and child, "Master of the Baboon Finial", Wood, Tsonga peoples — Staff with mother and child
"Master of the Baboon Finial"
Late 19th–early 20th century

Belt, Leather, glass beads, cloth, fiber, Nguni or Sotho peoples — Belt
Nguni or Sotho peoples
19th–20th century

Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel), Siphiwe Nellie MaS'Khakhane Nala South African, Terracotta, Zulu peoples — Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel)
Siphiwe Nellie MaS'Khakhane Nala
ca. 1960

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

Staff: Female Figure, Wood, Zulu peoples — Staff: Female Figure
Zulu peoples
19th–20th century

Staff: Male Figure, Wood, Zulu peoples — Staff: Male Figure
Zulu peoples
19th–20th century

Milk Vessel (Itunga), Wood, Zulu peoples — Milk Vessel (Itunga)
Zulu peoples
early 20th century

Drum, Zulu people South African, Wood, fiber, South African — Drum
Zulu people
19th century

Drum, Zulu people South African, Wood, stain, hide, South African — Drum
Zulu people
19th century

Headrest (mutsago), Wood, Tsonga or Nguni peoples — Headrest (mutsago)
Tsonga or Nguni peoples
Late 19th–early 20th century

Horn, Ivory, Zulu — Horn
Zulu
ca. 1874

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, 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

Zulu in Leopard Costume, Nicolaas Henneman Dutch, Coated salt or light albumen print from a wet collodion on glass negative, African; created in United Kingdom — Zulu in Leopard Costume
Nicolaas Henneman
summer 1853

Bovine headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, pigment(?), Tsonga or Shona peoples — Bovine headrest
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 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

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

Nkiba or butti ancestor figure, Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood (ngasu or mulong), cloth, organic matter, Teke peoples, Fumu group or Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Nkiba or butti ancestor figure
Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–early 20th century

Headrest or headboard, Tellem artist, Wood, Tellem peoples — Headrest or headboard
Tellem artist
16th century

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

Igri or okonkpo face mask, Afikpo-Igbo artist, Wood, paint, Afikpo peoples — Igri or okonkpo face mask
Afikpo-Igbo artist
Late 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

Jagana or iagana (carved figure), “Master of the Pantisawa Workshop”, Wood (Detarium senegalense), Mumuye peoples — Jagana or iagana (carved figure)
“Master of the Pantisawa Workshop”
19th–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