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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

Staff with snuff vessel, Zulu or Tsonga artist, Wood, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Staff with snuff vessel
Zulu or Tsonga artist
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, 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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Horn, Ivory, Zulu — Horn
Zulu
ca. 1874

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

Headrest (mutsago), Wood, Tsonga or Nguni peoples — Headrest (mutsago)
Tsonga or Nguni peoples
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

Miniature Mask, Dan or Mano artist, Wood, metal, pigment, Dan peoples — Miniature Mask
Dan or Mano artist
19th–first half 20th century

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

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

Ceremonial axe with headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, iron alloy, copper alloy, Shona peoples — Ceremonial axe with headrest
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th century

Ceremonial Slippers, Yoruba or Nupe artist, Leather, silk, metal, dye, Yoruba peoples — Ceremonial Slippers
Yoruba or Nupe artist
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

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

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

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

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

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