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Eroro, Brass, Benin
Benin
19th century
Oko (side-blown horn), Bronze, Benin culture
Benin culture
19th century
Bell, Brass, Benin
Benin
ca. 1850–89
Court official from a commemorative altar, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century
Pendant with Crescent and Fish, Fon artist, Nickel silver, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Arm Band with Bells, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Armbands with Airplanes, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Fon artist
early–mid-20th century
Bracelet with Bat, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Bird Ornament, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Brooch with Birds and Cannons, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Armband with Umbrella and Drums, Fon artist, Silver, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Elephant figure, Hountondji guild artists, Silver-copper alloy, Fon
Hountondji guild artists
19th century
Armbands with Calabash and Horns, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Fon artist
early–mid-20th century
Bocio with opposing faces, Fon artist and ritual specialist, Wood, bone, teeth, wire, applied organic material, textile fragment, Fon peoples
Fon artist and ritual specialist
Late 19th–mid-20th century
Necklace with Pendant, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask, Fagbite Asamu, Wood, iron nails, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Ketu group
Fagbite Asamu
Falola Edun
ca. 1930–71
Asen (commemorative altar), Fon artist, Iron, wood, pigment, Fon peoples
Fon artist
late 19th century–mid-20th century
Royal asen (commemorative altar) with bird, Hountondji guild artists, Brass, copper, seed pod(?), Fon peoples
Hountondji guild artists
19th century
Oko, Ivory tusk, Edo (Benin) people
Edo (Benin) people
19th century
Plaque, Gold, Condorhuasi
Condorhuasi
500 BCE–450 CE
Model pipe bowl with seated figure, Tikar artist, Terracotta, Bamessing
Tikar artist
Early 20th century
Zanze, Wood, probably Cameroonian
probably Cameroonian
late 19th century
Buffalo figure, Hountondji guild artists, Silver, iron, copper alloy, wood, Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom
Hountondji guild artists
19th century
Makpo royal scepter with pineapple, Hountondji guild artists, Silver-copper alloy, wood, Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom
Hountondji guild artists
1889–94
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century
Vessel, Calabash, terracotta, palm nuts, cowrie shells, beads, Republic of Benin (?)
Republic of Benin (?)
before 1950
Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century
Bell, Metal, Nigerian
Nigerian
19th century
Armband, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Bell, Iron, Beninese
Beninese
late 19th century
Oko, ivory, Beninese
Beninese
late 19th century
Zither, Bamboo or reed, Beninese
Beninese
late 19th century
Ngonge, Wood, Beninese
Beninese
late 19th century
Orufanran Costume Attachment: Crocodile Head, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group
Yoruba peoples, Owo group
17th–19th century
Figure: Male with Vessels, Fon artist, Wood, terracotta, iron, seeds, cowries, beads, wire, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–20th century
Arm Bands: Water Buffalo Motif, Fon artist, Silver, glass beads, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–20th century
Figure: Female, Fon artist, Wood, iron, sacrificial materials, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–20th century
Ring, Fon artist, Silver, clay, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–20th century