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Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask, Yoruba artist, Wood, Yoruba — Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask
Yoruba artist
mid-20th century

Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Owo-Yoruba peoples — Lidded Vessel
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century

Panel Ornaments for Ceremonial Sword and Sheath (Udamalore), Yoruba artist, Cotton, glass beads, wood, brass, rope, Yoruba — Panel Ornaments for Ceremonial Sword and Sheath (Udamalore)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments), Yoruba artist, Cotton, glass beads, wood, brass, rope, Yoruba — Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments)
Yoruba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Mask, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, iron nails, and feathers, Yup'ik, Native American — Mask
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900

Mask, Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Mask
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Aṣọ òkè, Yoruba artist, Cotton, Yoruba peoples — Aṣọ òkè
Yoruba artist
late 19th century

Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword), Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba — Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword)
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
17th–18th century

Helmet Mask, Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Helmet Mask
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people — Mask (eharo)
Elema people
Early 20th century

Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán) — Funerary mask
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE

Abiyamo (maternity) figure, Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, accumulated surface material, Yoruba peoples — Abiyamo (maternity) figure
Yoruba artist
mid-19th–early 20th century

Helmet Mask (Egungun), Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Helmet Mask (Egungun)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Mask with Cowl, Yoruba artist, Wood, cotton cloth, Yoruba peoples — Mask with Cowl
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Helmet Mask (Gelede), Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Helmet Mask (Gelede)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Helmet Mask (Gelede), Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Helmet Mask (Gelede)
Yoruba artist
20th century

Helmet Mask (Gelede), Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, metal, Yoruba peoples — Helmet Mask (Gelede)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Yoruba Ogboni drum, George Bandele Nigerian, Wood (aberinberin?), hide, Yoruba — Yoruba Ogboni drum
George Bandele
20th century

Head from a figure, Yoruba artist, Soapstone, Yoruba peoples — Head from a figure
Yoruba artist
12th–15th century

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Helmet Mask (Epa or Elefon), Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Helmet Mask (Epa or Elefon)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure, Olowe of Ise Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, resin, Yoruba peoples — Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure
Olowe of Ise
before 1938

Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman
Yoruba artist
17th–19th century

Adéńlá (big crown), Yoruba bead artist, Glass beads, cotton, bone, wood, mixed media offerings, Yoruba peoples — Adéńlá (big crown)
Yoruba bead artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Agbádá (man’s ceremonial robe), Hausa, Nupe, and/or Yoruba artists, Cotton, silk, dye, Yoruba — Agbádá (man’s ceremonial robe)
Hausa, Nupe, and/or Yoruba artists
mid-20th century

Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, plastic/rubber(?), paint, Southwest Malakula — Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal)
Southwest Malakula
mid-20th century

Untitled (Human Mask), Pierre Huyghe French, Single-channel video, color, sound, 19 min. — Untitled (Human Mask)
Pierre Huyghe
2014

Ilé-orí (house for the head) shrine with ìbọrí, Yoruba artist, Cowrie shells, cotton, leather, mixed media offerings, Yoruba peoples — Ilé-orí (house for the head) shrine with ìbọrí
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Òdìgbà Ifá or idè Ifá (diviner’s ceremonial necklace), Yoruba bead artist, Beads, cotton, Yoruba peoples — Òdìgbà Ifá or idè Ifá (diviner’s ceremonial necklace)
Yoruba bead artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask, Fagbite Asamu, Wood, iron nails, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Ketu group — Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask
Fagbite Asamu
Falola Edun
ca. 1930–71

Helmet Mask (Gelede), Ketu-Yoruba artist (?), Wood, pigment, Ketu-Yoruba peoples (?) — Helmet Mask (Gelede)
Ketu-Yoruba artist (?)
19th–20th century

Helmet Mask (Gelede), Yewa-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, metal staples, Yewa-Yoruba peoples — Helmet Mask (Gelede)
Yewa-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Ceremonial Slippers, Yoruba or Nupe artist, Leather, silk, metal, dye, Yoruba peoples — Ceremonial Slippers
Yoruba or Nupe artist
mid-20th century

Krar (mask), Mabuiag Island artist, Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander — Krar (mask)
Mabuiag Island artist
mid to late 19th century

Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples — Karan-wemba (female figure mask)
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Mummy Mask of a Woman, Cartonnage, plaster, paint, plant fibers — Mummy Mask of a Woman
A.D. 60–70

Òsanyìn puppet, Yoruba bead artist, Wood, glass beads, cloth, leather, fur, metal, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Òsanyìn puppet
Yoruba bead artist
19th–20th century

Sheath for ọ̀pá Oko (Oko’s staff), Yoruba bead artist, Cloth, glass beads, Yoruba peoples — Sheath for ọ̀pá Oko (Oko’s staff)
Yoruba bead artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Adéńlá (big crown), Yoruba bead artist, Glass beads, thread, cloth, mixed media offerings, Yoruba peoples — Adéńlá (big crown)
Yoruba bead artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Double-faced water spirit crest, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, accumulated surface material, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group — Double-faced water spirit crest
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
early 20th century