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Mask (Le Op), Turtle shell, hair, fiber, pigment, Torres Strait Island people
Torres Strait Island people
mid- to late 19th century
Kero (beaker), Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask, Yoruba artist, Wood, Yoruba
Yoruba artist
mid-20th century
Bis Pole, Jewer, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Jewer
ca. 1960
Female figure with raised arm, Tellem blacksmith, Wood (Moraceae family), applied organic materials, Tellem civilization (?)
Tellem blacksmith
15th–16th century
Double Diptych Icon Pendant, Wood, tempera pigment, string, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
early 18th century
Stirrup-spout bottle with decapitation scene, Ceramic, slip, Moche
Moche
200–500 CE
Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon), Wood, paint, Ambrym Island
Ambrym Island
early to mid-20th century
Tuber-inspired stirrup-spout bottle, Moche artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Moche
Moche artist(s)
600–800 CE
Bis Pole, Jiem, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Jiem
ca. 1960
Body mask, Asmat artist(s), Mulberry fiber, rattan, sago palm leaves, wood, pigment, Asmat people
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century
Headdress Effigy (Hareiga), Barkcloth, paint, bamboo, leaves, Chachet Baining people
Chachet Baining people
late 19th–early 20th century
Stirrup-spout bottle with feline and snake, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, Cupisnique
Cupisnique artist(s)
1200–800 BCE
Village scene, Nayarit artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nayarit
Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE–300 CE
Male pombia (child of Poro) figure, Tyebara-Senufo artist, Wood, Senufo peoples, Tyebara group
Tyebara-Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Female Figure, Wood, Inyai-Ewa people
Inyai-Ewa people
16th–19th century
Stirrup-spout bottle with mountain sacrifice scene, Moche artist, Ceramic, slip, Moche
Moche artist
500–800 CE
Bis Pole, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Asmat people
ca. 1960
Engraved Bamboo Container (Kare U Ta), Bamboo, pigment, Kanak people
Kanak people
mid to late 19th century
Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo peoples
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure, Olowe of Ise  Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, resin, Yoruba peoples
Olowe of Ise
before 1938
Ngya (commemorative post), Bongo artist, Mahogany, Bongo
Bongo artist
late 19th century
Atingting kon (slit gong), Tin Mweleun (commissioned by Tain Mal), Wood, paint
Tin Mweleun
mid- to late 1960s
House model, Nayarit artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nayarit
Nayarit artist(s)
200 BCE–300 CE
Zemí cohoba stand, Taíno artist(s), Guaiacum wood, shell, Taíno
Taíno artist(s)
ca. 1000 CE
Stirrup-spout bottle with combat scene, Moche artist, Ceramic, Moche
Moche artist
200–500 CE
Double bowl, Inca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Inca
Inca artist(s)
1400–1535 CE
Waka huia (treasure box), Wood, shell (pāua), Maori people
Maori people
mid- to late 19th century
Ancestor Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, ferrous metal, Sawos people
Sawos people
19th century or earlier
Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon), Wood, paint, Ambrym Island
Ambrym Island
early to mid-20th century
Bis Pole, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s
House Post, Wood, Iatmul people
Iatmul people
19th–early 20th century
Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization
Middle Niger artist
13th century
Shield with owl figure, Moche artist(s), Gilded copper, silvered copper, shell, beads, fibers, Moche
Moche artist(s)
500–800 CE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Amasis Painter
ca. 550–530 BCE
Marble female figure, Marble, Cycladic
Cycladic
4500–4000 BCE
Bronze figure of a boy in Eastern dress, Bronze, Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman
Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman
mid-late 1st century BCE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Amasis Painter
ca. 550–530 BCE
Marble stele (grave marker) with a youth and little girl, and a capital and finial in the form of a sphinx, Marble, Greek, Attic
Greek, Attic
ca. 530 BCE
Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo), Water-based pigment over foundation of clay mixed with straw, China
China
ca. 1319