Middle Niger artist
13th century
Dogon blacksmith
14th–17th century
Barnes Foundation Master
18th–early 19th century
Dogon or Bozo blacksmith
16th–17th century
Bamana numuw (blacksmith)
19th–early 20th century
Bamana numuw (blacksmith)
19th–early 20th century
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530
Baga artist
19th–20th century
El Anatsui
2006
Asante (Akan) artist
19th–early 20th century
Asante artist
ca. 1910–1940
Hountondji guild artists
19th century
Dan artist
19th–mid-20th century
Baule artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Grassfields carver and master beader
Late 19th–early 20th century
Grassfields artist
18th century
“Master of the Pantisawa Workshop”
19th–20th century
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70
Olowe of Ise
ca. 1904–1910
Yoruba artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Oron artist
late 18th–early 19th century
Igbo artist
Late 19th century
Okak-Fang artist
19th–early 20th century
Punu artist
19th–20th century
Kongo artist
18th–19th century
Kongo artist and nganga, Yombe group
Second half of the 19th century
Master of the Cascade Coiffure
19th century
Hemba artist
19th–early 20th century
Buli Master, possibly Ngongo ya Chintu (Hemba, ca. 1810-1870)
1840–1870
Mbunda artist
19th–early 20th century
Kuba artist
early–mid-20th century
Tutsi artist
ca. 1900
Circle of "Unobadula"?
19th century
Ezra
ca. 1500
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century