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Lyre, skull, wood, hide, gut, Central Africa?
Central Africa?
19th century
Zeze, Wood, gourd, bone, porcupine quill, fiber, Mombasa
Mombasa
late 19th century
Seated ancestor figure, Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood, ivory, Kongo peoples, Bembe group
Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Drum, Wood, hide, Malian
Malian
20th century
Crucifix, Kongo artist, Solid cast brass, Kongo
Kongo artist
16th–17th century
Zok (elephant) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Figurine: Three Males, Ivory, Kongo peoples
Kongo peoples
18th–20th century
Lyre, Human skull, wood, antelope horn, skin, gut, hair, Central African
Central African
19th century
Kneeling nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist, Wood, cloth traces, applied organic matter, bone, resin, Kongo peoples
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Gon (gorilla) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, plant fiber, resin(?), Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner, Kongo artist, Wood, antelope horn, Kongo peoples
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Snuffbox, Pende artist, Ivory, hide, Pende peoples
Pende artist
first half of 20th century
Ngundja (royal seat), Chokwe artist, Wood, brass tacks, leather, pigment, Chokwe peoples
Chokwe artist
19th–mid-20th century
Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), Wood, glass, metal, cloth, organic matter, Kongo peoples
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century
Nzakara artist
first half of 20th century
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Prestige headdress, Central African artist, Fiber, animal hair, cowrie shells, Democratic Republic of Congo
Central African artist
ca. 1850–1920
Street Story Quilt, Faith Ringgold  American, Cotton canvas, acrylic paint, ink marker, dyed and printed cotton, and sequins, sewn to a cotton flannel backing
Faith Ringgold
1985
Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Betsi-Fang peoples
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century
Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua, Kongo artist, Brass, wood, lead-tin alloy sheet, plant fiber cord, Kongo
Kongo artist
16th–18th century (pendant figure); 19th century (cross)
Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Okak-Fang peoples
Okak-Fang artist
19th century
Kongo or Mbala artist (?)
20th century
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900
Wunkirmian or wakemia feasting spoon, Dan artist, Wood, pigment, Dan peoples
Dan artist
19th–mid-20th century
Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Makpo royal scepter with pineapple, Hountondji guild artists, Silver-copper alloy, wood, Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom
Hountondji guild artists
1889–94
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
Lidded prestige vessel, "Unobadula", Wood
"Unobadula"
Mid–late 19th century
Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Ofika (hanging figure), Mbole artist, Wood, pigment, Mbole peoples
Mbole artist
19th–early 20th century
Eleven Beads, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold-copper alloy, Baule or Lagoon peoples
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Pipe: Head, Wood, iron, copper wire, Kuba peoples
Kuba peoples
19th–20th century
Vessel: Drum, Wood, braided fiber, Kuba peoples
Kuba peoples
19th–20th century
Snake Pendant, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold, Baule or Lagoon peoples
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Bleu no. 1, Abdoulaye Konaté  Malian, Cotton, dye, Malian
Abdoulaye Konaté
2014
Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll), Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar), Parchment (vellum), pigment, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
Northern Highlands däbtära (religious scholar)
19th century
"Africa" Bowl, Maurice Heaton  American, Glass, enameled
Maurice Heaton
1949
Vessel with footed base, Tellem artist, Terracotta, Tellem peoples
Tellem artist
14th century