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Vessel, Gourd, leather, beads, button, fiber, metal, Maasai peoples
Vessel
Maasai peoples
19th–20th century
Tooth Sword, South Sea Islands, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, Allen & Ginter American, Commercial color lithograph
Tooth Sword, South Sea Islands, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Publisher Issued by Allen & Ginter
1887
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Oyo-Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, camwood powder, Oyo-Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Oyo-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Esu Staff (Ogo Elegba), Oyo-Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, cowrie shells, string, cotton, indigo, Oyo-Yoruba peoples
Esu Staff (Ogo Elegba)
Oyo-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Headdress (Sogoni Koun), Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, fiber, hair, beads, and cowrie shells, Bamana peoples
Headdress (Sogoni Koun)
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–20th century
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Oyo-Yoruba artist, Wood, nails, beads, Oyo-Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Oyo-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Mukisi Mupasi (ancestor figure), Tabwa artist, Wood, glass beads, cord, Tabwa peoples
Mukisi Mupasi (ancestor figure)
Tabwa artist
mid-19th century
Headdress: Antelope (Adoné), Kurumba artist, Wood, pigment, Kurumba peoples
Headdress: Antelope (Adoné)
Kurumba artist
19th–20th century
Model Shield, Spear Case, and Spears, Wood, stucco, paint
Model Shield, Spear Case, and Spears
ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Male Figure, Kulango artist, Wood, pigment, glass beads, kaolin, blueing, cord, Kulango peoples
Male Figure
Kulango artist
19th–20th century
Ibeji Twin Figure, Oyo-Yoruba artist, Wood, camwood powder, beads, blueing, Oyo-Yoruba peoples
Ibeji Twin Figure
Oyo-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Memorial Figure (Mma), Anyi-Akan artist, Terracotta, Anyi-Akan peoples
Memorial Figure (Mma)
Anyi-Akan artist
19th–20th century
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Onipasinobe Nigerian, Wood, beads, camwood powder
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Workshop of Onipasinobe
19th–20th century
Headdress: Female Antelope (Ci Wara), Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, fibers, Bamana peoples
Headdress: Female Antelope (Ci Wara)
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–20th century
Painting by Lunda Hoye Gill, "Asmat Chief", Lunda Hoyle Gill American, Canvas, paint
Painting by Lunda Hoye Gill, "Asmat Chief"
Lunda Hoyle Gill
mid-20th century
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Oyo-Yoruba artist, Wood, camwood powder, brass, glass beads, cowries, blueing, string, Oyo-Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Oyo-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Onipasinobe Nigerian, Wood, beads, camwood powder
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Workshop of Onipasinobe
19th–20th century
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, camwood powder, pigment, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Ponto Warrior, Africa, from the Savage and Semi-Barbarous Chiefs and Rulers series (N189) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., William S. Kimball & Company, Commercial color lithograph
Ponto Warrior, Africa, from the Savage and Semi-Barbarous Chiefs and Rulers series (N189) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Publisher Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
1888
Standing Hollow Ceramic Figure, Ceramic, Jama-Coaque
Standing Hollow Ceramic Figure
Jama-Coaque
5th century BCE–6th century CE
Twin Figure (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, cowrie shells, cord, beads, bronze bells, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Figure: Female (Muiha), Bwa blacksmith (?), Wood, cowrie shells, beads, pigment, string, threads, Bwa peoples (?)
Figure: Female (Muiha)
Bwa blacksmith (?)
20th century
Adoné (antelope headdress), Kurumba artist, Wood, pigment, Kurumba peoples
Adoné (antelope headdress)
Kurumba artist
19th–first half 20th century
Shield, Wood, paint, fiber, Bitara people
Shield
Bitara people
late 19th–early 20th century
Ibeji Twin Figure, Egun or Aja artist, Wood, beads, indigo, Egun or Aja peoples
Ibeji Twin Figure
Egun or Aja artist
19th–20th century
Ritual Staff (Tunggal Panaluan), Wood, Toba Batak people
Ritual Staff (Tunggal Panaluan)
Toba Batak people
19th–early 20th century
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, blueing, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Figure, Wood, beads, metal, cowrie shells, Kirdi, Namji group
Figure
Kirdi, Namji group
19th–20th century
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Yewa-Yoruba or Ibarapa-Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, cotton cloth, blueing, camwood powder, Yewa-Yoruba or Ibarapa-Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji)
Yewa-Yoruba or Ibarapa-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Headdress: Male Antelope (Ci Wara), Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, fibers, Bamana peoples
Headdress: Male Antelope (Ci Wara)
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–20th century
Shield, Paipir, Wood, paint, Asmat people
Shield
Paipir
mid-20th century
Shield, Wood, paint, sago palm leaves, Asmat people, Betjew or Biapis
Shield
Asmat people, Betjew or Biapis
mid-20th century
Assagai, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, Allen & Ginter American, Commercial color lithograph
Assagai, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Publisher Issued by Allen & Ginter
1887

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