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Baban riga (man’s ceremonial robe), Amadou Ahejo, Kano, Nigeria Nigerian, Cotton, tsamiya silk, Hausa peoples — Baban riga (man’s ceremonial robe)
Amadou Ahejo, Kano, Nigeria
ca. 1940

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

Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples — Dance crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo — Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo — Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century

Eroro, Brass, Benin — Eroro
Benin
19th century

Court official from a commemorative altar, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Court official from a commemorative altar
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century

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

Ubo akwara (pluriarc), Wood, fiber, Igbo (Nigeria) — Ubo akwara (pluriarc)
Igbo (Nigeria)
late 19th century

Figure: Male, Terracotta, Nigeria — Figure: Male
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Necklace, Copper alloy, leather, Nigeria — Necklace
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Figure: Snake, Stone, Nigeria — Figure: Snake
Nigeria
15th–19th century

Figure: Female, Wood, pigment, Nigeria (?) — Figure: Female
Nigeria (?)
19th–20th century

Staff: Female Figure, Wood, pigment, Nigeria — Staff: Female Figure
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Bracelet, Ivory, Nigeria (?) — Bracelet
Nigeria (?)
19th–20th century

Bracelet, Ivory, Nigeria (?) — Bracelet
Nigeria (?)
19th–20th century

Bracelet, Copper alloy, Nigeria — Bracelet
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Bracelet, Copper alloy, Nigeria — Bracelet
Nigeria
19th–20th century

Unidentified Object, Basalt, Nigeria (?) — Unidentified Object
Nigeria (?)
16th–20th century

Okao Aiwerioghene, Benin City, Nigeria, Phyllis Galembo American, Chromogenic Print — Okao Aiwerioghene, Benin City, Nigeria
Phyllis Galembo
1991

Priest of Oluorogbo, Ife, Nigeria
, Phyllis Galembo American, Chromogenic Print — Priest of Oluorogbo, Ife, Nigeria
Phyllis Galembo
1989

Between Earth and Heaven, El Anatsui Ghanaian, Aluminum, copper wire — Between Earth and Heaven
El Anatsui
2006

The Arts, Uzo Egonu Nigerian, Oil on canvas — The Arts
Uzo Egonu
1973/76

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

Mother and Child, Njideka Akunyili Crosby Nigerian, Acrylic, transfer printing, colored pencil, cut and pasted paper, and printed fabric on paper — Mother and Child
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
2016

Crown bell head copy, Unknown caster, after Lower Niger Valley Bronze Industries, Copper alloy, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Crown bell head copy
Unknown
ca. 1900

Bell head, Lower Niger Valley caster, Copper alloy, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Bell head
Lower Niger Valley caster
15th–19th century

Nimm crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, twine, cloth, lead, nails, pigment, resin, Ejagham peoples — Nimm crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Qur'an, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; embossed leather cover — Qur'an
19th century

Equestrian figure, Lower Niger Valley caster, Coppy alloy, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Equestrian figure
Lower Niger Valley caster
15th–19th century

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

Seath mother and child from an ikoro drum(?), Mbembe artist, Wood, pigment, resin, nails, Mbembe peoples — Seath mother and child from an ikoro drum(?)
Mbembe artist
15th–17th century

Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Nigeria, Pieter Hugo South African, Chromogenic print — Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Nigeria
Pieter Hugo
2005

Eku (crocodile) dance crest, Oba of Otobi, Wood, pigment, rattan, Okpoto peoples, Idoma group — Eku (crocodile) dance crest
Oba of Otobi
1955

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
19th century

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

Protective Pendant, Lower Niger Valley caster, Copper alloy, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Protective Pendant
Lower Niger Valley caster
15th–19th century

Mgbedike (Time of the Brave) helmet mask, Iweze of Ogbunike, Wood, pigment, iron, Igbo peoples, Onitsha group — Mgbedike (Time of the Brave) helmet mask
Iweze of Ogbunike
ca. 1918

Orufanran Costume Attachment: Ram Head, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Orufanran Costume Attachment: Ram Head
Yoruba peoples, Owo group
17th–19th century