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Headdress: Chameleon, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Ijebu-Yoruba peoples
Headdress: Chameleon
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Head, Wood, paint, Yolŋu
Head
Yolŋu
mid-20th century
Headdress (Egungun), Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment iron nails, Yoruba peoples
Headdress (Egungun)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Spirit Board (Gope), Wood, fiber, paint, Wapo
Spirit Board (Gope)
Wapo
late 19th–early 20th century
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, camwood powder, Yoruba peoples
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Male Figure (Kaiaimuru), Wood, paint, shell, fiber, Turama people
Male Figure (Kaiaimuru)
Turama people
late 19th–early 20th century
Crocodile Figure (Taki), Wood, paint, Korewori River region
Crocodile Figure (Taki)
Korewori River region
19th or early 20th century
Headdress (Egungun), Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, iron nails, Yoruba peoples
Headdress (Egungun)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Headdress: Snakes and Heads (Idire), Oba of Otobi, Wood, pigment, Okpoto-Idoma peoples
Headdress: Snakes and Heads (Idire)
Oba of Otobi
1955
Headdress: Male (Sogoni Koun), Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, fiber, cotton, cowrie shells, seeds, wax, duiker horn, Bamana peoples
Headdress: Male (Sogoni Koun)
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
early 20th century
Figure (Yipwon?), Wood, paint, Yimam people (?)
Figure (Yipwon?)
Yimam people (?)
19th–early 20th century
Figure (Gra or Garra), Wood, paint, Bahinemo people
Figure (Gra or Garra)
Bahinemo people
early to mid-20th century
Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe peoples
Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)
Ancestor Pole (Omu [?]), Omorpir, Wood, sago palm leaves, fiber, Asmat people
Ancestor Pole (Omu [?])
Omorpir
mid-20th century
Male Figure, Wood, feathers, cowrie shells, fiber, Keram River region
Male Figure
Keram River region
19th century or earlier
Head for Yam Ceremony (Yena), Artists of Mariwai Village Papua New Guinea, Wood, paint, Kwoma people
Head for Yam Ceremony (Yena)
Workshop of Artists of Mariwai Village
ca. 1973
Initiation Gourd: Female Half Figure (Kabwelulu), Wood, kaolin, cowrie shells, straw fiber, metal, gourd, Luba peoples
Initiation Gourd: Female Half Figure (Kabwelulu)
Luba peoples
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
Headdress: Female (Sogoni Koun), Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, fiber, cotton, cowrie shells, seeds, wax, duiker horn, Bamana peoples
Headdress: Female (Sogoni Koun)
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
early 20th century
Ancestor Figure (Korwar), Wood, Cenderawasih Bay
Ancestor Figure (Korwar)
Cenderawasih Bay
late 19th–early 20th century
Figure (Yipwon), Wood, paint, Alamblak or Yimam people
Figure (Yipwon)
Alamblak or Yimam people
19th century
Sakara, Clay, hide, wood, Yoruba people
Sakara
Yoruba people
20th century
Ancestor Pole, Wood, paint, Asmat
Ancestor Pole
Asmat
ca. 1961
Hornbill Figure (Kenyalang), Wood, glass beads, fiber, bronze bell, silver coins, metal, paint, Iban people
Hornbill Figure (Kenyalang)
Iban people
mid to late 20th century
Reliquary, Kota artist, Wood, cane, pigment, raffia palm, leaves, copper alloy, resin, primate skull, spire shell, Kota peoples
Reliquary
Kota artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Spirit Board (Gope), Wood, paint, fiber, Wapo
Spirit Board (Gope)
Wapo
late 19th–early 20th century
Figure, Wood, beads, metal, cowrie shells, Kirdi, Namji group
Figure
Kirdi, Namji group
19th–20th century
Face Mask, Dan artist, Wood, iron, raffia, cowries, pigment, clay, Dan peoples
Face Mask
Dan artist
19th–mid-20th century
Ancestor Pole, Wood, paint, Asmat people
Ancestor Pole
Asmat people
ca. 1961
Head, Wood, Asmat people
Head
Asmat people
mid-20th century
Spirit Board (Hohao), Wood, paint, Elema people
Spirit Board (Hohao)
Elema people
late 19th–early 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
Ùu (club), Ènata artist, Ironwood (toa, Casuarina equisetifolia), Marquesan (Enata) people
Ùu (club)
Ènata artist
19th century
Head for Yam Ceremony (Yena), Wood, paint, fiber, Nukuma
Head for Yam Ceremony (Yena)
Nukuma
late 19th–early 20th century
Female Figure, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, glass beads, pigment, Baule peoples
Female Figure
Baule artist
19th–mid-20th century
Korwar (ancestor figure), Cenderawasih Bay artist, Wood, paint, glass beads, Cenderawasih Bay
Korwar (ancestor figure)
Cenderawasih Bay artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Shield, Bep, Wood, paint, Asmat people
Shield
Bep
mid-20th century
Drum, Wood, lizard skin, paint, fiber, beeswax, Asmat people
Drum
Asmat people
mid-20th century
Figure (Gra or Garra), Wood, Bahinemo people
Figure (Gra or Garra)
Bahinemo people
19th–early 20th century
Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure, Olowe of Ise Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, resin, Yoruba peoples
Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure
Olowe of Ise
before 1938
Bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Bisj (ancestor pole)
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s
Male Figure (Aripa), Wood, paint, Inyai-Ewa people
Male Figure (Aripa)
Inyai-Ewa people
16th–19th century

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