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Ithunga (milk vessel), Zulu artist, Wood, pigment, Zulu peoples
Zulu artist
19th century
Headrest (mutsago), Wood, Tsonga or Nguni peoples
Tsonga or Nguni peoples
Late 19th–early 20th century
Bovine headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, pigment(?), Tsonga or Shona peoples
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 20th century
Headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, elephant hair, Shona peoples
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 20th century
Headrest, Wood, copper, pigment, Karimoja peoples
Karimoja peoples
19th–20th century
Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, brass beads, leather, basketry, cloth, Zulu or Nguni peoples
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century
Belt (Umutsha), Cloth, glass beads, leather, metal, Zulu or Nguni peoples
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century
Headrest, Wood, Shona peoples
Shona peoples
19th–20th century
Zoomorphic headrest, "Unobadula", Wood, Nguni peoples
Circle of "Unobadula"
Mid–late 19th century
Ogbom dance crest fragment, Southern Ibibio artist, Wood, Ibibio peoples, Eket subgroup
Southern Ibibio artist
19th century
Umbhaco wrap skirt, Cotton, wool, glass beads, shell, ocher pigment, Xhosa or Mfengu peoples
Xhosa or Mfengu peoples
mid-20th century
Striding Figure, Quartzite, paint
ca. 2575–2465 B.C.
Duho (hawk mask) or duba (vulture mask), Southern Bwa blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, fiber, Bwa peoples
Southern Bwa blacksmith
First half of 20th century
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Owo-Yoruba peoples
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century
Ogbom dance crest, Southern Igbo or Ibibio artist, Wood, applied organic material, Igbo peoples
Southern Igbo or Ibibio artist
Late 19th–early 20th century
Drum, Wood, polychrome, skin, trade beads, plastic, Akan Ashanti people
Akan Ashanti people
early 20th century
Lidded prestige vessel, "Unobadula", Wood
Circle of "Unobadula"
Mid–late 19th century
Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan peoples
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century
Ogbom dance crest, Southern Igbo or Ibibio artist, Wood, animal hide, metal (iron alloy, lead alloy, unknown alloy), pigment, Ibibio peoples
Southern Igbo or Ibibio artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Lidded Basket, Beauty Ngxongo  South African, Ilala palm fiber, pigments
Beauty Ngxongo
ca. 1990
Ikem helmet mask fragment, Southern Igbo, Ibibio, or Anaang artist, Wood, pigment, plant fiber remnants, Ibibio or Igbo peoples, Ozu Item group (?)
Southern Igbo, Ibibio, or Anaang artist
1900–30
Headrest, Wood, Tsonga peoples
Tsonga peoples
19th–20th century
Headrest, Wood, Oromo peoples
Oromo peoples
19th–20th century
Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Statuette of Amun, Gold
ca. 945–712 BCE
Prestige staff with openwork design, Zulu artist, Wood, brass, iron wire, Zulu or Nguni peoples
Zulu artist
19th–mid-20th century
Headrest, Wood, pigment, Oromo peoples (?)
Oromo peoples (?)
19th–20th century
Headrest, Wood, Sidaama peoples (?)
Sidaama peoples (?)
19th–20th century
Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century
Ngundja (royal seat), Chokwe artist, Wood, brass tacks, Chokwe peoples
Chokwe artist
19th–first half of 20th century