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Mpaan (female titleholder’s headdress), Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, cotton, glass beads, hide, cowries shells, Kuba peoples
Mpaan (female titleholder’s headdress)
Kuba artist
early-mid-20th century
Paddle Doll, Wood, mud, linen string, paint
Paddle Doll
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Ọ́bà with eben (ceremonial sword), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples
Ọ́bà with eben (ceremonial sword)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Chief Inneh
early-mid-20th century
Osages: peuplade sauvage de l'Amérique Septentrionale dans l’Etat de Missouri [Osages: Native Tribes of North America, in the State of Missouri], Louis Léopold Boilly French, Lithograph
Osages: peuplade sauvage de l'Amérique Septentrionale dans l’Etat de Missouri [Osages: Native Tribes of North America, in the State of Missouri]
Louis Léopold Boilly
Printer Delpech
1827
Osages: peuplade sauvage de l'Amérique Septentrionale dans l’Etat de Missouri [Osages: Native Tribes of North America, in the State of Missouri], Louis Léopold Boilly French, Lithograph
Osages: peuplade sauvage de l'Amérique Septentrionale dans l’Etat de Missouri [Osages: Native Tribes of North America, in the State of Missouri]
Louis Léopold Boilly
Printer Printed by Delpech
1827
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)
Ilé-orí (house for the head) shrine, Adeṣina compound sculptor and bead artist, Cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells, leather, mirrors, Ekiti-Yoruba peoples
Ilé-orí (house for the head) shrine
Adeṣina compound sculptor and bead artist
19th–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
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th century
Figure (Gra or Garra), Wood, paint, Bahinemo people
Figure (Gra or Garra)
Bahinemo people
early to mid-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
Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments), Yoruba artist, Cotton, glass beads, wood, brass, rope, Yoruba
Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments)
Yoruba artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Head for Yam Ceremony (Yena or Was Au), Kwanggi, Kalaba, Ceramic, paint, Kwoma people, Kalaba clan
Head for Yam Ceremony (Yena or Was Au)
Kwanggi, Kalaba
Workshop of Artists of Mariwai Village
1973
Diviner's Bag (Apo Ifa), Yoruba bead artist, Cotton, beads, leather, Yoruba peoples
Diviner's Bag (Apo Ifa)
Yoruba bead artist
20th century
Power objects : ancient and to the future, Howard University
Power objects : ancient and to the future
Publisher Howard University
1980
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
Memorial Figure (Mma), Anyi-Akan artist, Terracotta, Anyi-Akan peoples
Memorial Figure (Mma)
Anyi-Akan artist
19th–20th century
Female kike figure, Mambila artist, Pith, pigment, Mambila peoples
Female kike figure
Mambila artist
19th–early 20th century
Pouch, English wool, cotton, silk, glass beads, Onondowahgah/Seneca, Native American
Pouch
Onondowahgah/Seneca, Native American
early 19th century
Nubia, from the Natives in Costume series (N16) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, Allen & Ginter American, Commercial color lithograph
Nubia, from the Natives in Costume series (N16) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Publisher Allen & Ginter
1886
Selecha, Elias Sime Ethiopian, Goat hide, synthetic fibers, straw
Selecha
Elias Sime
2008
Ceremonial Drinking Horn, Bamum artist, Horn (buffalo), camwood powder, Bamum peoples
Ceremonial Drinking Horn
Bamum artist
19th–early 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
Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner, Kongo artist, Wood, antelope horn, Kongo peoples
Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Ceremonial Bowstand with Female Figure, Luba artist, Wood, metal, beads, string, Luba peoples
Ceremonial Bowstand with Female Figure
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Prestige Cap, Fiber, cane, beads
Prestige Cap
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
Quijongo (Musical Bow), Wood, wire, gourd, Native American (Costa Rican) African
Quijongo (Musical Bow)
Native American (Costa Rican) African
19th century
Head of a Male Haniwa Figure with Hat, Earthenware with incised decoration, Japan
Head of a Male Haniwa Figure with Hat
Japan
ca. 6th century
Standing Hollow Ceramic Figure, Ceramic, Jama-Coaque
Standing Hollow Ceramic Figure
Jama-Coaque
5th century BCE–6th century CE
Headdress (Sogoni Koun), Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, fiber, hair, beads, and cowrie shells, Bamana peoples
Headdress (Sogoni Koun)
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–20th century
Nanga, Wood, skin, animal hair, beads, parkchment, African
Nanga
African
19th century
Front apron, Chadic or Adamawa artist (?), Fiber, glass beads, cowrie shells, Chadic or Adamawa peoples (?)
Front apron
Chadic or Adamawa artist
late 19th–mid-20th century
Maternity Figure, Earthenware, Thailand
Maternity Figure
Thailand
14th–15th century
Adéńlá (big crown), Yoruba bead artist, Glass beads, thread, cloth, mixed media offerings, Yoruba peoples
Adéńlá (big crown)
Yoruba bead artist
Late 19th–early 20th century
Mukyeem or mukenga helmet mask, Kuba artist, Wood, beads, fiber, animal hair, cowrie shells, and cloth, Kuba peoples
Mukyeem or mukenga helmet mask
Kuba artist
19th–early 20th century
Bush Cow Pendant, Tussian blacksmith, Brass (cast), leather, Tussian peoples
Bush Cow Pendant
Tussian blacksmith
20th century
Figure: Female, Igbo artist, Wood, hide, fiber, cloth, mud, pigment, Igbo peoples
Figure: Female
Igbo artist
19th–20th century
Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples
Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th–19th century
Prestige cap, Leather, glass beads, feathers, cowrie shells
Prestige cap
19th–early 20th century
Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel, Grassfields artists, Gourd, glass beads, cloth, cane, wood, Grassfields region
Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel
Grassfields artists
late 19th–early 20th century
Mpaan (female titleholder’s headdress), Kuba artist, Beads, cowrie shells, fiber backing, Kuba peoples
Mpaan (female titleholder’s headdress)
Kuba artist
ca. 1950

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