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Igodo dance crest, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Diviner's Staff: Bird and Chameleons (Osun babalawo), Yoruba artist (?), Iron, Yoruba peoples (?)
Yoruba artist (?)
19th–20th century
Shoe (Bata ileke), Yoruba artist, Leather, cloth, beads, iron tacks, Yoruba peoples
Yoruba artist
mid-20th century
Shoe (Bata ileke), Yoruba artist, Leather, cloth, beads, iron tacks, Yoruba peoples
Yoruba artist
mid-20th century
Wando (trousers), Hausa, Nupe, and/or Yoruba artists, Cotton, wool, dye, Hausa peoples
Hausa, Nupe, and/or Yoruba artists
early–mid-20th century
Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure, Olowe of Ise  Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, resin, Yoruba peoples
Olowe of Ise
before 1938
Orufanran Costume Attachment: Ram Head, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group
Yoruba peoples, Owo group
17th–19th century
Ìlẹ̀kùn ààfin (Ìsẹ̀ palace door), Olowe of Ise  Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, Yoruba peoples
On loan to The Met
Olowe of Ise
ca. 1904–1910
Figure: Female (Ogo Elegba), Yoruba artist, Wood, leather, cowries, Yoruba peoples
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Altar Tusk, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
ca. 1712–50
Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th–19th century
Ọ́bà with eben (ceremonial sword), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Chief Inneh
early-mid-20th century
Ancestor Figure (Korwar), Wood, Cenderawasih Bay
Cenderawasih Bay
late 19th–early 20th century
Bisj (ancestor pole), Jiem, Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Jiem
ca. 1960
Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe peoples
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)
Idiophone with an ọ́bà, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
18th–19th century
Bisj (ancestor pole), Terepos, Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Terepos
ca. 1960
The Couple, Willie Birch  American, Painted papier-mâché, shell, mirror, and metal
Willie Birch
1991
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
19th century
Male Figure, Wood, feathers, cowrie shells, fiber, Keram River region
Keram River region
19th century or earlier
Standing Purusha, Ivory, India or Nepal
India or Nepal
ca. 6th–7th century
Twin Figure: Female (Ibeji), Yoruba artist, Wood, camwood powder, beads, metal, indigo, Yoruba peoples
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Reliquary figure, Mbete-Kota artist, Wood, pigment, metal, cowrie shells, Kota peoples, Mbete group
Mbete-Kota artist
19th century
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th century
Bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s
Iginga (human bust) (?), Lega artist, Ivory, fiber, cowrie shells, resin, Lega peoples
Lega artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Figure, Namji artist, Wood, beads, metal, cowrie shells, Namji peoples
Namji artist
19th–mid-20th century
Korwar (ancestor figure), Cenderawasih Bay artist, Wood, paint, glass beads, Cenderawasih Bay
Cenderawasih Bay artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Ifa Divination Vessel: Mother and Child Caryatid (Agere Ifa), Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, Yoruba peoples
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Vessel with Figurative Stopper, Kwere artist, Calabash, wood, beads, Kwere people
Kwere artist
late 20th century
Esu Head (Ela or Irin Ifa), Yoruba artist, Ivory, Yoruba peoples
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Ibeji Twin Figure, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, camwood powder, pigment, Ijebu-Yoruba peoples
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Esu Figures, Yoruba bead artist, Wood, cowrie shells, leather, metal, ivory, beads, pigment, cotton (?), Yoruba peoples
Yoruba bead artist
mid-20th century
Kabwelulu (initation gourd with figure), Luba artist, Wood, kaolin, cowrie shells, straw fiber, metal, gourd, Luba peoples
Luba artist
19th–20th century
Shield, Bep, Wood, paint, Asmat people
Bep
mid-20th century
Ham pilu fertility figure, Fali artist, Wood, beads, cowrie shells, cotton, metal, Fali peoples
Fali artist
Mid–late 20th century
Twin Figure: Male (Ibeji), Oyo-Yoruba artist, Wood, nails, beads, Oyo-Yoruba peoples
Oyo-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Altar Tusk, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
ca. 1921-1933
Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Edo peoples
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
1815–97
Fokwe mi drum, Eastern Lagoons artist, Wood, kaolin, Lagoon peoples
Eastern Lagoons artist
19th–mid-20th century
Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80
Pig-Trap Stick (Tuntun), Wood, Iban people
Iban people
late 19th–early 20th century

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