Results for "yoruba-art" - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Igodo dance crest, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group — Igodo dance crest
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Diviner's Staff: Bird and Chameleons (Osun babalawo), Yoruba artist (?), Iron, Yoruba peoples (?) — Diviner's Staff: Bird and Chameleons (Osun babalawo)
Yoruba artist (?)
19th–20th century

Shoe (Bata ileke), Yoruba artist, Leather, cloth, beads, iron tacks, Yoruba peoples — Shoe (Bata ileke)
Yoruba artist
mid-20th century

Wando (trousers), Hausa, Nupe, and/or Yoruba artists, Cotton, wool, dye, Hausa peoples — Wando (trousers)
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 — Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure
Olowe of Ise
before 1938

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

Ìlẹ̀kùn ààfin (Ìsẹ̀ palace door), Olowe of Ise Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, Yoruba peoples — Ìlẹ̀kùn ààfin (Ìsẹ̀ palace door)
Olowe of Ise
ca. 1904–1910

Figure: Female (Ogo Elegba), Yoruba artist, Wood, leather, cowries, Yoruba peoples — Figure: Female (Ogo Elegba)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century

Altar Tusk, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples — Altar Tusk
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 — Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th–19th century

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