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Ibulu lya 'alunga (head of 'alunga) helmet mask, Bembe artist, Wood (ngomangoma), paint, clay, Bembe peoples — Ibulu lya 'alunga (head of 'alunga) helmet mask
Bembe artist
19th–mid-20th century

Kneeling Female Figure, Wood, Bembe peoples — Kneeling Female Figure
Bembe peoples
Late 19th – early 20th century

Figure: Male, Wood, beads, hide, fur, Bembe peoples, Boyo group — Figure: Male
Bembe peoples, Boyo group
19th–20th century

Figure: Male, Wood, hide with fur, sacrificial materials, wax, Bembe peoples, Kasingo group — Figure: Male
Bembe peoples, Kasingo group
19th–20th century

Figure: Pregnant Female, Wood, sacrificial materials, Teke or Bembe peoples — Figure: Pregnant Female
Teke or Bembe peoples
19th–20th century

Staff: Figurative Finial, Wood, iron, Bembe peoples, Boyo group — Staff: Figurative Finial
Bembe peoples, Boyo group
19th–20th century

Seated ancestor figure, Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood, ivory, Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Seated ancestor figure
Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Nkiba or butti ancestor figure, Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist, Wood (ngasu or mulong), cloth, organic matter, Teke peoples, Fumu group or Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Nkiba or butti ancestor figure
Fumu-Teke or Bembe-Kongo artist
19th–early 20th century

Figure: Male, Wood, shell, Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Figure: Male
Kongo peoples, Bembe group
19th–20th century

Figure: Male, Wood, shell, Kongo peoples, Bembe group — Figure: Male
Kongo peoples, Bembe group
19th–20th century

Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, Dogon peoples — Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
Dogon blacksmith
16th–19th century

Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples — Nkishi (community power figure)
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Court official from a commemorative altar, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Court official from a commemorative altar
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century

Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples — Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples — Gwantigi
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century

Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples — Dance crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Seath mother and child from an ikoro drum(?), Mbembe artist, Wood, pigment, resin, nails, Mbembe peoples — Seath mother and child from an ikoro drum(?)
Mbembe artist
15th–17th century

Rattle (thafu ma luangu), Kongo peoples, wood, fiber, seeds, Congolese — Rattle (thafu ma luangu)
Kongo peoples
19th century

Pair of Diviner's Figures, Wood, pigment, beads, iron, Baule peoples — Pair of Diviner's Figures
Baule peoples
19th–mid-20th century

Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples — Lupona (royal seat)
Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"
ca. 1840–1870

Lidded Vessel, Yoruba artist, Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay, Yoruba peoples, Owo group — Lidded Vessel
Yoruba artist
17th–18th century

Whistle, Wood, wire, Kongo peoples — Whistle
Kongo peoples
late 19th century

Enanga (Zither), Wood, metal, bone, fiber, Kwere peoples — Enanga (Zither)
Kwere peoples
early 20th century

Vessel, Kurumba artist, Terracotta, Kurumba peoples — Vessel
Kurumba artist
19th–20th century

Geometric gold weight, Akan artist, Brass, Akan peoples — Geometric gold weight
Akan artist
18th–19th century

Stool gold weight, Akan artist, Brass, Akan peoples — Stool gold weight
Akan artist
18th–19th century

Base from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar of the Hand), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Base from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar of the Hand)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
19th century

Te saqwit (tent divider), Beja artists, Cotton, leather, beads, cowrie shell, doum palm leaf (Hyphaene species, possibly thebaica), dye, Beja peoples — Te saqwit (tent divider)
Beja artists
mid-20th century

Portrait face mask from Gbagba, a mblo performance, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, Baule peoples — Portrait face mask from Gbagba, a mblo performance
Baule artist
ca. 1900

Aloalo (funerary sculpture), Mahafaly artist, Wood, Mahafaly peoples — Aloalo (funerary sculpture)
Mahafaly artist
first half of 20th century

Prestige panel, Dengese artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Dengese peoples — Prestige panel
Dengese artist
early–mid-20th century

Double Prestige Panel, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, vegetable dye, Kuba peoples — Double Prestige Panel
Kuba artist
late 19th–mid 20th century

Headrest, Tsonga or Shona artist, Wood, elephant hair, Shona peoples — Headrest
Tsonga or Shona artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Insika (screen), Tutsi artist, Cane, reed fibers, black pigment, Tutsi peoples — Insika (screen)
Tutsi artist
Early–mid-20th century

Panel, Tutsi artist, Woven grass, black reed fibers, Tutsi peoples — Panel
Tutsi artist
Early–mid-20th century

Woman's ceremonial overskirt, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, dye, Kuba peoples — Woman's ceremonial overskirt
Kuba artist
ca. 1900

Prestige Panel, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, pigment, Kuba peoples — Prestige Panel
Kuba artist
20th century

Prestige headdress, Pende artist (?), Raffia palm fiber, cowrie shells, Pende peoples (?) — Prestige headdress
Pende artist
ca. 1850–1920

Laket mishiing hat, Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, glass beads, cowrie shells, Kuba peoples — Laket mishiing hat
Kuba artist
ca. 1850–1920

Mpaan (prestige headdress), Kuba artist, Raffia palm fiber, glass beads, Kuba peoples — Mpaan (prestige headdress)
Kuba artist
ca. 1850–1920