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Headdress (Zazaigo), Wood, cotton textile, cotton cord, pigment, cowrie shells, Mossi peoples — Headdress (Zazaigo)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Helmet Mask: Warthog, Wood, pigment, fiber, Mossi peoples — Helmet Mask: Warthog
Mossi peoples
20th century

Headdress: Ram (Wan-Pesego), Wood, pigment, Mossi peoples — Headdress: Ram (Wan-Pesego)
Mossi peoples
19th–20th century

Element of a Diviner's Cap (Bouga), Bird beak, leather, cloth, cowries, cane, Mossi peoples — Element of a Diviner's Cap (Bouga)
Mossi peoples
19th–20th century

Protective Post: Female Figure, Wood, Mossi peoples — Protective Post: Female Figure
Mossi peoples
19th–20th century

Protective Post, Wood, Mossi peoples — Protective Post
Mossi peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga), Wood, leather, Mossi peoples — Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga), Wood, metal, Mossi peoples — Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga), Wood, leather, string, Mossi peoples — Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga), Wood, Mossi peoples — Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga), Wood, leather, Mossi peoples — Figure: Female (Yariga Biiga)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Mask (Wan-Zega), Wood, pigment, Mossi peoples — Mask (Wan-Zega)
Mossi peoples
20th century

Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi — Karan-wemba (female figure mask)
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Mossi peoples

20th century

Wan-rulugu (hornbill mask), Mossi(?) blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, Mossi — Wan-rulugu (hornbill mask)
Mossi(?) blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Ninana (female figure), Nakomsé-Mossi blacksmith, Wood, Mossi, Nakomse group — Ninana (female figure)
Nakomsé-Mossi blacksmith
19th–mid-20th century

Wrapper, Mossi, Maranse, or Marka artist(s), Cotton, dye, Mossi, Maranse, or Marka — Wrapper
Mossi, Maranse, or Marka artist(s)
mid–late 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

Whistle, Wood, Mossi or Guronsi People — Whistle
Mossi or Guronsi People
19th century

Mossi people

20th 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