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More than 10,000 results for Yaka artist and nganga (ritual specialist)

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Yikeki male figure, Yaka artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, paint(?), plant fiber, Yaka peoples — Yikeki male figure
Yaka artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo — Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th 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

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider, Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, Kongo peoples — Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Female nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, cloth, fur, string, Kongo peoples — Female nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Bocio with opposing faces, Fon artist and ritual specialist, Wood, bone, teeth, wire, applied organic material, textile fragment, Fon peoples — Bocio with opposing faces
Fon artist and ritual specialist
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Kinsu (pipe), Yaka artist, Wood, leather, terracotta, Yaka peoples — Kinsu (pipe)
Yaka artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Ndemba (hunting whistle), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Ndemba (hunting whistle)
Yaka artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Khaandu (ceremonial axe), Yaka artist, Iron, wood, Yaka peoples — Khaandu (ceremonial axe)
Yaka artist
Late 19th–first half of 20th century

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

N-kisyan-khanda (initiation headdress), Yaka artist and nkanda initiate, Wood, cane, raffia, pigment, Yaka peoples — N-kisyan-khanda (initiation headdress)
Yaka artist and nkanda initiate
19th–20th century

Bwanga bwa cibola (maternity power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper alloy, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa cibola (maternity power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century

Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, ivory (?), applied organic matter, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–early 20th century

Bwanga (power object), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist) (?), Wood, horn, seeds, cowrie shells, shotgun shells, teeth, metal, fiber, pigment, tar(?), Luluwa peoples — Bwanga (power object)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist), Wood, Luluwa peoples — Bwanga bwa bwimpe (female power figure)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
Late 19th–early 20th century

Koma su face mask, Mau artist(s) and ritual specialist(s), Wood, clay, vulture(?) feathers, horn, cotton, vegetable fiber, applied organic materials, Mau peoples — Koma su face mask
Mau artist(s) and ritual specialist(s)
19th–mid-20th century

Yisanunu (comb), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Yisanunu (comb)
Yaka artist
ca. 1850–1930

Self Portrait, Unknown Artist, Watercolor on ivory — Self Portrait
Unknown Artist
ca. 1800–1805

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava — Hazomanga finial
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century

Dilukai (gable figure), Belauan artist, Wood, paint, Belauan — Dilukai (gable figure)
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 20th 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

Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo — Kpeliye’e headdress
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, Terracotta, Akan — Nsodie (memorial head)
Akan artist
17th–mid-18th century

Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China — Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu
Unidentified artist
mid-12th century

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

Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza, Chokwe artist, Wood (uapaca), cloth, plant fiber, beads, dye, resinous coating, Chokwe — Mwanangana (lord of the land) playing a sanza
Chokwe artist
19th century (before 1869)

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

Ana deo (ancestral couple), Nage artist, Wood, Nage — Ana deo (ancestral couple)
Nage artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Nkoko Ngombo, Wood, Yaka people — Nkoko Ngombo
Yaka people
20th century

Bottle in the shape of a feline, Wari artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Wari — Bottle in the shape of a feline
Wari artist(s)
600–900 CE

Korwar (ancestor figure), Cenderawasih Bay artist, Wood, glass beads, Cenderawasih Bay — Korwar (ancestor figure)
Cenderawasih Bay artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Chalchiuhtlicue, Mexica artist(s), Basalt, pigment, Mexica (Aztec) — Chalchiuhtlicue
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE

Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku — Incense burner with feline head
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE