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Ithunga (milk vessel), Zulu artist, Wood, pigment, Zulu peoples — Ithunga (milk vessel)
Zulu artist
19th century

Staff: Female Figure, Wood, Zulu peoples — Staff: Female Figure
Zulu peoples
19th–20th century

Staff: Male Figure, Wood, Zulu peoples — Staff: Male Figure
Zulu peoples
19th–20th century

Milk Vessel (Itunga), Wood, Zulu peoples — Milk Vessel (Itunga)
Zulu peoples
early 20th century

Prestige staff with openwork design, Zulu artist, Wood, brass, iron wire, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Prestige staff with openwork design
Zulu artist
19th–mid-20th century

Staff with snuff vessel, Zulu or Tsonga artist, Wood, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Staff with snuff vessel
Zulu or Tsonga artist
19th–20th century

Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel), Mncane Zinindeli Nzuza South African, Terracotta, Zulu — Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel)
Mncane Zinindeli Nzuza
ca. 1980

Drum, Zulu people South African, Wood, fiber, South African — Drum
Zulu people
19th century

Drum, Zulu people South African, Wood, stain, hide, South African — Drum
Zulu people
19th century

Uphiso (beer vessel), Nesta Landeleni Nala South African, Terracotta, Zulu — Uphiso (beer vessel)
Nesta Landeleni Nala
ca. 1980

Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel), Siphiwe Nellie MaS'Khakhane Nala South African, Terracotta, Zulu — Ukhamba (beer drinking vessel)
Siphiwe Nellie MaS'Khakhane Nala
ca. 1960

Horn, Ivory, Zulu — Horn
Zulu
ca. 1874

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

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

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

Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, basketry, leather, cloth, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, brass beads, leather, basketry, cloth, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, brass beads, shoelace, basketry, leather, cloth, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Fiber, glass beads, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Cloth, glass beads, brass beads, leather, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Club, Wood, patina, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Club
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Headrest, Wood, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Headrest
Zulu or Nguni peoples
20th century

Belt (Umutsha), Cloth, glass beads, leather, metal, Zulu or Nguni peoples — Belt (Umutsha)
Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th century

Horn, Horn, Probably Zulu — Horn
Probably Zulu
19th century

Snuff Vessel, Horn, Tswana or Zulu — Snuff Vessel
Tswana or Zulu
19th–20th century

Snuff Vessel, Horn, Tswana or Zulu — Snuff Vessel
Tswana or Zulu
19th–20th century

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

Headrest, Wood, Swazi or Zulu or Nguni peoples — Headrest
Swazi or Zulu or Nguni peoples
19th–20th 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

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

Male figure, Soninke blacksmith, Wood, oil, Soninke peoples (?) — Male figure
Soninke blacksmith
13th century

Òsanyìn puppet, Yoruba bead artist, Wood, glass beads, cloth, leather, fur, metal, pigment, Yoruba peoples — Òsanyìn puppet
Yoruba bead artist
19th–20th century

Female sika blawa figure, Baule artists, Wood, gold foil, beads, Baule peoples — Female sika blawa figure
Baule artists
19th–mid-20th century

Reliquary, Kota artist, Wood, cane, pigment, raffia palm, leaves, copper alloy, resin, primate skull, spire shell, Kota peoples — Reliquary
Kota artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, copper, iron, Edo peoples — Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
1725–50