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A work made of terracotta.

Shrine Vessel, Early/mid–20th century

Ewe

A work made of terracotta.

Shea Butter Jar (Bwéeru or Wéké Gumgia), Early/mid–20th century

Bargu

A work made of silver and copper alloy.

Anklets, Early 20th century

Trarza

A work made of raffia, canvas, glass, and pigment.

Barrister’s Crown (Orikogbofo), Mid–20th century

Yoruba

Marionette Figure

Marionette Figure, Mid–20th century

Bamana

A work made of ceramic, plaster, and pigment.

Bowl Depicting a Female Figure with Shield and Darts Motifs, 300–600 CE

Teotihuacan

A work made of wood.

Reclining Chair, Early/mid–20th century

Lobi

A work made of terracotta.

Bottle (Ensumbi), Mid–/late 20th century

Nyoro

A work made of wood.

Mask, Unknown

Ibibio

A work made of wood and rubber.

Mask, Late 19th century

Sha

A work made of terracotta.

Jar (Wékéru), Early/mid–20th century

Bargu

A work made of copper alloy.

Ring Depicting a Rider on Horseback, Probably late 19th/early 20th century

Dogon

A work made of cotton, pieced of eight strips of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and dovetailed tapestry weave with supplementary patterning wefts; main warp fringe.

Blanket (Kpokpo), 1920/29

Mende

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Single Spout Vessel with Bird Attached to Strap Handle, 200 BCE–200 CE

Salinar

A work made of raffia, stripes of plain 1:1 gauze crossings and bands of plain weave and complementary weft plain weave self-patterned by complementary ground weft floats with ground weft and knotted main warp fringe.

Double Panel, Mid–/late 19th century

Mangbetu

A work made of wood and pigment.

Container (Opon Igede), Early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of glass beads, cotton thread, coins, and shells.

Chest Ornament (Bibika), Mid–20th century

Yaka

A work made of wood and sacrificial material.

Female Figure, 11th-19th century

Tellem

Woman's Wrapper or Furnishing Cloth

Woman's Wrapper or Furnishing Cloth, 1901/91

Yoruba

A work made of terracotta and iron.

Female Figure (Ntkekpe), Mid–20th century

Igbo

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