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A dark-brown painted sculpture with hints of orange showing through of a slim face with a long neck. The lips are drawn in a pout, the cheeks sunken, the hair pulled back in a swirl pattern and falling down in a slim column.

Head, Mid–late 19th century

Fang

A work made of wood, iron, nails, fiber, and sacrificial materials.

Headdress (Jagún Jagún), Mid– late 19th century

Yoruba

A work made of silver, enamel, niello, glass, leather, and fabric.

Jewelry, Late 19th or early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of wood, pigment, and string.

Crest Masks, Late 19th or early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood, iron nails, and traces of pigment.

Stool, Late 19th or early 20th century

Igbo

A work made of silver, enamel, niello, glass, leather, and fabric.

Headband, Late 19th or early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of boxwood.

Pair of Storage-Rack Panels, Late 1920s/1940s

Zizwezenyanga Qwabe

A work made of wood, brass, copper, and iron.

Figure (Mbulu Ngulu), Late 19th-early 20th century

Kota

A work made of wood, pigment, resin, and abrus seeds.

Female Figure, Early-mid 20th century

Kantana

A work made of wood with oil.

Half Figure (Nlo Byeri), Late 19th-early 20th century

Fang

A work made of wood, leather, and sacrificial material.

Figural Container, Late 19th-early 20th century

Zigua

A work made of wood, glass beads, shell, copper alloy, and thread.

Female Figure (Akua'ba), Mid–19th or early 20th century

Fante

A work made of wood, brass tacks, and hide.

Chair (Chitwamo or Njunga), Late 19th-early 20th century

Chokwe

A work made of wood and pigment.

Headrest (Musawu), Late 19th to early 20th century

Yaka

A work made of wood, kaolin, and pigment.

Face Mask, Late 19th-early 20th century

Bwa

A work made of wood, pigment, chalk, monkey(?) fur, leather, metal, and twine.

Face Mask, Late 19th or early 20th century

Bete

A work made of wood, pigment, and copper alloy.

Caryatid Stool, Late 19th-early 20th century

Songye

A work made of wood, pigment, and fur.

Face Mask, Late 19th or early 20th century

Adiukru

A work made of silver, enamel, niello, and glass.

Bracelets, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of wood and metal.

Male Face Mask (N'tomo), Late 19th or early 20th century

Bamana

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