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A work made of terracotta.

Fragment of a Kneeling Figure, 11th-14th century

Niger Delta

A work made of wood and pigment.

Male Figure (Singiti), Mid 19th-early 20th century

Hemba

A work made of wood and sacrificial material.

Female Figure (Bateba Phuwe), Late 19th or early 20th century

Lobi

A work made of wood and pigment.

Plank Mask (Luruya), Late 19th or early 20th century

Bwa

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

Male Figure, Possibly 18th century

Dogon

A work made of wood and pigment.

Headdress (Igi Gelede), Mid- to late 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Container (Opon Igede), Early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood.

Helmet Mask (Sowei), Early to mid-20th century

Sherbro

A work made of wood, kaolin, and metal tacks.

Male Face Mask (Zauli), Possibly early or mid-20th century

Guro

A work made of wood and pigment.

Headdress (Ago Egungun), Mid–late 19th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Helmet Mask (Kponyungo), 19th to early 20th century

Senufo

A work made of wood and pigment.

Face Mask (Agbogho Mmuo), Late 19th or early 20th century

Igbo

A work made of wood, cloth, mud, and sacrificial material.

Zoomorphic Figure (Boli), Mid-early 20th century

Bamana

A work made of gold and red ochre.

Pectoral Disk (Akrafokonmu or Awisiado), Early to mid-20th century

Asante

A work made of wood, raffia, and pigment.

Helmet Mask (Kholuka or Mbala), Late 19th-early 20th century

Yaka

A work made of wood, fiber, beads, and pigment.

Female Face Mask (Mwana Pwo), Late 19th/early 20th century

Chokwe

A work made of wood.

Door (Korugo), Early to mid 20th century

Nyaamadyo Kone

A work made of wood.

Shrine Figure (a-Tshol, Elëk, or ma-Tshol), Late 19th or early 20th century

Baga

A work made of wood, pigment, glass beads, cowrie shells, fabric, and thread.

Face Mask (Ngady Mwaash), Late 19th-mid 20th century

Kuba

Two large dark brown wood horned animal headdresses.

Pair of Headdresses (Tyi Wara Kunw), Mid–19th to early 20th century

Bamana

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