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

Bracelets, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of brass with silver overlay.

Qur'an Box Pendant, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of plant fibers, feathers, and glass and clamshell beads.

Wedding Basket, c. 1895

Pomo

A work made of wood and sacrificial material.

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

Lobi

A work made of plant fibers.

Feasting or Storage Basket, c. 1910

Maidu

A work made of rattan, wood, and twine.

Container, 18th/19th century

Kongo

A work made of brass.

Head (Uhunmwun Elao), 18th/early 19th century

Edo

A work made of ceramic.

Stirrup-Spout Vessel with Feline and Cactus, 900–200 BCE

Chavín

A work made of jute, raffia, cowrie shells, and beads.

Belt (Yeemy Mambolmashet), 19th century

Kuba

A wooden carving of a male figure. The figure has a distinctive face, with oval-shaped eyes and mouth, and wears a cap on his head. His body is covered in various shells, bones, feathers, fabric, and metal nails, and he holds a mirror-sealed resin packet over his stomach.

Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), Probably early to mid-19th century

Vili

A work made of gold and red ochre.

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

Asante

A work made of wood and pigment.

Container (Opon Igede), Early 20th century

Yoruba

A work made of wood and pigment.

Tray (Opon Ifa), Mid–20th century, probably 1930s

Yoruba

A work made of ivory.

Tapper (Iroke Ifa), 17th or 18th century

Yoruba

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

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

Bamana

A work made of wood, glass beads, and thread.

Tapper (Iroke Ifa), Mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Jar in the Form of an Abstract Human Figure, 700–1000

Tiwanaku

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 ceramic and pigment.

Figure of a Seated Chieftain, 100 BCE–250 CE

Nayarit

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Portrait Head, 250–550 CE

Remojadas

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