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African Art

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  A l’Atelier guild for Hermès 2
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  Andi Ouhoulou and Abou Efat 1
  Anselmo Amado 1
  Artist unknown 2353
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  Thomas Ona Odulate 1
  Unidentified carver from the Adeshina compound 1
  Various Artists 2
  Yohana Thomas 2
by Century
  {blank century} 542
  10th C. BCE 14
  10th-8th C. BCE 6
  11th-10th C. BCE 4
  11th-13th C. 1
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  12th-11th C. BCE 13
  13th-12th C. BCE 42
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  14th C. BCE 3
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  18th-19th C. 2
  18th-20th C. 1
  19th C. 47
  19th-20th C. 318
  1st C. 2
  1st C. BCE-1st C. CE 3
  1st C. BCE-4th C. CE 84
  1st-3rd C. 3
  20th C. 854
  20th-19th C. BCE 8
  21st C. 32
  21st-17th C. BCE 11
  22nd-20th C. BCE 21
  26th–22nd C. BCE 1
  26th–24th C. BCE 2
  27th-22nd C. BCE 7
  27th–17th C. BCE 1
  27th–26th C. BCE 1
  2nd C. 1
  2nd C. BCE–2nd C. 1
  2nd-3rd C. 2
  31st-27th C. BCE 8
  3rd C. 10
  3rd-6th C. 19
  3rd–4th C. 1
  3rd–5th C. 1
  3rd–7th C. 1
  45th-31st C. BCE 58
  45th–38th C. BCE 1
  4th C. 6
  4th C. BCE 1
  4th C. BCE-4th C. CE 8
  4th C. BCE–1st C. 2
  4th-5th C. 4
  4th–1st C. BCE 1
  4th–6th C. 3
  4th–7th C. 1
  5th C. 7
  5th-6th C. 5
  5th-7th C. 14
  6th C. 16
  6th-7th C. 14
  6th–8th C. 3
  7th C. 17
  7th C. BCE 1
  7th-4th C. BCE 35
  7th-6th C. BCE 72
  7th-8th C. 4
  7th-9th C. 3
  8th-4th C. BCE 16
  8th-7th C. BCE 1
  8th–10th C. 4
  9th-11th C. 5
by Country
  {blank country} 12
  Algeria 2
  Angola 6
  Angola / Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
  Angola / Namibia 15
  Benin 1
  Botswana 3
  Burkina Faso 22
  Cameroon 24
  Chad or Nigeria 1
  Cote d'Ivoire 88
  Cote d'Ivoire or Liberia 1
  Côte d’Ivoire 3
  Democratic Republic of Congo 1
  Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe 1
  Democratic Republic of the Congo 143
  Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia 1
  Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola 1
  Democratic Republic of the Congo or Zambia 1
  Egypt 1214
  Egypt ? 1
  Ethiopia 33
  Gabon 16
  Ghana 87
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  Guinea 2
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  Guinea or Guinea Bissan 1
  Guinea or Sierra Leone 3
  Italy or Egypt 2
  Kenya 313
  Kenya/Somalia 1
  Kenya/Tanzania 51
  Lesotho 1
  Liberia 22
  Liberia / Cote d'Ivoire 1
  Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire 1
  Mali 51
  Mali or Côte d'Ivoire 2
  Mali, Niger 2
  Mauritania 1
  Morocco 4
  Mozambique 3
  Niger 76
  Nigeria 81
  Nigeria and United Kingdom 1
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  Republic of Benin 8
  Senegal 1
  Sierra Leone 7
  Somalia 2
  Somalia/Kenya 1
  South Africa 96
  Sudan 5
  Sudan and Egypt 2
  Syria or Egypt 1
  Tanzania 53
  Tanzania/Kenya 2
  Tanzania/Mozambique 1
  Togo 1
  Uganda 35
  West Africa 1
  Zambia 2
  Zambia/Angola 1
  Zimbabwe 2
by Object Type
  {blank object type} 1980
  Amulet 1
  Costume 136
  Jewelry 404
  Wood 1
by Period
  {blank period} 1942
  Archaic (600–479 BCE) 2
  Egyptian Early Dynastic Period (c. 3100–2649 BCE) 8
  Egyptian late Middle Kingdom (c. 2050–1652 BCE) or New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BCE) 1
  Egyptian Late Period (c. 712–332 BCE) 126
  Egyptian Middle Kingdom (c. 2030–1640 BCE) 42
  Egyptian New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BCE) 193
  Egyptian Old Kingdom (c. 2649–2150 BCE) 12
  Egyptian Old Kingdom (c. 2649–2150 BCE) or Middle Kingdom (c. 2030–1640 BCE) 1
  Egyptian Predynastic Period (c. 4500–3100 BCE) 58
  Egyptian Predynastic Period, Badarian Period (c. 4500–3800 BCE) 1
  Egyptian Ptolemaic or Roman Period (304 BCE–364 CE) 1
  Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (304–30 BCE) 4
  Egyptian Roman Period (30 BCE–364 CE) 93
  Egyptian Second Intermediate Period (c. 1640–1540 BCE) 2
  Egyptian Second Intermediate Period (c. 1640–1540 BCE) or New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BCE) 1
  Egyptian Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070–712 BCE) 16
  Greco-Roman period (332 B.C.–A.D. 395) 1
  Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE) 8
  Greek Period 2
  Likely Ptolemy VIII, 184-116 BCE 1
  Protohistoric period? 1
  Third Intermediate Period (1070–715 BCE) 6
Image of Mask ("Chihongo")
Mask ("Chihongo")

Artist unknown
Wood, fabric, feathers, and hair
20th C. Angola
2003.20
Currently On View

Image of Ring with Chameleon Motif
Ring with Chameleon Motif

Artist unknown
Brass
20th C. Burkina Faso Metal Jewelry
1981.317.3
Currently On View

Image of Pair of anklets
Pair of anklets

Artist unknown
Aluminum
20th C. Burkina Faso Jewelry
2013.17.a-b
Currently On View

Image of Standing Figure ("Kafiguélédio")
Standing Figure ("Kafiguélédio")

Artist unknown
Wood, cloth, fiber, feathers
20th C. Côte d'Ivoire Wood
1983.291
Currently On View

Image of Female rhythm pounder (deble or kulebele)
Female rhythm pounder (deble or kulebele)

Artist unknown
Wood
19th–20th C. Cote d'Ivoire Wood
2008.48
Currently On View

Image of Pendant of a Head
Pendant of a Head

Artist unknown
Gold alloy
20th C. Côte d’Ivoire Metal Jewelry
2002.114
Currently On View

Image of Pendant of a Shield or Door
Pendant of a Shield or Door

Artist unknown
Gold alloy
19th–20th C. Côte d’Ivoire Metal Jewelry
2002.115
Currently On View

Image of Mask ("Kipoko")
Mask ("Kipoko")

Artist unknown
Wood with traces of black, red and white pigment, fiber cord
20th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo
1983.6
Currently On View

Image of Divination Implement ("Galukoshi")
Divination Implement ("Galukoshi")

Artist unknown
Wood, raffia, bamboo, feathers, and metal maskette
20th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood / metal
1993.103
Currently On View

Image of Initiation Mask with Two Figures
Initiation Mask with Two Figures

Artist unknown
Fiber, wood, canvas, and pigment
20th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo
2001.68
Currently On View

Image of Mask ("Pwo")
Mask ("Pwo")

Artist unknown
Wood
20th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo
2004.124
Currently On View

Image of Box with Lid
Box with Lid

Artist unknown
Wood and pigment
19th–20th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood
2008.49.a-b
Currently On View

Image of Mbuya Mask
Mbuya Mask

Artist unknown
Wood, red camwood and kaolin powder, raffia cloth and fiber, and wicker
20th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo Textile, Wood
2009.70
Currently On View

Image of Standing Male Figure ("Nkisi")
Standing Male Figure ("Nkisi")

Artist unknown
Wood, metal, fabric and glass
19th–20th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010.121
Currently On View

Image of Ritual sword with abstract figurative handle
Ritual sword with abstract figurative handle

Artist unknown
Iron, wood, and ivory
17th–18th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010.132
Currently On View

Image of Fly Whisk ("Mpunga")
Fly Whisk ("Mpunga")

Artist unknown
Wood, raffia, twine, resin, and buffalo hair
19th–20th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010.137
Currently On View

Image of Diviner's Headdress ("Nkaka")
Diviner's Headdress ("Nkaka")

Artist unknown
Glass beads, textile, feathers, and civet pelts
20th C. Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia Costume
2003.94
Currently On View

Image of Bead
Bead

Artist unknown
Glass
7th-6th C. BCE Egypt Glass Jewelry
1959.62.B
Currently On View

Image of Plaque
Plaque

Artist unknown
Fused mosaic glass
1st C. BCE-1st C. CE Egypt Glass Jewelry
1959.67.C
Currently On View

Image of Ushabti
Ushabti

Artist unknown
Egyptian faience
Egypt
1966.303
Currently On View

Image of Vessel
Vessel

Artist unknown
Terra-cotta
45th-31st C. BCE Egypt Ceramic
1966.374
Currently On View

Image of Vessel
Vessel

Artist unknown
Alabaster
16th–11th C. BCE Egypt
1978.134
Currently On View

Image of Ushabti
Ushabti

Artist unknown
Egyptian faience
10th C. BCE Egypt
2011.34
Currently On View

Image of Beaded collar with lotus flowers
Beaded collar with lotus flowers

Artist unknown
Egyptian faience, assorted glaze compositions, and semi-precious stones
17th-13th C. BCE Egypt Ceramic
JLS.14070
Currently On View


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Last updated: 01/27/2021


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