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Artist unknown, Mbap mteng (Elephant mask) , early 20 th century Bamileke, Grasslands region, Cameroon 150cm x60cm x20cm. Kozo , a variety of an Nkisi figure Kongo peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo Late 19 th , early 20 th century.
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Artist unknown,Mbap mteng (Elephant mask) , early 20th century Bamileke, Grasslands region, Cameroon 150cm x60cm x20cm
Kozo, a variety of an Nkisi figure Kongo peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo Late 19th, early 20th century
Mohara(charm), Madagascar, probably early 19th century (collected in 1900) Gold, gemstones and silk 65cmx20cmx7cm
A nkisi empowered figure of the nkondi type, collected c.1905. Wood, metal, glass, and mixed media, height 38 1/2" (97 cm). Barbier-Muller Collection, Geneva.
Nail figure (nkisi n'kondi), Kongo, from Shiloango River area, Democratic Republic of Congo, ca. 1875-1900. Wood, nails, blades, medicinal materials, and cowrie shell, 3' 10 3/4" high. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit.
Kongo Title: Male Figure (Nkondi) Work Type: Sculpture Date: 18th-19th century Material: Wood, iron, cloth, mirror, leopard tooth, fiber, porcelain : 45.72 x 20.32 x 8.89 cm (18 x 8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Artist unknown,Nkishi, Songye peoples 19th/Early 20th century Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 102cmx36cmx22cm Wood, metal, skin, glass, fibre, tooth, seed pod, animal horn
Artist unknown,Muri wa Lipiko Early 20th century Makonde peoples, Mozambique Wood, human hair, wax, pigment
ndilo, ordiving bowl 19th or early 20th century Wood, bone, fibre, glass, cowrie shell 33cm x 10cm Venda peoples, South Africa
A selection of Suman, Akan Peoples (group of which Asante is a part)
ObidieAba is, a kind of Cinderella story put into the context of a courtyard of a modern Twi-speaking family, probably in Kumasi. Its
▲▲ A "soul washer's" disk (akrafokonmu) 19thc. Gold, Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London ▲▲ A "soul washer's" disk (akrafokonmu) 19thc. Gold, diameter 3 3/4""
Igwe Agabi is a weak king who has two daughters, he loves Anyaebere while his queen (lolo) is less fond of her (or “hates her with a passion” as the filmhouse release notes would have it!). Instead, the lolo loves Erimma her other daughter with whom she shares a similarly strong personality. The two strong women plot to fight more forecfully against an invading group, against the advice of Onoja, the oracle who settles disputes.
Kidonga, or Medicine flask, late 19th/early 20th century. Giriama peoples, Kenya
Artist unknown. Iziqgiki, or Headrest. 19th/ early 20th century, Zulu peoples Kwa-Zulu Natal province, South Africa
Artist unknown Water bottle San Peoples South Africa
Artist Unknown Caryatid Stool Luba Peoples Democratic Republic of Congo
Ndop of King Shyaam the Great, late 18th (Commemorating the early 17thc dynastic founder King Shyaam the Great) Wood Height 21 1/2" (54.5 cm).
Artist unknown Anthropomorphic figure. Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Artist unknown,Mbap mteng (Elephant mask) , early 20th century Bamileke, Grasslands region, Cameroon 150cm x60cm x20cm Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London
Beaker in Form of Two Heads (Left ) Kuba, African Congolese; Kuba (Right) Lele Peoples, Congo
King Nshyeeng King Shyaam
Female Figure, 19th century lUba Peoples, Congo (DRC) Wood h.14"