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Oba Figure1991.13.0002 (1991.13.0002)
42.6 x 13.8 x 10.7 cm (3,393 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: 1980
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

Oba Altar Bust1984.11.0005 (1984.11.0005)
62.2 x 23.8 x 20.9 cm ( g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Benin City
Period: Colonial; Late 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...

Ceremonial Rattle1984.11.0006 (1984.11.0006)
23.4 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm (210 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Benin City?
Period: Colonial; 18th – 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects
Description: Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century...

Crown1990.12.0001 (1990.12.0001)
90.1 x 22.6 x 16.4 cm (1361 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Yorubaland
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Spirit Bride1983.05.0015 (1983.05.0015)
39 x 7.6 x 7.5 cm (797 g)
Location: Africa, West; Cote d’Ivoire
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

Ndomo Society Mask1983.05.0002 (1983.05.0002)
40.8 x 14.3 x 9 cm (486 g)
Location: Africa, West; Mali
Period: 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Man's Weave1983.05.0031 (1983.05.0031)
259 x 147 cm ( g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Jos; Plateau State
Period: Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Textileworking T&E : Needleworking T&E

Akua Ba Fertility Doll1995.18.0001 (1995.18.0001)
30.8 x 11.5 x 6.6 cm (420 g)
Location: Africa, West; Ghana
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Ibeji with Beaded Cloak1987.13.0001 (1987.13.0001)
26.8 x 21.5 x 15.7 cm (755 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Female Ibeji1983.05.0017 (1983.05.0017)
24.5 x 10.4 x 9.6 cm (191 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Male Ibeji1983.05.0018 (1983.05.0018)
26.7 x 10.3 x 8.8 cm (209 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Male Ibeji1983.05.0019 (1983.05.0019)
25 x 7.4 x 7.4 cm (200 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Oshogbo
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Standing Male Figure1983.05.0020 (1983.05.0020)
32.5 x 12.3 x 11.2 cm (661 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

Female Ibeji 1983.05.0021 (1983.05.0021)
24 x 7.6 x 7.3 cm (186 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Apomu
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Face Mask 1985.16.0004 (1985.16.0004)
49.1 x 35.6 x 15.1 cm (2,927 g)
Location: Africa, West; Liberia
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

Oshe Shango Dance Wand, Staff.1986.21.0002 (1986.21.0002)
30.3 x 10.1 x 5 cm (189 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin, Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

Bag1990.12.0002 (1990.12.0002)
31.8 x 29.2 x 3 cm (717 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Egungun Mask1983.05.0008 (1983.05.0008)
35.5 x 26.8 x 23.7 cm (2,509 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta; Ikoto Quarter
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

Karikpo, Antelope Mask1993.21.0001 (1993.21.0001)
46.6 x 23.5 x 11.7 cm (439 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Early 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

Zamle Society Dance Crest Antelope Mask1984.11.0002 (1984.11.0002)
63.5 x 29 x 26.5 cm (6,618 g)
Location: Africa, West; Cote d’Ivoire
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Maiden Spirit Mask1983.05.0001 (1983.05.0001)
54 x 26.8 x 24.5 cm (1,723 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial (?); 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Face Mask1994.17.0001 (1994.17.0001)
67.2 x 24.5 x 18.4 cm (2,309 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abio; Afikpo
Period: 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

Gelede Society Mask1984.10.0001 (1984.10.0001)
25 x 20.2 x 17.5 cm (385 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Agoshasha
Period: 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Side-Blown Horn1994.17.0002 (1994.17.0002)
46.8 x 8.8 x .1 cm (630 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Musical T&E : Musical Instruments

Adire Oniko Cloth1983.05.0032 (1983.05.0032)
193.2 x 173 cm (722 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Main Garments

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