Term
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Definition
Kangah and his spirit wife
Baule of Ivory Coast
Wood Sculpture |
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Term
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Definition
Mouse Divination Vessel
Baule of Ivory Coast
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Pair of Figures for a Trance Diviner
Baule of Ivory Coast
Wooden sculpture |
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Term
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Definition
Golden Stool on hwedom tea chair
Ashanti of Ghana
Gold and wood |
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Term
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Definition
Dwa Stool for Ancestry Shrine, repaired with brass strip
Ashanti of Ghana
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Adinkra Cloth
Ashanti of Ghana
Cloth, cotton, and pigment |
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Term
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Definition
Kente Cloth
Akan of Ghana
Cotton and rayon |
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Term
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Definition
Akua Ba
Ashanti of Ghana
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Ghana Ashanti Durbar Festival
Ashanti of Ghana
Performance; various materials |
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Term
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Definition
Linguist Staff of a Chief Holding an Egg
Ashanti of Ghana
1940
Wood, gold |
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Term
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Definition
Mask of Oni Obalufon
Ife of Nigeria
Copper |
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Term
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Definition
Head
Ife of Nigeria
Copper alloy |
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Term
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Definition
Ife Shrine Head, Terra-cotta
Ife of Nigeria
Terra-cotta |
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Term
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Definition
Statue of an Oni
Ife of East Guinea Coast
Copper |
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Term
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Definition
Life-size wooden fig from Owo
Ife of East Guinea Coast
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Ere Ibeji
Yoruba of Nigeria
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Shango Staff
Yoruba of Nigeria
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Wooden Ogo Eleba dance wand
Yoruba of Nigeria
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Ikere Palace
Yoruba of Nigeria
Wood and pigment |
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Term
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Definition
Helmet Mask of Gelede Society
Yoruba of East Guinea Coast
Wood, pigment |
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Term
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Definition
Ancestor Altar for former Oba
Benin of Nigeria
Bronze, Ivory |
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Term
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Definition
Benin Art taken during British Punitive Expedition
Benin of Nigeria
1897 |
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Term
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Definition
Bronze Head
Benin of Nigeria
Bronze |
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Term
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Definition
Benin Head
Benin of East Guinea Coast
Bronze |
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Term
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Definition
Bronze Head
Benin of Nigeria
Bronze |
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Term
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Definition
Plaque depicting architectural facade and figures
Benin of Nigeria
Bronze |
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Term
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Definition
Bronze Plaque Representing a Portuguese Man
Benin of East Guinea Coast
Bronze |
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Term
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Definition
Ikenga
Igbo of Nigeria
Wood, pigment |
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Term
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Definition
Osu Clan Dance Principle Mask
Igbo of Nigeria
Performance |
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Term
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Definition
Crested Mask
Igbo of Nigeria
Wood, pigment |
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Term
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Definition
Mbari to Ala in Inyeogugu
Igbo of Nigeria
Wood, pigment |
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Term
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Definition
Wooden Royal Mask with Nails
Bamileke of Cameroon
Wood, metal |
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Term
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Definition
Enthronement of Jinabo II
Kom of Cameroon |
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Term
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Definition
King Yu Carving Royal Figures
Kom of Cameroon
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
King Njoya Seated on the Throne
Bamum of Cameroon
1912 |
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Term
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Definition
Throne Figure, King
Kom of Cameroon
Wood, beads |
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Term
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Definition
Statue of Mother of Twins
Bamileke of Cameroon
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Half Figure from a Reliquary Ensemble; Female
Fang of Gabon
Wood, brass |
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Term
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Definition
Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble; Janus
Kota of Gabon
Wood, copper, brass |
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Term
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Definition
Dance of the Ancestor Figure
Fang of Gabon |
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Term
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Definition
Wooden Nkisi with Feather Headdress and Mirror
Kongo of Congo
Wood, feathers, mirror |
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Term
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Definition
Wooden Power Figure (Nkisi Nkonda)
Kongo of Congo
Wood, metal |
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Term
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Definition
Bwende Niombo Ready for Last Journey
Bwende of Zaire (now Congo)
Cloth |
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Term
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Definition
Crucifix
Kongo of Congo
Copper alloy |
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Term
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Definition
Luba Chief with Lukasa and Staff
Luba of Democratic Republic of Congo
1989 |
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Term
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Definition
Lukasa Board
Luba of Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood, shells, beads |
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Term
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Definition
Village Chief and Wife Displaying Staff of Office
Luba of Democratic Republic of Congo
1989 |
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Term
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Definition
Master of Buli Stool
Luba of Zaire (Now Democratic Republic of Congo)
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Figurative Stool with Scarification
Luba of Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Female Figure Mikisi Mikahe
Luba of Zaire (Now Democratic Republic of Congo)
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Luba Headrest
Luba of Zaire (Now Democratic Republic of Congo)
Wood, beads |
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Term
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Definition
Carved Wooden Figurative Cup
Kuba of Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Kuba King Bopa Mobinshi and Court
Kuba of Zaire (Now Democratic Republic of Kongo)
Costumes |
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Term
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Definition
Kuba King Shaam a-Mbul a-Ngwoong
Kuba of Zaire (Now Democratic Republic of Congo)
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Mangbetu Queen Nenzima, one of Okondo's 108 Wives
Mangbetu of Zaire
1910 |
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Term
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Definition
Wooden Pipe Bowl
Mangbetu of Zaire
Wood |
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Term
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Definition
Pot and Jar
Mangbetu of Zaire
Terracotta |
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Term
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Definition
King Munza Seated on Throne with Tripod Rest
Mangbetu of Zaire
Drawing |
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