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- Title
- Wall Hanging
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon
- Physical Description
- Black background with red trim on either side, but not on the top and bottom. There is a large orange tiger in the center with a red donkey and blue bird on the left side. Colors of blacks, greens, reds, blues, oranges and yellow. There is lilac trim on the top and bottom of the cloth.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.96
- Medium and Support
- appliqued cotton cloth
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.488
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Ewe Standing Female Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.258
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Ikenga
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.47
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1915-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.117
- Medium and Support
- carved wood and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.22
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Ifa Diviner's Emblem
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.312
- Medium and Support
- cloth and multi-colored beadwork
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.385
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Bell
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1910
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.38
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Priest's Bag
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.32
- Medium and Support
- cloth with beadwork
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Royal sword with gold-leafed handle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.309
- Medium and Support
- iron with gold leaf
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.54
- Medium and Support
- corrugated metal
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.391
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.70
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Loom Heddle Pulley
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.126
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.414
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Element for a Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.86
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Pot
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Djenne
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.56
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.432
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Cap
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.102
- Medium and Support
- glass beads and buttons
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Walu Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1696
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.357
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.457
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.471
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.105
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Idoma
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.253
- Medium and Support
- wood, polychrome, beads
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.190
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamum?
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1999/2.11
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1989/1.45
- Medium and Support
- iron and wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Kasengosengo Whistle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.202
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.31
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Oba's Slipper (One of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.63.1
- Medium and Support
- cloth and multi-colored beadwork
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Golddust box with decorated lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.361A&B
- Medium and Support
- cast brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.47
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.375
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.63
- Medium and Support
- leather and metal
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.404
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.79
- Medium and Support
- glass beads with brass pendant
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Woman's Wrap
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Accession Number
- 2004/2.27
- Medium and Support
- cloth
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.424
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Face Plug
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.95
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Doll Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Zaramo
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.249
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Horse (miniature) on later base
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.175
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, blood, patination, gruel, millet, clay
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.442
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Doll
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.341
- Medium and Support
- carved wood with white beads and multi-colored beads, leather and string
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, West Africa
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.60
- Medium and Support
- cast brass, lost wax method
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Letter Opener
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1910
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.55
- Medium and Support
- ivory
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.492
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Sword (eben)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
- Physical Description
- Cast ceremonial sword. The "fan" shape is indicative of the royal eben type. The general shape may be derived from northern, Sahelian influences. The looped handle is also typical of the eben type.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.86
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with ivory, leather and cloth covered handle
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Royal Seat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.356
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 5.33442
- Title
- Container for liquids with four nozzles
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Tuareg
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1984
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.313
- Medium and Support
- camel leather
- relevance
- rank 5.33442