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- Title
- Friction Oracle (Itombwa)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Physical Description
- Carved wood figure of a quadraped, probably a dog. The figure's back is concave and smooth from use. The figure's back was rubbed with a stick, dowel, or cloth to create friction. A small bell or gong hangs from the figure's neck. Details of the face (nose, mouth eyes) are carved in.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.358
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, metal, glass beads and cowrie shell
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Chief's hat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
- Physical Description
- Miter-shaped hat with double layer of fabric made from whorls of light-colored cotton applique on dark green velveteen ground. Sides of hat terminate in red tassels. Front edge of hat is trimmed with red fabric.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.171
- Medium and Support
- cotton appliqué with tassels
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.44
- Medium and Support
- wood with beads
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- 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 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Anklet with figures on opposing ends
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.53
- Medium and Support
- cast bronze, lost wax method
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Republic of the Congo, Kongo, Solongo
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.53
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- 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 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Female half-figure
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1885
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.64
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.37
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Fertility Doll
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Zaramo
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.254
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Figure of a Man sitting with hands on knees
- Artist
- African, Nigeria, Ibo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.173
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Maternity Figure
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Vili
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.66
- Medium and Support
- polychromed wood, porcelain, glass beads, and cloth
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Babanki
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1987
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.345
- Medium and Support
- wood and metal
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Goldweight in shape of swastika
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, bearing a solid, undecorated swastika form.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.384
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Pwo Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
- Physical Description
- A naturalistic rendering of a human face. Eyes carved in relief are convex and almond-shaped with narrow slits and are placed in round, concave eye sockets. Nose is slender at the bridge and rounded at the tip. The horizontal mouth is partially opened. Half rounded ears display metal loops. The "hair" is attached with a cloth headband high on forehead and is made from clay and red tukula powder. The face shows striated, scarifcation patters underneath and to the sides of the eyes; the forehead shows is a chingelyengelye cross motif. The patina is smooth and redish brown in color.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.201
- Medium and Support
- wood, tukula powder, clay, string, metal, fur, snakeskin, cloth
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Soldier figure
- Artist
- African, West Africa, Kamba
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden figure of a soldier. The general shape is cyclindrical and elongated on the vertical axis. The helmet, uniform, and gun are styled after WW2 era armaments. The jacket, gun, and face are detailed.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.193
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Textile Panel
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)?
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1930.29
- Medium and Support
- woven palm fiber
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- 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 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a pyramid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a step pyramid.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.380
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Mask (Zamble)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Guro Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Face mask with stylized face and horns of an antelope and open jaws of a leopard. Forehead has three sets of scarifcation marks in relief; hairline is incised with pigmented linear and geometric patterns; striped horns curve naturally from top of head; eyes are set in ovoid grounds of white kaolin; top of snout shows incised V-shaped marks; mask is predominantly brown with traces of green, red and yellow pigment; chew stick in back shows some wear.
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-1999
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.348
- Medium and Support
- wood, pigment
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.221
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- 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
- 1997/1.383
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Reliquary figure (muzidi)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe
- Physical Description
- Cloth figure of a human, bound around human remains. The figure is in a seated position with arms outstretched. The torso and neck are cylindrical and elongated.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.187
- Medium and Support
- dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs, human remains
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a bird
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a small bird, with a long, thin neck ending in a small head, resting to the side of the body.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.449
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Palm wine cup
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Cylindrical, wood carved cup with geometric motifs and linear, interlocking surface designs that cover the entire surface of the object.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.372
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Sculpture for Jo or Gwa Society
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Century
- Probably 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.16
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Golddust box with decorated lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.360A&B
- Medium and Support
- cast brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Drum
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.171
- Medium and Support
- wood, animal skin and plant fibers
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Goldweight in shape of snake
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a spiral, possibly broken off at both ends.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.485
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Pendant (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.220.1
- Medium and Support
- hippopotamus ivory
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Antelope Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1970
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.29
- Medium and Support
- wood with traces of paint
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- 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
- 1997/1.395
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Jar
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.172
- Medium and Support
- ceramic with incised design
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of two balls, connected by a short stick and with a small pin at one side, covered in a geometrical pattern of lines and triangles.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.509
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Power Figure (nkisi nduda)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yombe Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Small wooden figure with naturalistic human face engulfed in layers of multi-media attachments including animal hides, medicine packs, and a turban bound in feathers. Figure holds the tip of a curved piece of wood in its mouth, the other end of which terminates in its clutched right hand. A round mirrior is embdedded in the figure's "belly." The hides and fibers creating the “skirt” are intact, making it unique.
- Century
- Late 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.191
- Medium and Support
- wood, mirror, glass, hide, fiber, feathers, resin, pigment
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Qur’an manuscript page
- Artist
- African, Morocco
- Physical Description
- A page from a Qur'an manuscript.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1959/1.156
- Medium and Support
- Ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- 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
- 1997/1.416
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Covered Food Basket
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.159
- Medium and Support
- natural fiber
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Shallow Basket
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.57
- Medium and Support
- woven natural fibers
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Wig Stuffed with Leaves
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Zulu peoples South Africa
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.94
- Medium and Support
- woven cotton, paint and dry leaves
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Eket
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.168
- Medium and Support
- wood and pigment
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- 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
- 1997/1.434
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Skirt
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.95
- Medium and Support
- raffia, beads, cowrie shells and fiber
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.16
- Medium and Support
- wood with animal hide
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.92
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, iron, and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- 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
- 1997/1.460
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure (Eshu as Ibeji)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.121
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- 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
- 1997/1.475
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda Circle Lwena?
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.24
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Title
- Headpiece
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.28
- Medium and Support
- wood with white pigment
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)