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Saber; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin

Title: Saber
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.89
Medium and Support: iron blade with cast brass handle with copper overlays
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Base for Maternity Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Urhobo

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Title: Base for Maternity Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Urhobo
Accession Number: 2006/2.72.1
Medium and Support: metal
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Male Ibeji Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925-1940
Accession Number: 1986/2.120
Medium and Support: carved wood, blue coral beads, blue pigment
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Prestige Axe; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Prestige Axe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.53
Medium and Support: iron blade with wooden handle
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Osayin Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Osayin Staff
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Accession Number: 2005/1.238
Medium and Support: forged iron
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Ekpo Society Mask; African, Ibibio

Title: Ekpo Society Mask
Artist: African, Ibibio
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1940
Accession Number: 1985/1.148
Medium and Support: wood, egg shell
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Effigy Head; Artist Unknown, African, Idoma

Title: Effigy Head
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Idoma
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1940
Accession Number: 1982/2.61
Medium and Support: carved wood with paint
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo

Title: Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.338
Medium and Support: wood, human hair and traces of pigment
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Twin Figures (Ibeji); Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Twin Figures (Ibeji)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925-1940
Accession Number: 1986/2.113
Medium and Support: carved wood and glass beads
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Divination Bag; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Divination Bag
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.339
Medium and Support: cloth with multi-colored beadwork
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Eshu Vessel; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Eshu Vessel
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.111
Medium and Support: terracotta
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Beaded Coronet (oríkògbòfó or ojewe); Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Title: Beaded Coronet (oríkògbòfó or ojewe)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
Physical Description: Round beaded crown with six radiating bands (predominantly green with white, metallic and blue accents) that stem from the central axis upon which the big blue-headed bird sits. Smaller birds perch at the base of the bands. Bottom rim predominantly red with white, metallic and blue accents. Spaces in between vertical bands are filled with yellow feathers or possibly synthetic material.
Century: Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1925-1975
Accession Number: 1997/1.345
Medium and Support: cloth, glass beads, metallic beads, feathers
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Female Mask; African, Nigeria, Ibo

Title: Female Mask
Artist: African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1991/2.66
Medium and Support: wood, with yellow commercial paint
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Bush Cow Helmet Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Chamba

Title: Bush Cow Helmet Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Chamba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1974
Accession Number: 1974/2.27
Medium and Support: wood, pitch and pigment
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Ibeji Twin Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Ibeji Twin Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1988
Accession Number: 1988/1.160
Medium and Support: carved wood, glass and nutshell beads, twine, pigment and nail
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Male Ibeji Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925-1940
Accession Number: 1986/2.122
Medium and Support: carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Epa Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Epa Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.126
Medium and Support: wood with polychrome
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Animal Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Animal Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Accession Number: 2005/1.241
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Horned Mask; African, Nigeria, Ibo

Title: Horned Mask
Artist: African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1978
Accession Number: 1978/2.14
Medium and Support: wood, monkey fur
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Ritual Pipe; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria

Title: Ritual Pipe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.151
Medium and Support: ivory tusk
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo

Title: Staff
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo
Accession Number: 2001/2.43
Medium and Support: wood
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Male Ibeji Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925-1940
Accession Number: 1986/2.115
Medium and Support: carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Pair of Beaded Oba's Slippers; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Pair of Beaded Oba's Slippers
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.307.1-2
Medium and Support: cloth, leather and multi-colored beadwork
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Staff
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Accession Number: 2001/2.44
Medium and Support: wood with beads
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Ogboni staff; Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Title: Ogboni staff
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
Physical Description: Brass female figure, kneeling with buttocks on the heels, atop an iron staff. The protruding eyes, nose, and mouth convey a serene, dignified and somewhat withdrawn look. The figure has a beard around the face; she wears ornamentation in small holes atop the ears, cone-shaped headgear, and an elaborate necklace; there is a small spiral motif on the forehead, and two larger spiral motifs on the sides of the body. The hands are held in closed fists in front of the body, the left hand on top of the right.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1970
Accession Number: 2001/2.39
Medium and Support: brass, iron
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Female Figure; African, Nigeria, Ibo

Title: Female Figure
Artist: African, Nigeria, Ibo
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1983/2.192
Medium and Support: wood
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Eket

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 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Ibeji Twin Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Ibeji Twin Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1945
Accession Number: 1987/2.79
Medium and Support: carved wood, original glass beads and nutshell beads, blued hair
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Male Ibeji Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925-1940
Accession Number: 1986/2.124
Medium and Support: carved wood, glass beads, and blue pigment
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Ibeji Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.323
Medium and Support: carved wood, multicolored beads, cowrie shells, string and brass
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Eshu Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Eshu Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Accession Number: 2005/1.247
Medium and Support: wood, cowrie shells, leather
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Figure of Woman sitting nursing baby; African, Nigeria, Ibo

Title: Figure of Woman sitting nursing baby
Artist: African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1983/2.174
Medium and Support: Pottery with white pigment
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Idoma or Igbo Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria

Title: Idoma or Igbo Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria
Accession Number: 2003/2.43
Medium and Support: wood with pigment
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Ikenga; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo

Title: Ikenga
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo
Accession Number: 2003/2.47
Medium and Support: wood
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

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 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Ifa Diviner's Emblem; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

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 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Priest's Bag; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Priest's Bag
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Accession Number: 2003/2.32
Medium and Support: cloth with beadwork
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian

Esu-Elegbara Dance Staff (ogo Esu-Elegbara); Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Title: Esu-Elegbara Dance Staff (ogo Esu-Elegbara)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
Physical Description: At the top of the staff, a male and female supplicant peer from a cascade of cowries, brass beads, iron fragments, and seeds. Some cowries are stained with indigo dye. The lower bodies of the figures are concealed by the shell strands above. Their elongated hairstyles extend the overall verticality of the piece. The figure’s faces appear to be identical.
Century: 19th-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1975
Accession Number: 2003/2.26
Medium and Support: wood, leather, cowrie shells, brass, iron, seeds
relevance: rank 6.72332
Artist Nationality: Nigerian