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Fon

Altar (Asen), 20th century

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Pende

Female Face Mask (Mbuya ya Mukhetu), Early/mid–20th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Bamileke

Portrait Figure of Metang, the 10th King of Batufam, c. 1912-1914

Art Institute of Chicago

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Kwere

Figure Posts, Early-mid 20th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Kalabari

Figure Screen (Duein Fubara), Early 20th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Kota

Figure (Mbulu Ngulu), Late 19th-early 20th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Babessi

Vessel (Kume Ndu), Mid–20th century

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Delores Juanico

Prayers Answered, 2019

Art Institute of Chicago

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Chokwe

Female Face Mask (Mwana Pwo), Late 19th/early 20th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Kwahu

Commemorative Container (Abusua Kuruwa), Late 19th/early 20th century

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

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Colima

Seated Female Figure Holding a Bowl, 100–800 CE

Art Institute of Chicago

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Chokwe

Male Face Mask (Chihongo), Mid–late 19th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Nayarit

Seated Joined Couple, 200 BCE–300 CE

Art Institute of Chicago

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Yoruba

Crown (Ade), Late 19th to mid-20th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Nayarit

Figure of a Seated Chieftain, 100 BCE–250 CE

Art Institute of Chicago

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Edo

Head (Uhunmwun Elao), 18th/early 19th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Edo

Tusk, 1850-1888

Art Institute of Chicago

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Yoruba

Slippers (Bata Ileke), Late 19th/early 20th century

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

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Hemba

Male Figure (Singiti), Mid 19th-early 20th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Edo

Altar Head for a Chief, 19th/early 20th century

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

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Yaka

Helmet Mask (Kholuka or Mbala), Late 19th-early 20th century

Art Institute of Chicago

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Senufo

Helmet Mask (Kponyungo), 19th to early 20th century

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

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Chupícuaro

Female Figure with Geometric Face and Body Paint, 200–100 BCE

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Teotihuacan

Shell Mosaic Ritual Mask, 300–600 CE

Art Institute of Chicago

Style

Subject

Culture

Altar (Asen), 20th century

Female Face Mask (Mbuya ya Mukhetu), Early/mid–20th century

Portrait Figure of Metang, the 10th King of Batufam, c. 1912-1914

Figure Posts, Early-mid 20th century

Figure Screen (Duein Fubara), Early 20th century

Figure (Mbulu Ngulu), Late 19th-early 20th century

Vessel (Kume Ndu), Mid–20th century

Prayers Answered, 2019

Female Face Mask (Mwana Pwo), Late 19th/early 20th century

Commemorative Container (Abusua Kuruwa), Late 19th/early 20th century

Seated Female Figure Holding a Bowl, 100–800 CE

Male Face Mask (Chihongo), Mid–late 19th century

Seated Joined Couple, 200 BCE–300 CE

Crown (Ade), Late 19th to mid-20th century

Figure of a Seated Chieftain, 100 BCE–250 CE

Head (Uhunmwun Elao), 18th/early 19th century

Tusk, 1850-1888

Slippers (Bata Ileke), Late 19th/early 20th century

Male Figure (Singiti), Mid 19th-early 20th century

Altar Head for a Chief, 19th/early 20th century

Helmet Mask (Kholuka or Mbala), Late 19th-early 20th century

Helmet Mask (Kponyungo), 19th to early 20th century

Female Figure with Geometric Face and Body Paint, 200–100 BCE

Shell Mosaic Ritual Mask, 300–600 CE

Style

Subject

Culture

Altar (Asen), 20th century

Female Face Mask (Mbuya ya Mukhetu), Early/mid–20th century

Portrait Figure of Metang, the 10th King of Batufam, c. 1912-1914

Figure Posts, Early-mid 20th century

Figure Screen (Duein Fubara), Early 20th century

Figure (Mbulu Ngulu), Late 19th-early 20th century

Vessel (Kume Ndu), Mid–20th century

Prayers Answered, 2019

Female Face Mask (Mwana Pwo), Late 19th/early 20th century

Commemorative Container (Abusua Kuruwa), Late 19th/early 20th century

Seated Female Figure Holding a Bowl, 100–800 CE

Male Face Mask (Chihongo), Mid–late 19th century

Seated Joined Couple, 200 BCE–300 CE

Crown (Ade), Late 19th to mid-20th century

Figure of a Seated Chieftain, 100 BCE–250 CE

Head (Uhunmwun Elao), 18th/early 19th century

Tusk, 1850-1888

Slippers (Bata Ileke), Late 19th/early 20th century

Male Figure (Singiti), Mid 19th-early 20th century

Altar Head for a Chief, 19th/early 20th century

Helmet Mask (Kholuka or Mbala), Late 19th-early 20th century

Helmet Mask (Kponyungo), 19th to early 20th century

Female Figure with Geometric Face and Body Paint, 200–100 BCE

Shell Mosaic Ritual Mask, 300–600 CE