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tusk, ivory, Benin Culture, Nigeria, Africa, XVIII c.; a rare ivory tusk from the Kingdom of Benin, finely carved with the figures of warriors, serpents, etc.; the inclusion of the carved figure of the Oba or King, represented with its traditional mudfish, instead of legs, denotes that this was one of the Royal tusks which stood in the great bronze heads on the altar of the Oba's ancestors

Tusk, 1775-1777

Edo

G250

Shrine head, 12th-14th century

Ancient Yoruba

G250

Leopard Aquamanile, Bronze, Benin Culture, Africa, XVIIc; covered with incised spots and smnall punch marks. Rare example.

Water pitcher, 18th century

Edo

G250

ritual beadwork with face and sixteen birds mounted on the crown; long fringe hangs from crown

Crown, about 1920

Yoruba

G236

Three figures as a support for a round top. PL figure is holding drum, center figure is on a horse and PR is female with a child on her back. Figures on irregularly shaped base.

Divination tray, mid 20th century

Yoruba

G254

elongated face; concave on back; spots and whiskers inlaid; leaf-shaped ears; open mouth with teeth and tongue visible; warm brown patina

Leopard Pendant, 17th-18th century

Benin

G250

head (male) wearing thick collar up to lower lip; openwork caplike headdress with hanging braids and beaded cords around ears; two "beads" on forehead; flower-like beaded elements at temples--one at PR ear, two at PL ear; open circle at top of head

Memorial head, 1550-1650

Edo

G250

rectangular board with protruding carved arrow at top; text from Qur'an written in ink on either side of board, surrounded by delicate border; one side has decorations of square spirals across C; the other side has geometric zigzag pattern

Qur'anic writing board, mid 20th century

Nigeria

G242

wooden board with leather-covered handle at top; designs in black, yellow, green and orange; one side decorated with bird with circular body, five pointed star and triangle with L-shaped element (abstracted bird motif), with text overall at diagonals in background; same types on motifs on opposite side birds with round bodies and turtle with round body and diamond with text in background with similar design to first side

Writing board, late 20th century

Hausa

G242

at the top of tapper is a large, square head with a face characterized by oval, wide-set eyes, prominent nose, and partially open mouth; on top of head is a small headdress carved with patterned lines and slightly rounded at top; figure kneels on cone shape of tapper--her arms are bent at her waist and she cups her breasts with her hands; figure's belly is round with a large belly button and belt at her waist; top of tapper cone has a band of hash-mark-like carvings; tapper curves down to a point; tan in color overall

Tapper, 18th century

Yoruba

G254

long pointed handle attached to 17 wriggley-shaped snake-like figures; snake heads are very pointed and sharp

Ritual Iron, 1900-1950

Nigeria

G236

staff-like object with curved head piece from which extend 17 pieces with curls on end; flat pieces at end of staff and in midst of curled pieces; striated design on flat side of staff handle

Iron currency, 1900-1950

Ga'anda

G236

dark brown face with very large bulging eyes with small pupils; protruding teeth; red lips; large protruding ears; vertical element at top center of head; blue and white crescents on cheeks; hair with zigzag edges

"Igbudu" mask, 1900-1950

Yoruba

G250

seated figure on a raised dais; figures depicted with raised arms, holding up the top part of the dais on right, left and back sides; seated figure holds disk shape in PR hand, and hollow staff in PL hand; figure wears necklace made out of shells; textured, mud-like substance coats surface throughout

Figure, mid 20th century

Igala (?)

G250

length of strung beads of various types--predominately black, blue, and pink with variously colored beaded tassel strands at ends--with ten brown nuts; silver pendant with Christian imagery on white beaded strand on one side

Opele oracle chain, mid 20th century

Yoruba

G254

flat bell shaped piece of iron; slight convex curve with 6- 1/2" handle extending from flat end; mottled brown surface that is irregular; darkened sections along handle and outer edges

Currency, mid 20th century

Angas or Afo

G236

roughly rectangular with curved top; multiple pieces of cow hide sewn together with a cowhide border sewn with white threads; suede side decorated with central round element; quadruped bird-like animal in LRC; four-legged, three-lobed insect-like animal in LLC; red snake, URC; six-legged football-shaped insect (scorpion?) with checkerboard design on its back in ULC; various lines of text written overall; some grids and geometric designs; text and drawings in red, green, purple and black; grid on back in black with purple text inside squares

Ritual mat, mid 20th century

Hausa

G242

four horizontal panels with multiple figures in various poses: standing, riding bicycles, riding animals, seated; incised horizontal bars divide panels

Palace door, early 20th century

Dada Areogun, a.k.a Areogun of Osi-Ilorin

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standing female figure wearing short pleated yellow skirt, belt with tan disks, silver blouse, red and black bolero jacket, silver shoes, and silver necklace with flower or star pendant; woman has long black hair and wide eyes; body intertwined with one snake, another snake around woman's neck; attached black metal mount

Mami Wata figure, 1950s

Igbo

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Warrior's Hat (Jagun), 19th century

Benin

G250

cloth pouch with front flap decorated with beads; design of three stylized faces with interlocking geometric designs; braided leather tassels and handles; attached to square black mount

Bag, 20th century

Yoruba

G254

%C2%A9 1986 Sokari Douglas Camp

Cheering Woman, 1986

Sokari Douglas Camp

G100

Ekine Society Memorial Screen (called 'Duen Fobar'); wood and raffia with traces of pigment Nigeria,Ijo Tribe,late XIXc. Abonnema Village

Funerary screen, late 19th century

Kalabari

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Bead covered handle with geometric zigzag, triangle and striped designs in multicolored beads; head with bulging eyes and mohawk hairstyle at top; long tail of reddish-brown hair at end

Flywhisk, about 1950

Yoruba

G254

metal spring with incised decoration; flat circle of metal at end of each coil, with incised lines

Currency, 20th century

Igbo

G236

four-sided, face on one side, incised line pattern at top and bottom, cotton and leather tassels attached to top

Ceremonial Bell, 13th-20th century

Yoruba

G250

head with large features and wide eyes; hair styled in 4 buns

Head, 1000 BCE-300 CE

Nok

G254

post with two figures; bottom maternity figure is kneeling and holding two sticks presented vertically and touching the base of the post; bottom figure supports a circular bowl shaped platform which supports a male equestrian figure with elaborate saddle and trappings; figure wears a conical shaped crown decorated with the faces of past rulers; metal mount

Ancestral Post, c. 1910

attributed to Adeshina

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large ring with animals (sea life?) in high relief applied to top of ring; four incised geometric bands

Commemorative Ring, 17th century

Benin

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four strips sewn together; white ground with geometric bands in black, red and yellow alternating with loose, wooly fringe in same colors

Man's Wrapper, 19th-20th century

Nupe

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rounded bottom; bulbous body tapering to short neck; neck flares outward to lipped bowl at top; incised overall with linear and arc designs; red, black and green pigments

Vessel, 20th century

Nupe

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round-bodied vessel with rounded bottom; decorated overall with six bands of incised arcs and lines; inward-flaring lip; applied elements on lip and band at shoulder

Vessel, 20th century

Nupe

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rounded body flaring in at shoulder and flaring outward at mouth with wide lip; body and inner rim covered with incised geometric designs and patterns; traces of red and white pigments

Vessel, Date Unknown

Nupe

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bowl-shaped vessel with footed stem base; decorated on exterior and rim with incised geometric designs and raised scallops below rim; dark patina

Vessel, 20th century

Igbo

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cylindrical form; small face with large features; arms held away from body with hands on abdomen; torso only; vertical form on stomach

Burial Figure, 10th-13th century

Nok

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light pink fabric embroidered with geometric and curvalinear designs in purple, red, black, green and yellow

Trousers, 20th century

Hausa

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rounded, textured body with small flat foot; small ring handle; short, outward-flaring neck with ring mouth; shoulder decorated with applied strips in triangular and medallion designs; white, red and brown

Water Vessel, c. 1930

Igbo

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rounded, textured body with small flat foot; small ring handle; short, outward-flaring neck; shoulder decorated with raised ribs and medallion in black, incised lines and white triangles

Water Vessel, c. 1930

Igbo

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plaid panel; blue and white with some thin red stripes; plaid patterns at borders and center; two blocks with radiating X and chevron motifs; some threads removed to create patterns; "amasiri" pattern

Man's wrapper, Date Unknown

Kalabari

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nine strips sewn together; cream with blue stripes of various sizes; four stripes have golden yellow elongated football shapes (spindles)

Blanket, Date Unknown

Hausa

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six panels sewn together; cream ground with dark blue stripes with cream patterning and orange, red and lighter blue thin stripes; twisted fringed on short ends

Man's shawl, Date Unknown

Hausa

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sleeveless pullover shirt; cream ground fabric; hem flares outward at bottom; round neckline; wide sleeve openings trimmed at inside in various printed fabrics; neckline, front chest area and upper back embroidered in yellow, orange, mint green, blue, tan, and black with four horizontal elements on chest, V-shaped medallion at center of chest and knot on upper back

Man's shepherd shirt, Date Unknown

Fulani

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striped panel; predominately maroon and blue, with white and thin yellow stripes; stepped stripe pattern overall--"igodoye moru" pattern; two panels machine sewn on one long side

Woman's wrapper, Date Unknown

Kalabari

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striped panel; predominately maroon and blue, with white and thin yellow stripes; stepped stripe pattern overall--"igodoye moru" pattern

Woman's wrapper, Date Unknown

Kalabari

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plaid panel; black with red and thin yellow stripes; some weft threads removed to created stripe patterns; heading band on one short end

Man's wrapper, Date Unknown

Kalabari

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large, multicolored striped cloth with multicolored, abstract embroidered designs; fringe on short ends of fabric is also many colored; cloth consists of 3 panels

Cloth, mid 20th century

Nupe

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dark purple, and gold striped agbada with heavy embroidery at neckline and across chest; gold embroidery at UR chest is many lines of design in a large swirled pattern; at center and left side of chest - much solid golden embroidery as well as abstract embroidered areas; horizontal lines of (punched?) holes in center area; vertical lines on holes on open sleeve areas; on back center another large swirled area of golden embroidery; upper body of garment is lined with teal blue fabric which shows through horizontal holes on back and front

Agbada, 20th century

Yoruba

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blue textile with light blue and grey stripes; stripes vary in width; short edges of textile hemmed; textile constructed of two panels

Wedding cloth, mid 20th century

Yoruba

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brown silk textile constructed of two panel; textile decorated with perforations in the form of lines and crosses; shorter edges are hemmed

Panel, 20th century

Yoruba

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white and tan striped textile with geometric embroidery at the chest area; sides of shirt are completely open; neck opening is "v" shaped and has blue lining; edges of shirt are hemmed

Shirt, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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maroon and grey striped fabric; embroidery - 10 rows - around neckline (keyhole shape); geometric patterns - knots, ovals and triangles on front and back; sleeves open to bottom edge; 6" seam along bottom, each sleeve

Agbada, from a three-piece set, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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textile is predominately dark blue with light blue dyed decorations; made of two panels stitched together; decorated with dyed stars shaped like an asterisk symbol; each star contained within a box; small tie threads still on textile throughout

Adire cloth, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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maroon and grey striped fabric; blue panel at top; tan machine embroidery on outside of leg near bottom and wide band around bottom edge; diamonds and triangles; drawstring at waist

Pair of pants, from a three-piece set, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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vertically striped tan and white pants with natural brown waist; blue inner lining at cuffs; elastic-like waist

Pair of pants, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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dark and light blue striped cloth; 5 panels of different widths; pattern: wide solid dark blue section followed by light and dark blue stripes of varying widths; repeat pattern

Cloth (olowududu), early-mid 20th century

Okun Yoruba

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maroon and grey bias stripe, cylindrical hat; lined in blue

Hat, from a three-piece set, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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eleven paneled, black cloth with blue tie-dyed stripes; some stripes are single and some are triple; blue striped panels are interspersed with plain black panels

Panel, c. 1950

Yoruba

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dark reddish orange fabric with intermittent black stripes; between stripes, embroidered areas of black, blue, yellow and white; black and red/orange fringe at each end

Skirt, 1980

Igbo

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nine paneled wrap with 4 rows of black and white squares at each end; middle section - red, blue, orange, black and white stripes and some black and white abstract designs; short, narrow fringe at each end; at center: bands of black and yellow

Body wrap, c. 1980

Zarma

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fourteen strips joined along length; blue, tan, maroon; lengthwise stripes alternate tan and maroon along length; each strip blue, multi, blue, multi, blue

Panel, 20th century

Yoruba

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dark and light blue and green pattern; two panels joined at center; each panel has center circular medallion containing 2 faces and letters OK in stripes; crownlike motif above faces; OK stripes overall fabric with various motifs superimposed

Adire (wrap), 20th century

Nigeria

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predominately dark blue; some white, blue, brown, and orange ikat patterned stripes found lengthwise on the textile; two paneled; hemmed at shorter edges; rectangular in shape

Cloth (olowu dudu), c. 1950

Yoruba

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2 paneled, multicolored, woven skirt with multicolored fringe; bands of various abstract designs

Skirt, 20th century

Nupe

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white and dark blue textile; embroidered decorations include diamonds among other geometric shapes; longer edges have dark blue border; shorter edges have white and dark blue fringe

Skirt, 20th century

Igbo

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tie dyed indigo damask with blue spots

Panel, Date Unknown

Nigeria

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Indigo stripes on red run vertically and horizontally across the textile near edges and across center area; thin lines, woven with white thread, create square grid patterning

Pelete Bite Wrapper, 1980-1989

Kalabari

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dark and light blue fabric; print with alternating designs - tortoise alternating with large and small geometric designs; 2 panels joined at center

Adire (wrap), 20th century

Yoruba

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man's pants go with L2010.200.164.1; made from same brown fabric with gold stripes and woven holes connected vertically by brown thread on the surface; wide band of gold embroidery at cuffs and up leg; blue drawstring panel at top; side seam pockets small black and white checked fabric

Pants, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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white fabric skirt with red and black embroidery in large diamond designs and abstract patterns; black and white fringe

Skirt, Date Unknown

Igbo

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Man's tunic; brown, golden yellow embroidery; brown fabric with gold stripe; holes woven into fabric in horizontal stripes; rows of holes connected vertically with brown thread on surface; wide collar of gold embroidery; geometric motifs include knots, ovals and stripes; see pants L2010.200.165.2

Agbada, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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dark and light blue design; geometric motifs - large squares enclose smaller motifs including circles, triangles and diamonds; dark blue ground, light patterns; 2 panels joined at center

Adire (wrap), 20th century

Nigeria

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kneeling female figure on a round base; woman holds her breasts in her hands; round-cheeked face with large eyes; scarifications on forehead and cheeks; upswept hairstyle; dark brown

Female figure, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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large and small orange circles covered with small brown oval print against basket weave pattern

Textile sample (#NC-149), 1972

Nigeria

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white background with thin black lines; red and black weft patterning figures; horizontal stripes at each end, alternating broken lines

Wrapper, 20th century

Nigeria

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alternating vertical and horizontal 1" strips in wide center section; dark blue/light blue; bordered by 1-1/4" blue/light blue stripe; further bordered by 4-3/4" magenta band--3 times on each side; open weave; center section has 12 supplimentary weft patterning in green, blue, yellow; both ends are self fringed; at one end, 6" portion is blue and white

Wrapper, mid 20th century

Igbo

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four wide horizontal bands--zigzag pattern in brown, black and gold metal on off-white; 3" plain off-white border at each end; three alternating bands with woven pattern in brown, black and gold metallic thread; 1/2" selvage on each side; entire design is supplementary weft

Wrapper, 20th century

Igbo

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tan and white vertical stripe with gold supplemental warp; open weave and floats

Wrapper, c. 1950

Yoruba

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standing abstracted figure with arms down, held away from sides; white pigment in eyes and in three lines on each cheek; mowhawk-like hairstyle with long sides (or exaggerated ears?)

Figure, 19th-20th century

Mumuye

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15 narrow vertically sewn strips in grey with center metallic woven strip; 2-1/2" hem at both ends

Wrapper (Skirt), 20th century

Yoruba

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five woven strips stitched together; black, yellow, white, silver metallic; vertical and horizontal stripes interspersed with elephants and floats

Turban, 20th century

Yoruba

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standing figure wearing a hat with turned-up brim in front, neck and mouth covering, armor-like tunic and anklets; figure holds spear in PR hand and removable shield in PL hand; bare feet; bell-like pendant on element at PL hip

Warrior Chief, c. 1800

Benin

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two panels sewn together and hemmed on two sides; indigo with light blue patchwork- like designs with geometric patterns, organic animal motifs and abstracted flowers; starch resist

Alokun, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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panel, hemmed on two sides; indigo with light blue patchwork-like designs with four different geometric patterns, including snowflake-like design; starch resist

Oremerin, 20th century

Yoruba

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two panels, sewn together and hemmed on two sides; indigo with light blue patchwork- like designs with various geometric and zoomorphic designs; two floral motif blocks at center; starch resist

Alokun, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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back of head of African woman with hair in seven pigtails; partial views of back of heads of other people visible at bottom

%C2%A9 J.D. %27Okhai Ojeikere%2C Courtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs%2C NY

Mkpuk Eba, HD694/74, 1974 (printed 2013)

J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere

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wooden board with leather-covered handle at top; one side decorated with design in red, green and black horizontal linear elements with text, diamonds, triangles and half-circles with hatched lines; opposite side decorated with circle with text and lines--abstracted animal?

Writing board, late 20th century

Hausa

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roughly rectangular shape, with inward-arcing bottom edge; arc-shaped "handle" at top, covered in tooled and twisted leather (?); one side decorated with text and highly stylized quadruped with long, thin legs, long black tail, very long neck and small head (both red) and wedge-shaped body with a hump; body decorated with various patterns--checkerboard, hatching, arcs and diamonds; black, red and brown colors on side with quadruped; opposite side has text in black and red, two grids with letters and geometric symbol in black with red text

Writing board, second half of 20th century

Hausa

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eleven strips sewn together; predominately purple with cream edging on strips and green arrowhead designs, stripes and bowtie shapes; openwork patterning in weaving with twisted threads

Wrapper, late 19th century

Yoruba

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indigo background; alternating pattern of spotted squares, and squares with a flower; has heading band

Adire wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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indigo with tie-dye; large gridlines with star shapes

Adire wrapper, 20th century

Adire

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one of two figurative brass staves, which are attached by a chain at the tops of their cone-shaped headdresses; this figure has been identified as male (the other female); however, the staves appear identical, with wide, oval eyes, wide pointed noses, and a small mouth with slightly parted lips; both figures have patterned decoration on their forehead and cheeks; both wear a beehive shaped headdress that ends in a point; the heads are attached to the body of the stave, which has an ornate design; main body of stave is cylindrical in shape, below it the stave leads into a point; staves are all one brass color, with the bottom section appearing to be a more brownish color

Staff with male head, 20th century

Yoruba

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wood bust with round head covered with large, oval, patterned headdress protruding up and out; side of headdress are flat; face is carved in by small indentation--eyes, nose, mouth, and three small lines on each cheek; neck is long and thin and attached to a tall, square base with carvings on front; the piece overall is a light brown--natural hue of the wood

Doll, 20th century

Yoruba

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one of two figurative brass staves, which are attached by a chain at the tops of their cone-shaped headdresses; this figure has been identified as female (the other male); however, the staves appear identical, with wide, oval eyes, wide pointed noses, and a small mouth with slightly parted lips; both figures have patterned decoration on their forehead and cheeks; both wear a beehive shaped headdress that ends in a point; the heads are attached to the body of the stave, which has an ornate design; main body of stave is cylindrical in shape, below it the stave leads into a point; staves are all one brass color, with the bottom section appearing to be a more brownish color

Staff with female head, 20th century

Yoruba

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very large, tunic-like top; boxy shape with V-neckline; sides open except for small stitched areas at lower corners; body is magenta with thin black and white stripes; front and back decorated with dense green patterned stitching with circle with loop over PR chest area and similar circle with loop on upper back

Robe, late 19th century

Hausa or Nupe

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standing stylized figure with pointed beard; triangular-shaped ears; pair of very tall horns with spirals at top; face has deeply-incised geometric patterns--without facial features; deeply carved oval element with horizontal band on chest; figure wears short skirt-like garment; figure stands on round platform with four curving legs and one vertical central leg; some possible scattered bits of red and white pigments

Ikenga Figure, first half of 20th century

Igbo

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roughly rectangular shape, with inward-arcing bottom edge; arc-shaped "handle" at top, covered in twisted leather (?); one side decorated with text and diamond designs in black and red; other side decorated with diamonds and stylized birds and patterns in black and red with black text

Writing board, second half of 20th century

Hausa

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standing male figure wearing large headdress, segmented into four sections, with a pointed tip and blue pigment; the base of each headdress segment has straight vertical lines that transition into decorative indentations toward top point; the figure's head, including headdress, is curved and shaped like a banana when viewed in profile; he has no nose or mouth; figure's eyes are circular mounds of wood with a single nail at the center of each; face has many short, carved lines; his ears are set far back on his head and end at point; PL ear has short piece of string/rope strung through it; figure's neck is short and his arms are bent at the elbows; hands rest on prominent stomach; an angular penis is visible between short, columnar legs that have feet carved directly into the base

Standing male figure, 1900-1925

Yoruba

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small wooden figure kneels and holds a short staff; figure has elaborate headdress with carved stripe pattern protruding from four, round, segmented carvings that rest at top of forehead; face has carved stripes at cheeks, temples, and chin; row of three, small oval carvings decorate brow; figure's eyelids project out and have design carved into them; figure's lips are parted to reveal carved teeth; breasts are pronounced and angular, the PL breast rests on top of/alongside staff; staff has a curved piece at top that extends over figure's PL shoulder and down back; round, hollow ring of wood connects figure to base; wood is dark brown, has a rough texture, and a sheen

Male figure, 20th century

Yoruba

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woven cotton panel with gray, purple and light blue stripes; embroidered red, yellow, white and blue geometric shapes alternate across panes; two end have gold embroidery lining ends; two of the opposite corners have the word 'SALLI' embroidered in capital letters

Panel, 1900-1999

Nupe

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black and blue woven textile with light blue threads speckling throughout the background; red and purple stripes run horizontally; top and bottom of panel are folded and stitched; pale blue edging lines the non-folded sides of the panel

Panel, 20th century

Yoruba

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