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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

Bowman riding a horse both set on a hollowed spherical support. Radio carbon dated to 945-1235 A.D.

Equestrian figure, about 1450

Djenne

G250

Nkisi Nkonde (nail fetish); a fetish figure in wood; the surface is covered with a variety of accoutrements: nails, reed, shells, bone, wood, string and clay; the 'magic' receptacle in the abdominal area bears a mirror

Power figure, early 20th century

Kongo

G250

sleeping man with his head down on a desk, wearing maroon tights and brightly-patterned jacket and knickers; lynx-like cat on floor behind man; black cat visible behind PL hip of man; owls on desk and flying owls in background behind man; flying bats at top; grey ground; text on side of desk: "Les songes de la raison produisent - ils des monstres en Australie?"

%C2%A9 Yinka Shonibare MBE. All Rights Reserved%2C DACS%2C UK %2F ARS%2C NY

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Australia), 2008

Yinka Shonibare

G250

Dance Mask; Carved in the round from a single piece of lightweight wood. Interior hollow. Features remarkable in that they resemble Greek and Sicilian works of the 6th Century B.C. The back of the mask, carved in terrace and striated patterns, contrasts with the smooth lateral contours of the face.

Helmet mask, 19th century

Luba

G250

Coffin of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Coffin representing a rock lobster with five pairs of jointed limbs, two long antennae, which are hinged, and two paired feelers on top. It is painted a green color with six white and black stripes around the body, orange and white paint at sides, and light-purple painted anntenae. The upper body is covered in spines and has a rough texture.

%C2%A91993 Sowah Kwei

Fantasy coffin, 1993

Sowah Kwei

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

X-ray of Lady Tashat is at column in Paintings racks in MS

Cartonnage of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

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

G250

quadruped animal form with four short, stubby legs; rounded body with sloping back; small, stubby tail; rounded head with opening roughly at mouth area; extremely heavy encrustations overall, with deep and heavy crackle throughout; brown, earth-colored, with a darker brown round area on PR side of head and in several areas on front legs and feet

Kono altar, second quarter of 20th century

Bamana

G250

False door in the name of Iry-en-Akhet whose "beautiful name" is Iry.

False door, about 2400 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Copyright of the artist%2C artist%27s estate%2C or assignees

Citwamo Ca Mangu (Throne), 20th century

Moxico School

G250

Goddess Isis holding the infant Horus on her knee

Goddess Isis, c. 664 BCE - 30 CE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Ptolomaic Period. Torso, inscribed later with the titles of Roman Emperor Commodus (reigned: 180-192 A.D.) inscription of left side.

Striding figure, 300-30 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Head and shoulder of a pharaoh, wearing headgear; black and tan flecked marble; has own mount

Portrait of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

bronze hollow cast in the lost wax process, representing the goddess Isis in a striding attitude

Goddess Isis, 1st century

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Chief's chair, 19th century

Asante

G250

wearing the Atef crown, in seated posture

God Horus (Harpocrates), 644-30 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

seated male baboon with its front paws on its knees and its tail wrapped along the PR side of its body; turquoise blue

Baboon (Moon God Thoth), 7th - 6th century BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

seated figure with legs bent and crossed one on top of the other; PL hand on hip, with elbow bent; very long PR arm with elbow on knee and chin resting on hand; slightly smiling face; large, high-set ears; figure wears a hat with protrusions on top and incised cross-hatched diamonds around edges; stone has tan patina; affixed to bronze-colored metal base

"Ntadi" figure, 19th century

Kongo

G250

two-sided wooden shield; one side has concentric linear pattern with brown and red alternating triangular shapes lining sections alternating a negative space of white pigment; tiny hole in center with a wooden arm shield at one end; the other side has mostly white pigment with two rows of lines with triangle patterns on one end in red pigment; thin dark line in between triangle rows; thin red line intersects with triangle lines, outlining a center hole; dark wooden border around outer perimeter

Carved wooden dance shield (ndomi), mid 20th century

Kikuyu

G250

Nude seated female figure with child in lap. Band above figure's breats. Wearing a necklace with six teeth and a coiled bead. Fiber band around base.

Figure, 20th century

Yombe

G250

Mask, 19th century

Guro

G250

knit brow, upper eyelid overhanging thin slit eyes, dark vertical smears on the cheeks; half-open mouth with one row of filed teeth; smooth face; traces of kaolin at the teeth, the hairline and around the nose; black, smooth, vertical crescent-shaped coiffure; black stripe down the forehead and on the eyebrows; red color on the lips; hole in each ear; hole at top of coiffure on each side (2nd hole on PR side)

Mask, late 19th century

Yombe

G250

heavy face mask with six pairs of tusk-like elements extending across face; very wide nose; open cylindrical shaped element on each cheek; coffee bean shaped eyes; pair of protruding animal-like ears; mouth has a pair of lower protruding fangs with red pigment inside mouth; beard of hair and fur; three metal bells hang from chin; dark patina; studded overall with brass nailheads

Mask, 1940s

Wee

G250

low stool with short spool legs; back of seat decorated with carved repeated diamond band; low curved horizontal backrest; medium brown patina

Low chair/stool, Date Unknown

Kran

G250

abstract animal shape; four legs; lozenge-shaped body; long horns and long pointed ears; one cowrie shell hanging from element on animal's forehead; maroon thread tassels at ends of ears; black patina; attached to dark wood base

Tyiwara headcrest, first half of 20th century

Bamana

G250

stool with case in the form of a standing woman with her arms upraised, holding seat of stool; woman has abstracted, elongated face with half-circle eyes and oval mouth with regular, gritted teeth; short hair in arcing ribs; lozenge-shaped breasts, pointing outward; elongated neck with four ribs (necklaces?); raised elements (scarifications?) on lower back; thick legs; flat feet with separated toes; medium to dark brown patina

Caryatid stool, c. 1910

Master of Lusambo or workshop

G250

four pairs of nude caryatid figures with upraised arms and bent knees, supporting thick seat; figures have tall hairstyles and large bellies; vertical support column at center; thick base; dark finish

Stool, 16th-17th century

Dogon

G250

standing unisex figure, head adorned with tall, rounded headdress; face is simple with flat, white porcelain eyes, a small carved nose, and a mouth somewhat obscured by round, fabric pouch under chin, which ties at back of neck; figure's abdomen is covered by protruding cylinder with mirrored-front; figure's legs and feet are carved directly into a circular base; overall color of piece is the brown of clay in which it is encrusted; however, there is some red in the fabric piece tied at neck

Power figure, early 20th century

Sundi

G250

asexual figurine standing with legs apart on a rectangular base with compacted masses of symbolic ingredients inlaid with cowrie shells on the abdomen and head; tukula encrustations and area of glossy patina

Standing Figure, 19th century

Yombe

G250

seated female figure holding a vessel, Kabila figure

Figure, c. 1900

Luba

G250

Standing female figure. Linear markings on body, scarification on face. Elongated neck. Cloth loin cloth.

Figure, late 19th-early 20th century

Bamana

G250

standing female figure; wood; from a 'Karan-Wemba' mask, with heavy encrustation and showing faint lines of body scarification, wood (type unknown)

Standing Female Figure, late 19th century

Mossi (?)

G250

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

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

vertical carved figural sculpture with slight lean in posture; rounded head with collar-like ring around neck; PR arm longer than PL arm; knot in wood in torso where bellybutton would be; slight platform around bottom; affixed to black metal stand through bottom

Figure, 1900-1950

Moba

G250

bellows-like object with two striated leaf-shaped parts; hanging from handle at top is leather rope with iron ring attached; two leaves joined at bottom with oblong projection

Bell, 1900-1950

Kabre

G250

three tulip-shaped bells attached to looped handle; twisted piece where bells are joined to handle

Triple bell, 1900-1950

Fon

G250

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

wooden figure stands with arms outstretched and legs slightly bent inside a rectangular frame with minimal decoration; figure has round head, with a simple, smooth headdress; his eyes are oval, his nose angular, and his triangle-shaped mouth small and slightly open; figure's neck is long and wide, his torso is a round cylinder, and his genitalia are exposed; the figure is footless--his legs disappear into the frame; the entire piece is a dark reddish brown, the natural hue of the wood

Framed male figure, early 20th century

Holo

G250

standing nude female figure, in dark wood; geometric linear pattern carved on torso, back and chest; small, nude child hanging on back of the figure

Maternity figure, first quarter 20th century

Dan

G250

wooden, with round top that has scalloped edges, and curved, divided sections in white, red and black pigments with scattered round holes; two thin pieces of wood at bottom of round section that connects a triangular shape with black, white and red pigments; curved ridge at top of triangle (headpiece) on back; two metal mending plates on each thin wood piece on back side

Mask, 1930-1940

Nafana

G250

ring with 12 vertical pod-shaped pendants hooked onto ring, with a pair of rings at bottom of each pendant; one large bell-shaped pendant; received attached to mount

Rattle, first half 20th century

Chamba

G250

God Osiris, 644-30 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Ceremonial sword, mid 20th century

Edo

G250

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