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

Equestrian figure, about 1450

Mali

G250

Shrine head, 12th-14th century

Yoruba

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

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

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

Water pitcher, 18th century

Edo

G250

animal's head with squared-off snout; four tusks and six horns; diamond-shaped ears; encrusted patina-only small fragments of pigment remain

Mask, first half of 20th century

Senufo

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

Chief's chair, 19th century

Asante

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

white and black, red trim; five teeth inside opening between eyes; red protrusion above head, curving downward; front of body (above head) X design below zigzag; back of body checkerboard pattern; U-shape at top

Plank Mask, c. 1960

Bwa

G250

five-stringed harp, strings missing, with a skin-covered sounding box and a curved grooved neck, topped by a carved head with turban headgear

Harp, late 19th century

Nzakara

G250

female figure (one of a pair of door posts), wood and pigment, Gabon, Fang or Tsogo, XIXc., Pahouin Group

Female figure, early 20th century

Tsogo

G250

Third Intermediate Period. Fragment of the funerary papyrus of the Priest of Amon, Jekhonsefonkh: There are two scenes, both perhaps incomplete. The accompanying text is lost. A: At the right of the fragment is the god Osiris, a mummiform figure, enthroned, wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt and carrying his usual attributes, a scepter in the form of the shepherd's crook and the whip. Above is a legend of three vertical lines reading in order from right to left: "May Osiris, Lord of Eternity, First of the Westerners (i.e. the beatified dead) grant a nysut dy hotep (funerary offerings; literally "an offering which the king gives"). Before the god are numerous offerings, among which one may distinguish loaves of bread, a bunch of onions, a cut of meat, grapes and lotus flowers. Standing before the god and holding a jar of milk (to judge by the form of the jar--that regularly used to contain milk and used as a hieroglyph--"milk") is the deceased, the person for whose benefit the papyrus was inscribed and decorated and in whose tomb it was preserved to modern times. His head is shorn as befitted a priest and he wears an elaborate costume of thin, white linen. Above in the legend, read from left to right: "the wab-priest-in-front-of-Amon, Jekhonsefonkh, beatified." B: At the right of the left-hand scene, Jekhonsefonkh is seen again; one hand is held by a lioness-headed goddess, who turns to look into his face, his other hand is raised in the ritualistic gesture expressing adoration. The identifying legend above the priest's figure is the same as in A. The goddess is not named and may be any one of a number of lioness-headed divinities of whom the most important is Sekhmet. Apparently the goddess is presenting the deceased to an assembly of the weird beings who people the Netherworld. Unfortunately, for the most part, their names are not recorded; instead, in every available space, Osiris, Lord of Eternity, etc. (various epithets) is called on "to grant funerary offerings."

Funerary papyrus, 1070-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

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

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

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

Cartonnage of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Shaft of twisted metal with two v-shaped elements (one movable) and abstracted bird on top; circular element with row of abstracted birds facing inward; one spoon-like element with 'bird' handle

Diviner's Staff, 20th century

Nigeria

G250

male figure; wood, horn, brass tacks, metalwork, glass, beads, fiber and leather

Power figure, c. 1900

Songye

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.

©1993 Sowah Kwei

Fantasy coffin, 1993

Sowah Kwei

G250

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

False door, about 2400 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Carved and polychromed. Mask represents the serpent Bayiri.

Serpent mask, 20th century

Bwa

G250

Whistle is fully beaded with blue, white, and red and is attached to a cloth strap

Whistle, 1940s

Grasslands

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

(one of a pair of door posts), wood and pigment; Gabon, Fang or Tsogo Tribes, XIXc.; Pahouin Group possible lintel supports

Male figure, early 20th century

Tsogo

G250

Yet Belt, leather, shells, beads, twine, Zaire, Kuba Tribe

Royal belt, mid-20th century

Kuba

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

abstract form; circular element at bottom with beak-like protuberance; diamond shape above circle with four-sided form above diamond; wedge shape at top; two loops from top of beak to bottom center of four-sided element and up to, but not attached to, wedge; forms broken into smaller geometric shapes with black outlines filled with dark red, black or white pigments

Mask, 1930s

Gurunsi

G250

small face mask with white skin; coffee-bean eyes with slit openings; coffee-bean shaped lips with wider line for mouth; rather flat nose; arched thin eyebrows; very small, high ears; hair in cornrows above the ears; scarifications (?) on cheeks and outer sides of eyes

Mask, late 19th century

Lumbo

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

standing female figure with knees bent, holding a large vessel on top of her head; chains and beaded strings surround woman's body, with large cone-shaped beads forming a long skirt and padlocks and keys covering her torso; brown patina overall from soil encrustations and rust; vessel on figure's head has some bits of red, white, black and printed fabrics, metal ornaments and bird feather and/or hair or fur; attached to black mount

Vodun power figure, mid-20th century

Ewe

G250

standing nude female figure with small breasts; stomach protruding at navel; very large feet; arms extending down with hands cupped upwards; very narrow face at front view, with small protruding eyes and open mouth with teeth; wedge-shaped, mohawk-like hairstyle; string necklace with four cowrie shells; cross-shaped incised zigzag designs on front and back of body; crackling, flaking patina

Shrine figure, about 1900-1925

Igbo

G250

Coffin of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

hooped handle, large blade with holes throughout blade for decoration, ivory section between handle and blade

Ceremonial sword, mid-20th century

Edo

G250

Tabwa Mask, colored glass beads, feathers, cloth raffia and skin, Zambia late XIX-early XXc.

Mask, second quarter of 20th century

Tabwa

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

Hanging from ten strands of twisted leather the whistle is carved and painted in bright red, blue, yellow, black and white pigments.

Whistle, 1940s

Grasslands

G250

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