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Ancestor figure (male in Manda style)
circa 1920
Tabwa
wood
Ancestor figure (female in Manda style)
circa 1920
Tabwa
wood
Ancestor figure (female in Manda style)
circa 1920
Tabwa
wood
Commemorative Head
19th Century
Edo (Benin); Benin (ancient Nigerian)
brass
Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female)
circa 1940
Bembe; Bembe
carved iroko wood and kaolin
Ancestor Figure
n.d.
Asmat
wood
Ancestral Figure
n.d.
Papua New Guinean
painted wood, feathers, shell and fiber
Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male)
circa 1940
Igbo
carved wood
Sculpture for Jo or Gwa Society
20th century
Bamana
carved wood
Female Ancestor Figure
1900-1971
Dogon
carved wood, patination, blood, millet, egg shell
Onoe Kikujirô II as Mondo’s Wife, Oyasu; from Sumidagawa tsui no kagamon
1852
Utagawa Kunisada
color woodblock print on paper
Two Beauties
circa 1810
Kikugawa Eizan
color woodblock print on paper