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Power Figure
2nd half of 19th century
Yombe
wood, mirror, glass, hide, fiber, feathers, resin, pigment, cloth, raffia and bone
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Power Figure
circa 1800
Vili (Kongo)
wood, tukula powder and kaolin
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Power Figure
circa 1890
Bwende
wood, shells and metal
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Fertility Figure
20th century
Dowayo; Fali; Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
carved wood, wire, multi-colored beads, leather, brass, and metal coins
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Beaded Foot Cushion
1946
Yoruba; Workshop of the Adesina Family
cloth, leather, raffia fiber and multi-colored beadwork
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Chair
1900-1925
Chokwe
wood and antelope hide
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Twin Figure
1900-1985
Tabwa
wood, metal coin and glass beads
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Box
circa 1950
Kuba
Wood, brass, coins, fiber, and tukula powder
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Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female)
circa 1940
Bembe; Bembe
carved iroko wood and kaolin
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Beaded Coronet
1925-1975
Yoruba
cloth, glass beads, metallic beads, and feathers
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Mask
Kuba
wood
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Chi Wara Headdress
African
wood
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Male Ancestor Figure
Papua New Guinean
wood
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Standing Figure
African
wood
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Mask
African
wood
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