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Curated Group
African Household Objects
Curated by A. Korkor Ebeheakey
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
gourd, plastic beads, string
circa 1930
Luba
wood and iron
circa 1880
Luba
wood, china beads, and string
circa 1930
Songye
gourd with vegetable, animal, and mineral materials, cigarette butts, white kaolin, earth, wood, and natural fibers
circa 1890
Kuba
wood, copper, and cowrie shells
circa 1920
Wongo
wood and natural fibers
20th century
Yoruba
terracotta with pigment
20th century
Yoruba
terracotta
mid 20th century
Akan
terracotta
early 20th century
Luba
terracotta
early 20th century
Cameroon
terracotta
circa 1890-1920
Yoruba
terracotta and cowrie shells
early 20th century
Luba
terracotta
early 20th century
Mambila
terracotta
circa 1890-1920
Yoruba
terracotta
early 20th century
Bamum; Bamileke; North West Province
terracotta
early 20th century
Bamum; Bamileke; North West Province
terracotta
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, string, amd wood
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, string, and wood
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass and wood
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, glass beads, string, and wood
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, leather, cowrie shells, wood, and string
20th century
Baulé
wood handle with leather thongs
20th century
Baulé
wood and brass tacks
20th century
Baatonu (Bariba)
terracotta
20th century
Baulé
wood and pigment
1900-1987
Tabwa
wood and leather
circa 1920
Kuba
ivory, wood, copper wire, beads, and animal skin with hair
1900-1940
Kuba
carved redwood
late 19th century
Kuba
carved wood
circa 1950
Kuba
carved wood
1900-1985
Mangbetu
bronze
1900-1985
Mangbetu
bronze
circa 1930
Kuba
wood and tukula powder
circa 1930
Kuba
wood and tukula powder
circa 1890
Kuba
ceramic, tukula powder, and fiber
late 19th century
Kuba
wood and tukula powder
circa 1940
Gurunsi
carved wood
circa 1900
Kuba
carved wood, copper, fiber and animal hair
19th century
Kuba
carved redwood
late 19th century
Kuba
wood
circa 1880
Kuba
cape buffalo horn and plant fibers
circa 1900
Luba; Tabwa
wood
1900-1984
Tuareg
camel leather
circa 1890
Kuba
wood, natural fibers, and tukula powder
circa 1950
Ndebele; Zambian
fiber, glass beads and thread
19th century
Kuba
wood and rattan fiber
20th century
Kuba
wood, animal skin, and plant fibers
circa 1920
Marka
carved wood
circa 1920
Marka
carved wood
20th century
Luba; Songye
wood
early 20th century
Kuba
wood
early 20th century
Kuba
wood
early 20th century
Kuba
wood
20th century
Kuba
wood and metal
19th - 20th century
Dogon
wood
early 20th century
Zulu
wood and beads
1800-1850
Kuba
buffalo horn, metal, and fiber
Ethiopian Orthodox; Me'en
wood
20th century
Kuba
ceramic with incised design
20th century
Kuba
wood and fiber
circa 1900
Akan
carved wood
20th century
Bamum; Bamileke; North West Province
terracotta
early 20th century
Bamum; Bamileke; North West Province
terracotta
early 20th century
Kuba
wood
early 20th century
Kuba
wood
19th century
Akan; Asante
bronze
19th century
Asante; Akan
bronze
circa 1880
Kuba
Wood, leather, plant fibers, and tukula powder
circa 1890
Kuba
wood, fiber, brass tacks and tukula powder
circa 1875
Benin (ancient Nigerian)
wood and copper
circa 1890-1920
Bamum; Bamileke; North West Province
terracotta
20th century
Cameroon
wood
circa 1950
Kuba
carved wood
circa 1920
Bamum
carved wood
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
wood and paint
Congo (Republic of the Congo)
wood
Bantu; Central African
wood
circa 1925
Kuba
carved tkoola
20th century
Cameroon
wood
19th century - 20th century
Lobi
wood
20th century
African
wood and ochre
20th century
African
wood
20th century
African
wood
20th century
African
wood
20th century
African
wood
20th century
African
wood
circa 1885
Kuba
wood, animal hide, animal skin with fur and plant fibers
2nd half of 19th century
Chokwe
wood, glass beads, and brass tacks
1946
Yoruba; Workshop of the Adesina Family
cloth, leather, raffia fiber and multi-colored beadwork
1900-1925
Chokwe
wood and antelope hide
circa 1950
Kuba
Wood, brass, coins, fiber, and tukula powder
20th century
Luba
carved wood
circa 1800
Dondo
wood, lead, cotton fiber, and buffalo hair
Turkana; Pokot; Karamojong
wood and metal
Turkana; Karamojong
wood and metal
Turkana; Pokot; Karamojong
wood and metal
1900-1971
Senufo
carved wood
