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African Jewelry
Curated by A. Korkor Ebeheakey
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string, fabric, leather
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
20th century
West African
brass
20th century
Malian
brass
20th century
West African
brass
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string, fabric
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string, wire
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string, fabric
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string, leather
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
wooden and plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, leather, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
20th century
African
beads, metal
20th century
African
silver
20th century
African
brass
20th century
African
straw, string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
metal, fiber, and glass beads
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, string, and beads
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
glass beads and buttons
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, string, and cloth
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad; Northeastern Nigeria
brass and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, string, beads, and cork
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, cork, string, and beads
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, beads, and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, beads, and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, glass beads, and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass and string
circa 1890-1920
Northeastern Nigeria; Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad
string and brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, string, beads, and cowrie shells
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
metal
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
string, glass beads, and brass rings
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, glass beads, string, and cloth
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
beads, string, and brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
string, glass beads, and brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
corrugated metal
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
Mid to late 20th century
Fulani; Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad; Northeastern Nigeria
leather, beads, fiber, and coins
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
fiber, glass beads, and wood
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
corrugated metal, fiber, and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
fiber, glass beads, and wood
circa 1890-1920
Southern Chad; Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria
string, metal, and leather
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad; Northeastern Nigeria
brass and fiber
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass, and leather
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad; Northeastern Nigeria
string, brass, and glass beads
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
string and brass
circa 1890-1920
Northeastern Nigeria; Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad
leather and metal
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
seeds, thread, and cowrie shells
circa 1890-1920
Northeastern Nigeria; Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
string, beads, and cowrie shells
20th century
West African
brass
20th century
Sudanese; West African
brass
20th century
Sudanese; West African
brass
20th century
Sudanese; West African
brass
20th century
Sudanese; West African
brass
20th century
Sudanese; West African
brass
20th century
Sudanese; West African
brass
20th century
Fulani
silver
20th century
Yoruba
cloth, multi-colored beadwork, seeds or nuts
circa 1920
Kuba
braided raffia, shells, red wood and glass beads
circa 1975
Kuba
fiber and glass beads
circa 1960
cast brass, lost wax method
circa 1950
cast brass, lost wax method
circa 1975
Kuba
conch shell, glass beads and commercial cotton thread
circa 1925
Ivorian
bronze
circa 1900
Akan; Dogon
brass
circa 1925-1940
Dogon
brass
circa 1950
Lobi
cast bronze, lost wax method
circa 1950
Lobi
cast bronze (cire perdue)
1900-1985
Ethiopian
brass
1900-1985
Ethiopian
brass
circa 1920
Kuba
raffia cloth, thread, cowrie shells and glass beads
circa 1950
Kuba
glass beads, shells, cloth, natural fibers and pigment
1900-1984
Tuareg
brass, cloth and leather
1900-1983
Guro
leather, cowrie shells, cloth, wood
Zulu
beads, string, metal
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Kirdi
string, beads, and cowrie shells
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
glass beads and string
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
string, beads, and cowrie shells
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
string, multi-colored beads, and cowrie shells
circa 1890-1920
Southern Chad; Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria
string, beads, and cowrie shells
circa 1890-1920
Northeastern Nigeria; Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad
string, multi-colored beads, and cowrie shells
circa 1890-1920
Southern Chad; Northeastern Nigeria; Northern Cameroon
string, multi-colored beads, and cowrie shells
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string, and leather
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
20th century
African
beads, metal, string
circa 1940
Kuba
cotton, natural dyes, shells, raffia, glass beads