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    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Tusk Carved in Relief

    Date: 
    late 19th century
    Medium: 

    Ivory

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.468
    Culture: 
    Vili
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Portrait Mask of a Woman (Ndoma)

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood and metal

    Accession Number: 
    1996.13.1
    Culture: 
    Baule
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Necklace

    Date: 
    20th century
    Medium: 

    Silver, cloisonné, and amber

    Accession Number: 
    2010.124.16
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Christian Processional Cross

    Date: 
    possibly 15th century
    Medium: 

    Copper alloy

    Accession Number: 
    2010.223.1
    Culture: 
    Orthodox Tewahedo Church
    Period: 
    18th–19th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Female Figure with Four Children

    Date: 
    ca. 12th–15th century
    Medium: 

    Terracotta with traces of red slip

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.116
    Culture: 
    Jenne-Juno
    Period: 
    12th–15th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Oliphant

    Date: 
    late 15th to mid-17th century
    Medium: 

    Elephant ivory tusk and metal

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.192
    Culture: 
    Sapi
    Period: 
    15th–17th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Mask Representing a Male Ancestor (Chihongo)

    Date: 
    late 19th–early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood, fiber, rattan, and metal

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.79
    Culture: 
    Chokwe
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Hand Cross

    Date: 
    18th–19th century
    Medium: 

    Wood and metal

    Accession Number: 
    2010.239.1
    Culture: 
    Orthodox Tewahedo Church
    Period: 
    18th–19th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Female Figure

    Date: 
    19th century
    Medium: 

    Wood and brass

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.222
    Culture: 
    Dogon
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Necklace with Multiple Amulets

    Date: 
    19th century
    Medium: 

    Gilt silver and cloisonné

    Accession Number: 
    2012.86.52
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view

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