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    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Adze Handle in the Shape of a Woman

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.14
    Culture: 
    Wongo or Lele
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Divination Kit (Mboko / Kilemba)

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

    Gourd, wood, brass, iron, shell, bone, bird skulls, seeds, eggs, claws, teeth, feathers, leather, and fiber

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.15
    Culture: 
    Songye
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Containers - Other
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Pair of Armcuffs

    Date: 
    18th century
    Medium: 

    Brass

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.16
    Culture: 
    Ijebu Yorùbá, Òsugbó (Ògbóni) association
    Period: 
    18th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Bell in the Form of a Human Head

    Date: 
    13th–15th century
    Medium: 

    Copper alloy
    Alloy composition is 90-92% copper, 2,9-4,1% lead, 1,3-2,3% arsenic, 1,1-zinc, 0,6-1,1% iron. See report 511_A_2006_51_31 in files

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.31
    Period: 
    13th–15th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Divination Implement (Kashekesheke)

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.35
    Culture: 
    Luba
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Female Figure with Four Children

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

    Terracotta

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.116
    Culture: 
    Djenne-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

    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

    Wall Panel from Boys’ Initiation House

    Date: 
    1920s–1930s
    Medium: 

    Wood, pigment, and rattan

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.561
    Culture: 
    Nkanu
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view

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