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    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Maternity Figure

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.492
    Culture: 
    possibly Yorùbá
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Human Figure

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.495
    Culture: 
    Bamileke
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Female Figure Seated on Stool

    Date: 
    mid-20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood and pigment

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.496
    Culture: 
    Asante
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Mask Representing a Horse (Sokun)

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

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.497
    Culture: 
    Bamana, Kore association
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Kola Nut Bowl Supported by a Human Figure

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood and pigment

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.498
    Culture: 
    Yorùbá
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Containers - Wood
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Mask

    Date: 
    mid-20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood, paint, hair, and cloth

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.499
    Culture: 
    Makonde
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Headdress in the Form of a Human Head

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood, beads, string, and fiber

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.500
    Culture: 
    Dan or Bassa
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Female Figure

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

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.501
    Culture: 
    Yorùbá
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Helmet Mask Representing an Animal

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

    Wood and mirror

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.502
    Culture: 
    Bamana
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Mask (Tohourou)

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

    Wood and pigment

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.503
    Culture: 
    Bété
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

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