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Category
Collection
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Object type
Material
Maker
Place
Date
Carved divination bowl

Carved divination bowl

1880-1915

Divination bowl carved with leopard and female figures

Divination bowl carved with leopard and female figures

1851-1920

Wooden figure representing the god Eshu, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Wooden figure representing the god Eshu, Nigeria, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Wooden figure representing the god Eshu, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Wooden figure representing the god Eshu, Nigeria, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Carved epa mask, Nigeria, North Africa, 1870-1920

Carved epa mask, Nigeria, North Africa, 1870-1920

1870-1920

Amulet of the god Eshu

Amulet of the god Eshu

1880-1900

Calabash rattle, Nigeria, 1851-1920

Calabash rattle, Nigeria, 1851-1920

1851-1920

Carved Yoruba ritual bowl, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Carved Yoruba ritual bowl, Nigeria, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Robb The Most Powerful Ointment with its cardboard box packaging

Robb The Most Powerful Ointment with its cardboard box packaging

1970

Symbol of the Yoruba god Shango in the form of iron bar zig-zagged to represent lightning

Symbol of the Yoruba god Shango in the form of iron bar zig-zagged to represent lightning

1890-1920

Divination bowl, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Divination bowl, Nigeria, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Leather container covered entirely with cowrie shells, Nigeria, 1850-1920

Leather container covered entirely with cowrie shells, Nigeria, 1850-1920

1851-1920

Brass staffs with male and female figures, Yoruba Nigeria, 1870-1970

Brass staffs with male and female figures, Yoruba Nigeria, 1870-1970

1870-1970

Palm nuts with blue cloth bag, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Palm nuts with blue cloth bag, Nigeria, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Ibedji figure representing a dead male twin, Yoruba people, Nigeria, 1871-1910

Ibedji figure representing a dead male twin, Yoruba people, Nigeria, 1871-1910

1871-1910

Carving of human figure

Carving of human figure

1880-1910

Carved wooden effigy

Carved wooden effigy

1890-1930

Ibedji figure representing a dead female twin, Yoruba people, Nigeria, 1871-1910

Ibedji figure representing a dead female twin, Yoruba people, Nigeria, 1871-1910

1871-1910

Vernacular Ntutu Agwu group effigy

Vernacular Ntutu Agwu group effigy

1870-1930

Carved wooden effigy of Ibeji(?), the Goddess of T

Carved wooden effigy of Ibeji(?), the Goddess of T

1890-1930

Cupping horn

Cupping horn

1880-1920

7 wooden sticks used in smallpox juju

7 wooden sticks used in smallpox juju

1920-1946

Carved wooden staff

Carved wooden staff

1851-1900

Wooden ancestral effigy, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1932

Wooden ancestral effigy, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1932

1890-1932

Iron staff

Iron staff

Small gourd container for the sorcerer's medicine called "badufu" for invisibility

Small gourd container for the sorcerer's medicine called "badufu" for invisibility

1880-1930

Curved wooden staff flared pillar surmounted by human head

Curved wooden staff flared pillar surmounted by human head

1851-1900

Carved wooden figure of Eshu(?), Yoruba, maker, So

Carved wooden figure of Eshu(?), Yoruba, maker, So

1890-1935

Wooden Koranic board with two leather amuletic cases, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Wooden Koranic board with two leather amuletic cases, Nigeria, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and third on stopper

Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and third on stopper

1880-1930

Wooden staff

Wooden staff

Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji, typical Yoriba sta

Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji, typical Yoriba sta

1871-1910

Light wooden polychrome bowl with hinged lid

Light wooden polychrome bowl with hinged lid

1851-1920

Carved wooden staff or culte-stare

Carved wooden staff or culte-stare

1851-1900

Stitched leather amulet

Stitched leather amulet

1880-1910

Shaman's cloak, Nigeria, c. 1880-1920.

Shaman's cloak, Nigeria, c. 1880-1920.

1880-1920

Iron knife with cylindrical wooden handle

Iron knife with cylindrical wooden handle

1851-1900

Amulet worn by a derstee of the small pox spirit

Amulet worn by a derstee of the small pox spirit

Carved wooden effigy

Carved wooden effigy

1851-1930

Iron bar

Iron bar

Mask with superstructure of female nursing child

Mask with superstructure of female nursing child

1870-1925

Carved wooden statuette of idol

Carved wooden statuette of idol

1890-1935

Metal rattle from a staff

Metal rattle from a staff

Effigy, carved wood

Effigy, carved wood

1880-1930

Carved wooden staff or cult-stave

Carved wooden staff or cult-stave

1851-1900

Head band from Ibibio medicine man display

Head band from Ibibio medicine man display

1920-1927

Balsa wood fan

Balsa wood fan

1880-1925

Carved wooden doll

Carved wooden doll

1890-1930

One metal edan head on iron spike with chain links attached to top

One metal edan head on iron spike with chain links attached to top

1701-1920

Amuletic girdle of leather with rectranular and triangular amulet cases attached

Amuletic girdle of leather with rectranular and triangular amulet cases attached

1880-1920