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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

Carved Yoruba ritual bowl, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Carved Yoruba ritual bowl, Nigeria, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Calabash rattle, Nigeria, 1851-1920

Calabash rattle, Nigeria, 1851-1920

1851-1920

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

Carving of human figure

Carving of human figure

1880-1910

7 wooden sticks used in smallpox juju

7 wooden sticks used in smallpox juju

1920-1946

Vernacular Ntutu Agwu group effigy

Vernacular Ntutu Agwu group effigy

1870-1930

Carved wooden effigy

Carved wooden effigy

1890-1930

Carved wooden staff

Carved wooden staff

1851-1900

Cupping horn

Cupping horn

1880-1920

Wooden ancestral effigy, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1932

Wooden ancestral effigy, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1932

1890-1932

Curved wooden staff flared pillar surmounted by human head

Curved wooden staff flared pillar surmounted by human head

1851-1900

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

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

1890-1930

Carved wooden staff or culte-stare

Carved wooden staff or culte-stare

1851-1900

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

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

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

1880-1920

Wooden staff

Wooden staff

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

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

1890-1935

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

Shaman's cloak, Nigeria, c. 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

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

Iron knife with cylindrical wooden handle

Iron knife with cylindrical wooden handle

1851-1900

Stitched leather amulet

Stitched leather amulet

1880-1910

Carved wooden effigy

Carved wooden effigy

1851-1930

Head band from Ibibio medicine man display

Head band from Ibibio medicine man display

1920-1927

Amulet worn by a derstee of the small pox spirit

Amulet worn by a derstee of the small pox spirit

Iron bar

Iron bar

Mask with superstructure of female nursing child

Mask with superstructure of female nursing child

1870-1925

Metal rattle from a staff

Metal rattle from a staff

Carved wooden statuette of idol

Carved wooden statuette of idol

1890-1935

Iron bell with long handle

Iron bell with long handle

1851-1900

Effigy, carved wood

Effigy, carved wood

1880-1930

Carved wooden staff or cult-stave

Carved wooden staff or cult-stave

1851-1900

Balsa wood fan

Balsa wood fan

1880-1925

Surgical knife, southern Nigeria, c. 1871-1930.

Surgical knife, southern Nigeria, c. 1871-1930.

1871-1930

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

Amulet in form of fly whisk surmounted by three leather covered charm cases

Amulet in form of fly whisk surmounted by three leather covered charm cases

1880-1918