african art
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African Art
Nok Art
Nok Head
from Jemaa, Nigeria
5th century B.C.E.terracotta9 13/16 in. high
Nok Head
from Jemaa, Nigeria
5th century B.C.E.terracotta14 3/16 in. high
Igbo-Ukwu Art
Equestrian figure on fly-whisk hilt
from Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria
9th to 10th centurycopper -alloy bronze6 3/4 in. high
Ife Art
King
from Ife, Nigeria
11th to 12th centuryzinc brass18 1/2 in. high
Benin Art
Ivory belt mask of a Queen Mother (Idia)
from Benin, Nigeria
mid-16th centuryivory and iron9 3/8 in. high
Altar of the Hand
from Benin, Nigeria
17th to 18th centurybrass17 1/2 in. high
Warrior Chief and Attendants
from Benin, Nigeria
ca. 1550-1650brass18 3/4 in. high
Djenne Art
Mother and Child
from Djenne, Mali
11th to 14th centuryterracotta11 in. high
Sapi Art
Sapi warrior
from Sierra Leone
15th centuryserpentine7 1/2 in. high
Master of the Symbolic ExecutionSaltcellar
Sapi-Portuguese from Sierra Leone
15th to 16th centuryivory16 7/8 in. high
Great Zimbabwe
Bird with crocodile image on top of stone monolith
from Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
15th centurysoap stonebird image 14 1/2 in. high