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1. Ashanti aristocrat (Adioukrou Queen Mother) in formal lineage gold regalia, Ghana, 1995. |
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2. Afro‐Portuguese (Benin) Sapi salt cellar.
15th-16th century. Ivory. |
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3. Effigy Figure of Eshu, Yoruba peoples, 20th Century. |
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| 4. Benin (Nigeria). A royal osun “spirit head.” Early 18th century. Brass. |
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| 5. Ifa oracle divination board, Yoruba peoples, 19th-20th century |
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| 6. Gelede masquerade, Yoruba peoples, 20th Century |
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| 7. Olfert Dapper, View of Benin City, 1668. |
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| 8. Yoruba woman with indigenous hairstyle, c.1970s |
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| 9. Kuba king (Nyimi Mabiintsh III) in full regalia, circa 1991. |
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| 10. Navaho blanket, 20th century |
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| 11. Serpent Mound, Ohio, assumed built by Adena or Hopewell cultures. Pre-1200 AD |
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| 12. George Catlin, White Cloud: Head Chief of the Iowas, oil on canvas, 1844/45. |
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| 13. Edo-Benin Hip Pendant showing Iyoba (Queen Mother) Idia, Ivory, 16th century. |
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| 14. Asante Kuduo used for storing gold dust, 19th Century. |
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| 15. Navajo Maidens performing the Sundance ceremony, 20th Century |
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| 16. Ife (Yoruba). Head of the Usurper, Lajuwa. c. 10th century. Terracotta. |
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| 17. Kingdom of Ife (Yoruba). Head of Ooni. (King). c. 9th century. Bronze . |
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| 18. Olowe of Ise (Yoruba). Carved House Post from the Palace of Ikere. Early 20th Century. Wood and pigment. |
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| 19. Ife (Yoruba). Figure of a king. Late 13th-early 15th century. Copper alloy. |
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| 20. Yoruba (Nigeria). The ruler of Orangun-Ila, Airowayoye I, in beaded crown and other regalia, 1977. |
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| 21. Edo Kingdom of Benin. Head of Queen mother. c. 1500-50. Brass. |
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| 22. Edo Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria). King (Oba) Akenzua II in coral regalia during a palace ceremony, 1964. |
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| 23. Akan royal stool. Late 19th century. Wood and silver. |
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| 24. Soul washer’s disk. Asante. 19th century. Gold. |
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| 25. Mourners wearing Adinkra at a funeral. Ghana, 1994. |
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| 26. Sore Belly. (Plains, Crow). War Shield. Buckskin, rawhide, pigments, feathers, deer tail, flannel. c. 1820. |
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| 27. Kiowa artists (Plains). Beaded cradleboards. c. 1900. |
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| 28. Mandan (Plains). Painted buffalo robe. Hide, porcupine quills, and pigment. c. 1800. |
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| 29. Navajo Sand painting (Southwest). c. 1930. |
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| 30. Maria Martinez (Pueblo, Southwest). Stone-polished Blackware Jar. 1960. |
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