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"King Yu (right) Standing Beside one of the Throne Figures he Carved"
Photograph
Kom (Cameroon)
1905-1910 |
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"King (fon) Displaying Power Symbols"
Photograph
Babungo (Cameroon)
1960s |
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Members of the Warrior Society (Kuosi) Photograph
Bamileke (Cameroon)
1960s |
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"King Njova (in German Military Garb) Standing Beside a Surrogate Wearing his Costume for the NJA Annual Festival"
Photograph
Bamum (Cameroon)
1908 |
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"Throne"
Wood
Bamileke (Cameroon)
19th/20th century |
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"Throne"
Wood, Fabric, Beads
Bamum (Cameroon)
19th/20th century |
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"Façade of the Palace"
Wood, Metal, Grass
Bamum (Cameroon)
Early 20th century |
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"Interior Courtyard of the Palace" Wood, Beads
Bamum (Cameroon)
1907 |
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"Courtyard Sculpture Proclaiming the Power of the King"
Wood, Metal
Bamum (Cameroon)
Early 20th century |
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"Commemorative Figure of a Queen"
Wood
Bamileke (Cameroon)
Early 19th century |
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Definition
"Dancing Female Figure"
Wood
Bangwa (Cameroon)
19th century |
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Definition
"Portrait of Bay Akiv (King Isu) Holding a Trophy Head"
Byu Kwam
Wood
Isu (Cameroon)
Early 18th century
Located at the Museum of African Art (Smithsonian Institution) Washington D.C. |
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"Warrior Headdress"
Wood
Bamileke (Cameroon)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Headdress with a Spider Motif"
Wood
Bamileke (Cameroon)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Bushcow Mask (Filigong)"
Wood, Fabric, and Feather
Bamileke (Cameroon)
19th/20th century
Located at the VMFA, Richmond, VA |
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Definition
"Ngil Society Headdress"
Wood
Fang (Gabon)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"White-Faced Female Mask"
Wood
Punu (Gabon)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Male Reliquary Figure (Byeri)"
Mixed Media
Fang (Gabon)
20th century |
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Definition
"Female Reliquary Figure"
Wood
Fang (Gabon)
20th century |
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Definition
"Male Reliquary Figure (Byeri) Front and Side View"
Wood
Fang (Gabon)
19th/20th century |
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"Reliquary Figure (Byeri) on a Casket"
Mixed Media
Fang (Gabon)
20th century |
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Definition
"Reliquary Figure"
Wood and Copper
Kota (Gabon)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Male and Female Memorials Placed on the Tombs of Deceased Ancestors"
Soapstone
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Before the 19th century |
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"Power Figure"
Wood
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Power Figure (Nkisi)"
Mixed Media
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
20th century |
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Definition
"Power Figure (Nkisi)" Mixed Media
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
20th century |
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Definition
"Power Figure (Nkisi) with Dog Motif"
Mixed Media
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
20th century |
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Definition
"Power Figure with Nails"
Mixed Media
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th/20th century |
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"Power Figure with Nails"
Mixed Media
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Power Figure with Monkey and Nail Motifs"
Mixed Media
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
20th century |
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"Self Portrait as a Totem (New York City)"
Gonzalo Fonseca (Uraguay)
Photograph
1958 |
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Definition
"Equestrian Power Figure"
Mixed Media
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th century |
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Definition
"Afro-Carolinian Face-Vessel"
Cermanic
Edgefield, South Carolina
1860s |
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"Female Power Figure with a Mother-and-Child Statuette in its Cavity"
Mixed Media
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Fetish No. 2"
Renee Stout (African American)
Mixed Media
USA
1988 |
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Definition
"Two Women Embroidering Raffia Fabrics"
Photograph
Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
1970s |
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Definition
"Embroidered Fabric"
Mixed Media
Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Male and Female Title Holders in Ceremonial Attire"
Photographs
Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
1970s |
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King (nyim) in Full Regalia
Photograph
Kuba (Democratic Republlic of Congo)
1970s |
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Definition
"Royal Portrait Figure (ndop) for King Shamba"
Wood
Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
18th century
Located at the British Museum |
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Definition
"Mwashamboy Mask"
Photograph
Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
1970s |
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Definition
"Headdress for Ngady-a-Mwaash Mask"
Mixed Media
Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Headdress for Bwoom Mask"
Mixed Media
Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
19th/20th century |
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Definition
"Maiden with Beaded Ornament"
Photograph
Samburu (East Africa)
20th century |
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Definition
"Woman Wearing a Beaded Ornament Indicating that She is Married"
Photograph
Samburu (East Africa)
20th century |
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"Maiden with Beaded Necklace Indicating her Readiness for Marriage"
Photograph
Turkana (East Africa)
20th century |
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Definition
"Men Holding Sticks for Rearing Cattle"
Photograph
Massai (East Africa)
20th century |
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Definition
"Warriors (il-moran) Wearing Lion Mane Headdresses"
Photograph
Massai (East Africa)
20th century |
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Definition
"Spinster with Beaded Collar"
Photograph
Massai (East Africa)
20th century |
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Definition
"New Bride"
Photograph
Massai (East Africa)
20th century |
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Definition
"Biographical Adornment"
Photograph
Massai (East Africa)
20th century |
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"King"
Photograph
Zulu (South Africa)
1970s |
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"Man with Beaded Pectoral Worn by Seniors and Chiefs"
Photograph
Ndebele (South Africa)
20th century |
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"Two Young Girls Wearing Ghabi Aprons"
Photograph
Zulu (South Africa)
1970s |
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Definition
"Girl With Beaded Apron Indicating that She is a Spinster"
Photograph
Ndebele (South Africa)
20th century |
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Definition
"Lady with a Beaded Apron Indicating that She is Married"
Photograph
Ndebele (South Africa)
20th century |
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Definition
"Woman Wearing Beaded Apron Indicating that She is Married with Children."
Photograph
Ndebele (South Africa)
20th century |
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Definition
"Plastic Doll with Jogolo Beaded Apron"
Photograph
Zulu (South Africa)
1970s |
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Definition
"House with Organic/Curvilinear Motifs"
Photograph
Ndebele (South Africa)
1960s |
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Definition
"House with Painted Walls Emphasizing Rectilinear Motifs"
Photograph
Ndebele (South Africa)
20th century |
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