Art

Art from Nigeria

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Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá) Olowe of Ise · 1910-14 Ancestral Commemorative Head (uhunmwun-elao) possibly mid-1500s or early 1600s Head thermoluminescence date 20–620 CE Plaque Edo · 16th/17th century Head (Uhunmwun Elao) Edo · 18th/early 19th century Female Figure with Bowl Abogunde of Ede · Late 19th century Commemorative Head Edo · Probably mid–17th/mid–18th century Hippopotamus Cross River Region · 9th/mid–19th century Four Bracelets Igbo · Probably 19th century Altar figure (onílé) possibly 1700s Shrine Figure (Ikenga) possibly early 1900s Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba) 1800s Hen 1900s Shrine Figure for Sàngó c. 1910 Male figure probably 1800s Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì) late 1800s–early 1900s Tusk Edo · 1850-1888 Tapper (Iroke Ifa) Yoruba · 17th or 18th century Headdress (Ago Egungun) Yoruba · Mid–late 19th century Royal Cap (Orikogbofo) Yoruba · 20th century Idiophone/Staff (ahianmwẹn-ọrọ) possibly 1800s Pair of Ritual Staffs (ẹdan Ògbóni) possibly 1800s Pair of Ritual Staffs (ẹdan Ògbóni) 1800s Ancestral Altar Tusk c. 1820 Divination Tray (ọpọ́n Ifá) 1900s Doll 1900s Pair of Dolls 1900s Doll 1900s Ifá divination vessel (àgéré Ifá) mid- late 1800s Plaque 1500s–1600s Rattle Staff (ukhuhre) 1900s Plaque 1500s–1600s Shrine Figure (Ikenga) early 1900s Altar Stool Yoruba · Mid–/late 19th century Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume 1900s Headdress early 1900s Royal Cap (Orikogbofo) Yoruba · Early/mid–20th century Headdress (Jagún Jagún) Yoruba · Mid– late 19th century Mask Sha · Late 19th century Pair of Staffs (Edan) Yoruba · 19th century or before Mask for Egungun (Ere Egungun) Yoruba · Late 19th century Ifá diviner's necklace (òdìgbà Ifá) 1900s Water Transport Jar 1900s Crown (adéńlá) 1900s Diviner's Bag (Apo Ifa) 1900s Prestige robe (riga) late 1800s–by 1910 Coronet (oríkògbófo) 1900s Coronet (oríkògbófo) 1900s