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Maker:

Yoruba artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, glass beads, metal, pigment, cloth, plant fiber

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 26.7 x 45.7 x 8.3 cm (10 1/2 x 18 x 3 1/4 in.)

Type:

Figure

Geography:

Oyo State, Nigeria

Date:

Early to mid-20th century

Topic:

Commemorative  Search this

bird  Search this

Leadership  Search this

Ancestral  Search this

Shrine/Altar  Search this

Female use  Search this

twin  Search this

geometric motif  Search this

male  Search this

female  Search this

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

92-3-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Pavilion: A New Look

On View:

NMAfA, Pavilion Gallery

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d0981f72-0675-41af-a98b-193c8a77d56f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_92-3-1

Maker:

Asante artist  Search this

Medium:

Imported cotton cloth, black pigment

Dimensions:

H x L: 194.5 x 285.6 cm (76 9/16 x 112 7/16 in.)

Framed: 210.8 x 302.3 x 5 cm (83 x 119 x 1 15/16 in.)

Type:

Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:

Ghana

Date:

Mid-late 19th century

Topic:

star  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

83-3-8

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f8d7ca5a-7f89-4f5b-9d8a-ef23434de3a0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_83-3-8

Maker:

Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian, 1937-2003, born Ethiopia  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Framed: 122.3 × 169.2 × 3.8 cm (48 3/16 × 66 5/8 × 1 1/2 in.)

Type:

Painting

Geography:

Ethiopia

Date:

1972-1973

Topic:

bird  Search this

mask  Search this

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

91-18-2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7b3372743-ca20-47e0-8956-4870686fcdd6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_91-18-2

Maker:

Asante artist  Search this

Medium:

Repoussé gold, plant fiber, metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 x 18 x 15 cm (1 3/16 x 7 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Type:

Jewelry

Geography:

Ghana

Date:

Late 19th-early 20th century

Topic:

Leadership  Search this

Status  Search this

Adornment  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

2008-3-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys726cefc2e-c576-48ec-b1de-f74901e4e5af

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2008-3-1

Maker:

Akan artist  Search this

Medium:

Gourd, plant fiber or wood, cloth, cord

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7.8 x 9 x 11.4 cm (3 1/16 x 3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Ghana

Date:

Late 20th century

Topic:

Weaving  Search this

Male use  Search this

star  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection

Object number:

2010-10-330

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7a8e22bfb-bbad-47ad-918f-e15afc5ea72a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2010-10-330

Maker:

Akan artist  Search this

Medium:

Gourd, plant fiber or wood, cloth, cord

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 4.5 x 13.5 x 11.4 cm (1 3/4 x 5 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Ghana

Topic:

Male use  Search this

star  Search this

male  Search this

moon  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection

Object number:

2010-10-346

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7151c7858-e23f-4367-9325-240ec240a440

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2010-10-346

Maker:

Akan artist  Search this

Medium:

Gourd, plant fiber or wood, cloth, cord

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7 x 7.5 x 11.3 cm (2 3/4 x 2 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Ghana

Topic:

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection

Object number:

2010-10-368

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys785b04357-6242-4fa1-ae82-1ca3dea32b5a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2010-10-368

Maker:

Dogon artist  Search this

Medium:

Iron, stone

Dimensions:

Necklace diam: 32.8 cm (12 15/16 in.)

Stone diam: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)

Type:

Jewelry

Geography:

Mali

Date:

Early to mid-20th century

Topic:

Status  Search this

Male use  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Mona Gavigan in memory of John D. Garner and appreciation of the Dogon peoples

Object number:

2012-13-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys79619edd5-7cbc-47a5-981f-0dc824a0aefa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2012-13-1

Maker:

Romuald Hazoumè, born 1962, Benin  Search this

Medium:

Mixed media and found objects

Dimensions:

Installed: 375.9 x 449.6 x 106.7 cm (148 x 177 x 42 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Benin

Date:

2007

Topic:

snake  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds provided by the Annie Laurie Aitken Endowment

Object number:

2013-1-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 2007 Romuald Hazoumè

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys71eeb46ea-d8f2-40b3-b833-6cef5c966250

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2013-1-1

Maker:

Yoruba artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, cowrie shells, leather, indigo pigment

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 42.5 x 8.9 x 27.3 cm (16 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

Late 19th to mid-20th century

Topic:

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Merton Simpson

Object number:

70-5-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys72897cf61-b09f-4a4b-860a-737deb7b369a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_70-5-1

Maker:

Yoruba artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, glass beads, pigment

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 58.4 x 22.5 x 8.3 cm (23 x 8 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

Mid-20th century

Topic:

snake  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr.and Mrs. Albert E. Henn

Object number:

71-31-2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys70fd6eabc-313f-4f52-a0bb-d228b45ef6bf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_71-31-2

Maker:

Bamana artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, metal, plant fiber, hide, cowrie shells

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 108.2 x 10.3 x 47.4 cm (42 5/8 x 4 1/16 x 18 11/16 in.)

Type:

Mask

Geography:

Kenedougou region, Mali

Date:

Early to mid-20th century

Topic:

Agricultural  Search this

antelope  Search this

Male use  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Bequest of Eliot Elisofon

Object number:

73-7-56

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys752507c63-ca2a-40c8-837c-a8899b7be59f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_73-7-56

Maker:

Master of Mulongo  Search this

Luba artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, oil

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 17.1 x 12.4 x 9.2 cm (6 3/4 x 4 7/8 x 3 5/8 in.)

Type:

Decorative Arts

Geography:

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Date:

Mid-late 19th century

Topic:

Household  Search this

Status  Search this

geometric motif  Search this

male  Search this

female  Search this

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

86-12-14

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7c71c2054-a706-44f5-8ce4-a93e24f98cb7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_86-12-14

Maker:

Yoruba artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, indigo, glass beads

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 41.4 x 9 x 11.9 cm (16 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 4 11/16 in.)

Type:

Sculpture

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

Late 19th-early 20th century

Topic:

mother and child  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program

Object number:

88-1-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys75f4353ef-5b2e-4214-b913-b8c337bb48a6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_88-1-1

Maker:

Bamana artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, metal, cotton fiber

Dimensions:

H x W: 54 x 59.1 cm (21 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)

Type:

Mask

Geography:

Bamako area, Mali

Date:

Late 19th-early 20th century

Topic:

Agricultural  Search this

pangolin  Search this

antelope  Search this

aardvark  Search this

Male use  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ernst Anspach and museum purchase

Object number:

91-8-1.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7077bb1ce-c36f-4e38-a874-adfd4ebba042

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_91-8-1.1

Maker:

Tayo Adenaike, born 1954, Nigeria  Search this

Medium:

Watercolor on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 60.9 x 45.9 cm (24 x 18 1/16 in.)

Type:

Painting

Geography:

Nigeria

Date:

1996

Topic:

sun  Search this

Credit Line:

Sylvia H. Williams Memorial Fund for Acquisitions

Object number:

96-16-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f474c7d5-fd62-44d9-9622-dd3fdeeb0fc5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_96-16-1

Maker:

Asante artist  Search this

Medium:

Cotton, indigo dye, natural dye

Dimensions:

H x W: 213.4 x 132 cm (84 x 51 15/16 in.)

Type:

Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:

Bonwire, Ghana

Date:

Before 1971

Topic:

Status  Search this

Adornment  Search this

Male use  Search this

geometric motif  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10565

Object number:

EJ10565

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7b522d1b1-848c-4239-9987-58545a2d9b90

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_EJ10565

Maker:

Bwa artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, pigment, bitumen, hair, plant fiber

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 419 x 32.4 x 27.6 cm (164 15/16 x 12 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)

Type:

Mask

Geography:

Burkina Faso

Date:

Early to mid-20th century

Topic:

Funerary  Search this

Initiation  Search this

Agricultural  Search this

snake  Search this

Male use  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

2000-4-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7ff492bcc-b76b-49ac-9bcc-96859815b7cd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2000-4-1

Maker:

Baba Adesina  Search this

Yoruba artist  Search this

Medium:

Cotton, glass beads

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 76.5 x 60 x 6.5 cm (30 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)

Type:

Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:

Okuku region, Osun State, Nigeria

Date:

Early 20th century

Topic:

Leadership  Search this

Status  Search this

Adornment  Search this

turtle  Search this

snake  Search this

Male use  Search this

geometric motif  Search this

lizard  Search this

Power  Search this

male  Search this

Trade  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds provided by the Annie Laurie Aitken Endowment

Object number:

2003-8-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys761676dcd-9b75-4139-ae8e-7eb77a4ac85b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2003-8-1

Maker:

Sango artist  Search this

Tsogo artist  Search this

Sango artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, pigment, cloth

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 190.5 x 17.8 x 14.6 cm (75 x 7 x 5 3/4 in.)

Type:

Architectural Element

Geography:

Gabon

Date:

Early to mid-20th century

Topic:

Shrine/Altar  Search this

male  Search this

female  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company

Object number:

2005-6-226

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7af88b5e1-05d2-455a-af2d-60b9e73e4d29

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-226