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view Ceremonial tunic and hat digital asset number 1

Ceremonial tunic and hat

Object Name:: Ngoum

Maker:: Mankon artist Search this; Kom artist Search this

Medium:: Leather, porcupine quills, cotton

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Northwestern Province, Cameroon

Date:: mid-20th century

Credit Line:: Gift of Holly and David Ross

Object number:: 2019-22-1

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys78783e5cb-143f-43e0-9bf8-95a9a719c8c0

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_2019-22-1

view Face mask digital asset number 1

Face mask

Object Name:: kanaga

Maker:: Dogon artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, pigment, plant fiber

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 97.8 x 59.7 x 19.1 cm (38 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)

Type:: Mask

Geography:: Mali

Date:: Mid-20th century

Topic:: Funerary Search this; Initiation Search this; Male use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Emil Arnold

Object number:: 68-36-221

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys71b5e82a7-059e-45d2-94ae-00ef61ff36c3

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_68-36-221

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Staff

Object Name:: ogo Elegba

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

See more items in:: 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

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Staff

Object Name:: oshe Shango

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

See more items in:: 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

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view Face mask digital asset number 1

Face mask

Object Name:: kanaga

Maker:: Dogon artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, pigment, plant fiber, pigment, paint, hide, wire

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 94.6 x 60 x 20.6 cm (37 1/4 x 23 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.)

Type:: Mask

Geography:: Mali

Date:: Mid-20th century

Topic:: male Search this

Credit Line:: Bequest of Eliot Elisofon

Object number:: 73-7-538

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7ec69ed83-4ed4-4de2-849c-012fe030c8a4

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_73-7-538

view Face mask digital asset number 1

Face mask

Object Name:: sirige

Maker:: Dogon artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, pigment, plant fiber

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 241.3 x 20.3 x 17.8 cm (95 x 8 x 7 in.)

Type:: Mask

Geography:: Mali

Date:: Mid-20th century

Topic:: Funerary Search this; Initiation Search this; Male use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Bequest of Eliot Elisofon

Object number:: 73-7-541

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: 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/ys7c4645a0b-7eb8-4f82-a96d-948a32f8269b

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_73-7-541

view Crest mask digital asset number 1

Crest mask

Object Name:: chi wara kun

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

See more items in:: 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

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view Wrapper digital asset number 1

Wrapper

Object Name:: kente

Maker:: Asante artist Search this

Medium:: Cotton, indigo dye

Dimensions:: H x W: 132.3 x 235 cm (52 1/16 x 92 1/2 in.)

Type:: Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:: Bonwire, Ghana

Date:: Early-late 20th century

Topic:: Status Search this; Adornment Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 74-31-13

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys721e36a01-f9e6-4461-bddf-8015e1dc93dc

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_74-31-13

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Wrapper

Object Name:: adinkra

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

See more items in:: 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

view Helmet mask digital asset number 1

Helmet mask

Object Name:: mwadi

Maker:: Songye artist Search this; Tetela artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, kaolin, pigment, raffia

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 89.2 x 27 x 30.2 cm (35 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

Type:: Mask

Geography:: Kasongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Date:: Early 20th century

Topic:: male Search this

Credit Line:: Acquisition grant from the James Smithson Society

Object number:: 84-6-6.1

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: 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/ys797a30d61-5694-454d-a8b2-e80b4ca3fc50

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_84-6-6.1

view Divination cup digital asset number 1

Divination cup

Object Name:: agere Ifa

Maker:: Yoruba artist Search this

Medium:: Wood, pigment

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 23.8 x 16.1 x 19.6 cm (9 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Nigeria

Date:: Early to mid-20th century

Topic:: Divination Search this; equestrian Search this; weapon Search this; horse Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 85-1-9

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7964082d7-947e-43b5-8609-8f6ddfac338e

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_85-1-9

view Headrest digital asset number 1

Headrest

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

See more items in:: 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

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view Staff digital asset number 1

Staff

Object Name:: oshe Shango

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

See more items in:: 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

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view <I>The End of the Beginning</I> digital asset number 1

The End of the Beginning

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

See more items in:: 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

view Crest mask digital asset number 1

Crest mask

Object Name:: chi wara kun

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

See more items in:: 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

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view <I>Beyond the Hills at Sundown</I> digital asset number 1

Beyond the Hills at Sundown

Maker:: Tayo Adenaike, born 1954, Nigeria Search this

Medium:: Watercolor on paper

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

Type:: Painting

Geography:: Nigeria

Date:: 1991

Topic:: sun Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of the Artist

Object number:: 92-1-1

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys72658a709-652e-4da5-b462-6d04c99df1b9

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_92-1-1

view Female figures digital asset number 1

Female figures

Object Name:: ere ibeji

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

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

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

view Staff digital asset number 1

Staff

Object Name:: edan oshugbo

Maker:: Yoruba artist Search this

Medium:: Copper alloy, iron

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 31 x 9 x 5 cm (12 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Ijebu region, Nigeria

Date:: Early to mid-20th century

Topic:: Leadership Search this; Male use Search this; male Search this; female Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Deborah and Jeffrey Hammer

Object number:: 94-19-1.1

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7de5110dd-efa2-4e05-934d-7f304922fec7

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_94-19-1.1

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Staff

Object Name:: edan oshugbo

Maker:: Yoruba artist Search this

Medium:: Copper alloy, iron

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 31 x 8.7 x 5 cm (12 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Type:: Sculpture

Geography:: Ijebu region, Nigeria

Date:: Early to mid-20th century

Topic:: Leadership Search this; Male use Search this; male Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Deborah and Jeffrey Hammer

Object number:: 94-19-1.2

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7401763ec-df9f-4119-82b7-da6ce92e70be

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_94-19-1.2

view <I>Untitled #1</I> digital asset number 1

Untitled #1

Maker:: Magdalene Anyango N. Odundo, born 1950, Kenya Search this

Medium:: Ceramic

Dimensions:: H x W x D: 47.5 × 42.8 × 42.8 cm, 6.1 kg (18 11/16 × 16 7/8 × 16 7/8 in., 13.4 lb.)

Type:: Ceramics

Geography:: Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom

Date:: 1994

Credit Line:: Museum purchase

Object number:: 95-8-1

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

See more items in:: National Museum of African Art Collection

Data Source:: National Museum of African Art

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys722bde9d3-88ed-45f6-9246-c7ac70d40c40

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmafa_95-8-1

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