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Rattle

Object Name:
ipawo ase
Maker:
Yoruba artist  Search this
Medium:
Copper alloy
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 33.7 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm (13 1/4 x 3 x 2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ijebu, Nigeria
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
Ancestral  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-209
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/ys74eb7a7b8-21ef-423b-87b2-9450a68a700f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-209

Staff

Maker:
Yoruba artist  Search this
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 123.2 x 11.4 x 15.9 cm (48 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Benin
Topic:
bird  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-264
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/ys7aa8433bf-f769-4ef1-9462-fa1b5477af5b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-264

Staff

Object Name:
mvwala amfumu
Maker:
Kongo artist  Search this
Medium:
Ivory, wood, metal, ceramic
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 78.5 x 11 x 10.2 cm (30 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 4 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Mayombe region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
19th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
Status  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:
2005-6-32
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/ys744655491-4352-4b07-9b23-0f9f61b8f2b0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-32
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Salt cellar

Maker:
Benin kingdom, Bini-Portuguese style  Search this
Edo artist  Search this
Medium:
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10.2 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm (4 x 3 x 3 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
16th century
Topic:
Household  Search this
Status  Search this
foreigner  Search this
male  Search this
Trade  Search this
angel  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-36
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/ys700268e13-cbc7-4353-9c29-d5bad837b171
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-36
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Female figure

Maker:
Dogon artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W X D: 73.5 x 13 x 16.3 cm (28 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Ogol village, Mali
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
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:
2005-6-38
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/ys7e0174d49-9412-46ce-bf42-aa16978a768f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-38
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Stool

Maker:
Dogon artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 36.5 x 32.8 x 31.8 cm (14 3/8 x 12 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Type:
Decorative Arts
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Possibly late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
Ancestral  Search this
geometric motif  Search this
male  Search this
couple  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-40
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/ys72a1b85f2-dfd4-4380-b826-1cdf678bd836
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-40
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Female figure

Maker:
Dogon artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, encrustation
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 37 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm (14 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Mali
Date:
19th to early 20th century
Topic:
Fertility  Search this
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:
2005-6-41
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/ys75339fd32-768c-497e-b4e6-5b765ee07158
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-41
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Face mask

Object Name:
sirige
Maker:
Dogon artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, paint, fiber
Dimensions:
H x W: 443.3 × 18 cm (174 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Mali
Date:
19th-20th century
Topic:
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-410
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/ys7bb917825-9ff9-4dd9-8362-e9233b40f7a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-410

Female figure

Object Name:
jomooni
Maker:
Bamana artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 93.5 x 14 x 13.5 cm (36 13/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
Fertility  Search this
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:
2005-6-43
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/ys791eea2f9-d7bb-457b-97e1-36ec4e0b6c56
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-43
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Mask

Maker:
Nuna artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, pigment, metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 60.5 x 173 x 17 cm (23 13/16 x 68 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Burkina Faso
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
bird  Search this
chameleon  Search this
butterfly  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-47
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/ys70f3baf47-3184-472e-bdd2-3c63aeaffb0d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-47
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Face mask

Maker:
Senufo artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 36 x 17.2 x 10.5 cm (14 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
Initiation  Search this
hornbill  Search this
bushcow  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-50
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/ys7707787c2-85e5-4451-be5c-5f2d4741e062
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-50

Head

Maker:
Nomoli Style  Search this
Mende artist  Search this
Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 19.3 x 12.3 x 13 cm (7 5/8 x 4 13/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Sierra Leone
Date:
15th-17th century
Topic:
Ancestral  Search this
Agricultural  Search this
Shrine/Altar  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-56
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Exhibition:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View:
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
NMAfA, South Gallery (1141)
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys776615b82-4a08-4c18-9022-53658051b0c7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-56
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Finial

Maker:
Attié artist  Search this
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 12.9 x 2.9 x 3.5 cm (5 1/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Lagoons region, Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
foreigner  Search this
furniture  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-62
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/ys728afcba6-62ea-4559-9ea5-747a99e79a72
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-62
Online Media:

Face mask

Maker:
Attié artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, fur, pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 35.6 x 20.3 x 12.1cm (14 x 8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
male  Search this
Healing  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-63
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/ys7c2ae0b9d-20a4-41ea-a61d-6fa6e9b3ddc4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-63

Staff

Object Name:
edan oshugbo
Maker:
Yoruba artist  Search this
Medium:
Copper alloy, iron
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 24 x 6.6 x 5 cm (9 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ijebu region, Nigeria
Date:
Early 20th century
Topic:
bird  Search this
mother and child  Search this
Male use  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:
2005-6-66
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/ys788a3b1cc-fa69-45ff-8e09-cf627c4ae6b6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-66
Online Media:

Staff

Object Name:
oshe Shango
Maker:
Yoruba artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 39 x 14 x 6.5 cm (15 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 9/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Oyo region, Nigeria
Date:
Early 20th century
Topic:
Janus-faced  Search this
Power  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:
2005-6-67
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/ys7fc121d07-ab35-4875-bfa1-fb2ac375842e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-67
Online Media:

Bracelet

Maker:
Yoruba artist  Search this
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.5 x 12.8 x 12.8 cm (2 15/16 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Owo, Nigeria
Date:
16th-18th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
mudfish  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-7.1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/ys793ef14f9-6cc1-4dbb-a912-07fa810c23a0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-7.1

Bracelet

Maker:
Yoruba artist  Search this
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.9 x 13.2 x 13.2 cm (3 1/8 x 5 3/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Owo, Nigeria
Date:
16th-18th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
mudfish  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-7.2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/ys7e8e277e9-d624-4dcc-964b-28e10269d6ab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-7.2
Online Media:

Diviner's bag

Object Name:
àpo ìlèkè
Maker:
Yoruba artist  Search this
Medium:
Glass beads, cloth
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 129.5 x 33 x 2.5 cm (51 x 13 x 1 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Oyo region, Nigeria
Date:
Early 20th century
Topic:
Divination  Search this
Status  Search this
chameleon  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-70
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/ys71c605102-d60e-457a-81fd-a0dc17abd68f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-70
Online Media:

Male figure

Maker:
Yoruba artist  Search this
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 76.5 x 29.7 x 24.5 cm (30 1/8 x 11 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
Date unknown
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
Status  Search this
Shrine/Altar  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-73
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/ys756a6e1aa-5d30-4dac-9ee1-0c596579618c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-73

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