Selections of African Art

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Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso
Ritual hoe with antelope head finial
Wood
Late 19th-early 20th century
L: 27 inches (69 cm)
 

Figural adze

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Kanyok peoples (Kuba/Luba), Democratic Republic of Congo
Figural adze
Wood, iron
Late 19th-early 20th century
H: 18 inches (46 cm) Blade L: 11.5 inches
         
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Bamana peoples, Mali
Figural door lock
Wood, iron
H: 10.25 inches (26 cm), W: 11 inches (28 cm)
 

Female Sando divination figure

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Kolia region, Senufo peoples, Côte d’Ivoire
Female Sando divination figure
Wood, pigments, iron nail
Early 20th century
H: 13.25 inches (34 cm), W: 4 inches (10 cm)
         

Oliphant, Mende peoples, Sierra Leone

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Mende peoples, Sierra Leone
Oliphant
Elephant ivory
19th century
L: 23.5 inches (60 cm), D: 4.75 inches (12 cm)

 

Linguist's staff, Ashanti peoples, Akan, Ghana

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Ashanti peoples, Akan, Ghana

Linguist’s staff, kyame poma
Wood, gold foil
Early to mid-20th century
H: 63 inches (160 cm)

         

Mask, Dan peoples, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire

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Dan peoples, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire
Mask, deangle
Wood, pigments, kaolin
H: 10 inches (25 cm)
 

Mask, Bassa peoples, Liberia

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Bassa peoples, Liberia
Mask
Wood, aluminum
H: 8 inches (20 cm), W: 4.5 inches (11.4 cm)
         

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Dan peoples, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire
Female figure
Wood, pigments, kaolin, aluminum
Collected by George Harley, 1930s-‘40s
H: 19.5 inches (50 cm)

 

Mask, Dan people, Liberia

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Dan peoples, Liberia
Mask, gunyege or zakpei ge
Wood, pigments, aluminum
Collected by George Harley, ca. 1940
H: 9.2 inches (23 cm)

 

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