Selections of African Art

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Headrest
Turkana peoples, Kenya
Wood, leather, aluminum
Mid-20th centuryH: 6.3 inches (16 cm)
 

Headrest, Rendile peoples, Kenya

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Headrest
Rendile peoples, Kenya
Wood
Mid-20th century
H: 7 inches (18 cm)
         
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Headrest
Turkana peoples, Kenya
Wood, leather, aluminum, cowrie shell, plastic beads
Mid-20th century
H: 6.2 inches (16 cm)
 

Figural staff, Makonde peoples, Tanzania

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Figural staff
Makonde peoples, Tanzania
Wood
Late 19th-early 20th century
L: 58.5 inches (149 cm)

         

Figural staff

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Figural staff
Probably Bakongo or related peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood
Probably 19th century
L: 50.75 inches (129 cm)
  Figural staff

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Figural staff

Congo River Basin, Democratic Republic of Congo
Honey-colored wood
19th century
L: 46.5 inches (118 cm)

         

Figural staff, Zaramo peoples, Tanzania

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Figural staff

Zaramo peoples, Tanzania
Wood
Late 19th-early 20th century

 

gourd container with figural engraving

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Gourd container with figural engraving

Kenya
Gourd, fiber
H: 15 inches (38 cm)

         

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Swords of authority, Mbele a lulendo

Kongo peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo
Iron, ivory
18th century
H: 23.5 inches (60 cm); 30.75 inches (78 cm)

Shield
 

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Shield

Arussi peoples, Ethiopia
Hippopotamus hide

 
figural door lock

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Figural door lock
Bamana peoples, Mali
Wood
Early 20th century
H: 18.25 inches (46 cm)

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