Throne of Weapons, by Cristóvão Canhavato, Mozambique 2001 |
Tree of Life, recycled weapons, Mozambique |
The Coronation of Haile Selassie, Ethiopia 1930 |
The Coronation of Haile Selassie, Ethiopia 1930 |
The Crucifixion of Christ, Adwa, Northern Ethiopia ca 1855 |
Carved wood door, Igbo people, Nigeria, 20th C. |
Sculpture group, Igbo people, Nigeria, 20th C. |
Okega carving, Igala people, Nigeria, 19th C. |
Shrine figure, Urhobo people, Nigeria, 19th C. |
Nkisi figure, Songye people, D.R. Congo |
Minkisi figure, Kongo people, D.R. Congo, 19th C. |
Figure of a man, Teke people, D.R. Congo, 20th C. |
Door panels and a lintel, Yoruba people, Nigeria ca 1910-1914 |
Door detail, Yoruba people, Nigeria ca 1910-1914 |
Door detail, Yoruba people, Nigeria ca 1910-1914 |
Ebony & Ivory chair (kiti cha enzi) Zanzibar, 19th C. |
Stool supported by a crouching female, Luba people, D.R. Congo, 19th C. |
Wooden headrests, Shona people, Zimbabwe, and Luba people, D.R. Congo |
Figure with sacrificial patina, Tellem-Dogon people, Mali, possibly 14th C. |
Male and female figures, Azande people, Sudan, 19th C. |
Ndop carving showing a king, Kuba-Bushoong people, D.R. Congo, 18th C. |
Male figure, Mbole people, D.R. Congo, 20th C. |
Wooden figure, Chokwe people, Angola, 19th C. |
Ancestral screen (duein fubara), Kalabari people, Nigeria, 19th C. |
Ndop figure commemorating a king, Kuba-Bushoong people, D.R. Congo, 18th C. |
Helmet and chain mail jacket, Hausa people, northern Nigeria, early 20th C. |
Embroidered textiles from The Path of Roses, Rachid Koraichi, Algeria 2001 |
Embroidered textiles from The Path of Roses, Rachid Koraichi, Algeria 2001 |
Ceramic bowl from the Path of Roses, Rachid Koraichi, Algeria 2001 |
Reliquary guardian figure, Kota-Obamba people, Gabon, early 20th C. |
Cutlasses for the Cult of Ogun, Yoruba people, Nigeria, 20th C. |
Dance shield (ndomi), Kikuyu people, Kenya, early 20th C. |
Throwing knives, al-Mahdiya period, Sudan, late 19th C. |
Chief's war tunic (batakari), Asante people, Ghana, 20th C. |
Pottery tree, Sainsbury African Galleries |
Ritual pot, Ijaw peoples, Nigeria |
Storage pot, Sudan |
Ritual pot, Ijaw peoples, Nigeria and Storage pot, Gbaya peoples, Cameroon |
Oil lamp, Berber people, Grand Kabyle, Algeria, 20th C. |
Large vessel for storing oil, Berber people, Grand Kabyle, Algeria, early 20th C. |
Burnished pottery vessels resembling gourds, Toro and Ganda peoples, Uganda, 19th C. |
Ritual vessel used at the new yam harvest festival, Igbo people, Nigeria, 20th C. |
Heavily ornamented pot in the form of a pregnant female, Edo people, Benin, Nigeria, 20th C. |
Lidded pot (abusua kuruwa), Asante people, Ghana, 20th C. |
Pottery figure |
Pottery head probably used at mortuary ceremonies at which the body was no longer present, Asante people, Ghana, 19th C. |
Pot with multiple apertures used as a grave marker, Igbo people, Nigeria, 19th C. |
Potter water vessel, Zande people, Sudan, early 20th C. |
Potter water vessel, Zande people, Sudan, early 20th C. |
Sculptural pot, Woyo people, D.R. Congo, 19th C. |
Hippo masquerade, Kalabari people, southern Nigeria, 1995 |
Kifwebe mask, Songye people, D.R. Congo, 19th C. |
Nimba mask, Baga people, Guinea, 20th C. |
Wooden hippo mask, Kalabari people, Nigeria |
Mask representing a shark, Abua or Ekpehia people, Nigeria, 19th C. |
Egungun (ancestor tree) mask, Yoruba people, Nigeria, 19th C. |
Simoni mark, Chewa people, Malawi, late 20th C. |
Woman's cotton dress with embroidery, Ethiopia, 20th C. |
Ivory mark, Benin, Nigeria, 16th C. |
Ivory and copper bracelets, Benin, Nigeria, 16th C. |
Leopard made of ivory, copper and coral, Benin, Nigeria, 19th C. |
Leopard, Benin, Nigeria, 19th C. |
Ivory saltcellar, Benin, Nigeria, 15th-16th C. |
Ivory saltcellar, Benin, Nigeria, 15th-16th C. |
Ododua mask made of brass, Benin, Nigeria, 18th C. |
Ododua mask made of brass, Benin, Nigeria, 18th C. |
Terracotta head, Benin, Nigeria, 20th C. |
Carved wood head covering with brass sheeting, Benin, Nigeria, 19th C. |
Horseman of cast brass, Benin, Nigeria, 16th C. |
Bronze figure from Andoni creeks, southern Nigeria |
Cast brass figure of a page, Benin, Nigeria, 16th-17th C. |
Sword and staff, Benin, Nigeria, 18th-19th C. |
Cast brass figure wearing a cross, Benin, Nigeria, 16th C. |
Bronze casting of a ram's head, Lagos, Nigeria, 16th-17th C. |
Hip mask in the form of a leopard, Benin, Nigeria, 16th-18th C. |
Cast brass cockerel, Benin, Nigeria, 18th C. |
The Benin plaques were acquired from Benin City, Nigeria, by the British in 1897 |
The 16th Century Benin plaques, Nigeria |
The 16th Century Benin plaques, Nigeria |
Cast brass cockerel, Benin, Nigeria, 18th C. |
A vast collection of 16th Century cast brass plaques from Benin, Nigeria |
Plaque showing the façade of the Royal Palace, Benin City, Nigeria |
Cast brass plaque of Igue ceremony, Benin, Nigeria, 16th C. |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
Brass plaque with the Oba (king) wearing coral bead regalia, Benin, Nigeria, 16th C. |
The two small figures on top represent Portuguese with their long hair and helmets, Benin, Nigeria, 16th C. |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century brass plaque, Benin, Nigeria |
16th Century Benin plaque detail, Nigeria |
16th Century Benin plaque detail, Nigeria |
Male head made of cast brass, Udo, Nigeria, 16th C. |
Cast brass head of a Queen Mother, Benin, Nigeria, 16th C. |
Head of an Oba (king), Benin, Nigeria, 18th C. |
Painting by Charinda, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2002, showing women wearing kangas in Tanzanian villages |
Printed cloth commemorating the life of Julius Nyerere (1922-1999), the father of independent Tanzania |
Kilim, Tunisia, 20th C. |