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Crown1990.12.0001 (1990.12.0001)
90.1 x 22.6 x 16.4 cm (1361 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Yorubaland
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Ibeji Female1972.07.0027 (1972.07.0027)
25.8 x 9.8 x 7.5 cm (535 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Female Ibeji1971.14.0003A (1971.14.0003A)
26.1 x 8 x 7.2 cm (234 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Female Ibeji1971.14.0003B (1971.14.0003B)
25.6 x 7.8 x 6.7 cm (255 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Ibeji with Beaded Cloak1987.13.0001 (1987.13.0001)
26.8 x 21.5 x 15.7 cm (755 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Female Ibeji1983.05.0017 (1983.05.0017)
24.5 x 10.4 x 9.6 cm (191 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Male Ibeji1983.05.0018 (1983.05.0018)
26.7 x 10.3 x 8.8 cm (209 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Male Ibeji1983.05.0019 (1983.05.0019)
25 x 7.4 x 7.4 cm (200 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Oshogbo
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Standing Male Figure1983.05.0020 (1983.05.0020)
32.5 x 12.3 x 11.2 cm (661 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

Female Ibeji 1983.05.0021 (1983.05.0021)
24 x 7.6 x 7.3 cm (186 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Apomu
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

Oshe Shango Dance Wand, Staff.1986.21.0002 (1986.21.0002)
30.3 x 10.1 x 5 cm (189 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin, Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

Eshu-Elegba Dance Staff Finial1985.16.0002 (1985.16.0002)
41.4 x 25.5 x 9.7 cm (909 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta
Period: 1890 – 1940
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Bag1990.12.0002 (1990.12.0002)
31.8 x 29.2 x 3 cm (717 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Figural Kola Bowl1971.09.0001A (1971.09.0001A)
33.1 x 16.8 x 13.8 cm (860 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Nationalist; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

Figural Kola Bowl Lid1971.09.0001B (1971.09.0001B)
16.8 x 15.7 x 6 cm (105 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Nationalist; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

Egungun Mask1983.05.0008 (1983.05.0008)
35.5 x 26.8 x 23.7 cm (2,509 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Abeokuta; Ikoto Quarter
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

Gelede Society Mask1972.07.0003 (1972.07.0003)
30.8 x 22 x 21.8 cm (1485 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: Colonial; Mid 20th century, 1950 - 1970
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Gelede Society Mask1972.07.0012 (1972.07.0012)
27.3 x 17.9 x 17.2 cm (828 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin, Nigeria
Period: Colonial; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Gelede Society Mask1972.07.0014 (1972.07.0014)
26.5 x 20 x 18.9 cm (1426 g)
Location: Africa, West; Benin, Nigeria
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Gelede Society Mask1984.10.0001 (1984.10.0001)
25 x 20.2 x 17.5 cm (385 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Agoshasha
Period: 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Hunter's Masquerade Outfit: Undergarment Trousers with Footcovering1990.14.0001A (1990.14.0001A)
125 x 93 x .5 cm (286 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Shagamu Village
Period: 1920s
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Underwear

Hunter's Masquerade Outfit: Shirt with Attached Headcovering1990.14.0001B (1990.14.0001B)
238 x 58 x 12 cm (677 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Shagamu Village
Period: 1920s
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Main Garments

Hunter's Masquerade Outfit: Kembe, Outer Trousers1990.14.0001C (1990.14.0001C)
126 x 89 x 5.4 cm (630 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Shagamu Village
Period: 1920s
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Main Garments

Hunter's Masquerade Outfit: Agbada, Outer Gown1990.14.0001D (1990.14.0001D)
188 x 100 x 6.7 cm (2,364 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Shagamu Village
Period: 1920s
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Outerwear

Rattle1990.14.0001E (1990.14.0001E)
31.7 x 8.3 cm (47 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Shagamu Village
Period: 1920s
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Musical T&E : Musical Instruments

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