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Title	Artist	Medium & Support	Creation Date
Poro Society Object		wood with pigment
Heddle Pulley		wood
Ladder		wood
Ladder		wood
Men's Weave Cloth		cotton and wool	20th century
Vessel		terracotta with red ochre pigment	possibly 18th century - 19th century
Hornbill Mask (Gegon) with Islamic Inscriptions		wood, raffia, and ink	mid 20th century
Face Mask (olojufoforo)		wood and pigment	20th century
Ceremonial Stool		wood	20th century
Ceremonial Throwing Knife		metal, wood, fiber, and leather
Ceremonial Axe		wood, copper wire, and iron blade
Adire Cloth (alabere)		cloth with indigo dye	1964
Marionette		wood, metal, fiber, and cloth	20th century
Kola Nut Container		wood	mid 20th century
Shrine Sculpture		terracotta	early 20th century
Oshugbo Society Armlet		bronze	16th century - 19th century
Ceremonial Grain Storage Container		wood
Ancestor Figure (Sigiti)		wood	late 19th century - early 20th century
Spiral Currency Piece		brass	possibly 14th century - 15th century
Woman's Anklet		brass	19th century
Pair of Standing Figures (alusi)		wood (camwood) and paint	late 19th century
Commemorative Head Fragment		terracotta	ca. 17th century - 18th century
Wood Musical Instrument		wood and raffia
Standing Male Figure		wood with pyrography
Efe-Gelede Cap Mask (Apasa)		wood with indigo and white	early 20th century
Female Ibeji Figure		wood
Staff of Office		brass	ca. 1180 - 1897
Bound Figure		terracotta	ca. 12th century - 15th century
Standing Female Figure		wood
Kneeling Female Figure with Child		wood	late 19th century - early 20th century
Female Power Figure		wood and feathers	early 20th century
Staff Finial		wood, copper, and aluminum
Soapstone Head (Nomoli)		soapstone
Standing Power Figure		wood, raffia, and medicines
Leopard-Shaped Stool		wood, red paint, black paint, and white paint
Pipe		earthenware with kaolin
Pair of Beaded Dance Regalia Panels (yata)		cloth, leather, and multicolored glass beads	early 20th century
Standing Figure		wood and chalk	19th century - 20th century
Pregnant Female Figure		terracotta	1200 - 1600
Ceremonial Cup		wood	late 19th century - early 20th century
Face Mask (Ninea-Gla)		wood, metal, and chalk	early 20th century
Shrine Figure (onile)		brass or bronze, and iron	18th century - 19th century
Divination Bowl (Agere ifa)		brass or bronze and iron	18th century - 19th century
Equestrian Fragment		terracotta	possibly 14th century - 16th century
Water Spirit Head Crest (Pipligbo)		wood and pigment	early 20th century
Bridal Veil (siyaya)		beads	ca. 1920 - 1930
Backskirt (isithimba)		beads and leather	ca. 1920 - 1930
Crest Mask (Chi Wara)		wood, beads	mid 20th century
Helmet Mask (epa)		wood, iron, fiber, and sacrificial substances	mid 19th century - late 19th century
Divination Bowl (Agere ifa)		wood	mid 19th century
Shango Devotee Maternity Figure with Bowl		wood and pigment	late 19th century
Ibeji Figure		wood and beads	early 20th century
Crest Mask (sapele)		sapele (wood), ceramic, and brass	late 19th century
Water Spirit Head Crest (Pipligbo)		wood	early 20th century
Elu Mask with Hinged Jaw		wood	mid 20th century
Pair of Figures (male and female)		wood and iron	late 19th century - early 20th century
Storehouse Figure (tadep)		wood and chalky paint	20th century
Bush Buffalo Mask		wood and pigment	early 20th century - mid 20th century
Royal Mother with Child		wood
Crucifix		brass	ca. 17th century - early 18th century
Miniature Initiation Mask		wood, pigment, and raffia	late 19th century - early 20th century
Chief's Stool		wood, brass tacks, and beads	late 19th century - early 20th century
Rhythm Pounder (siibele)		wood	20th century
Helmet Mask (Sowei)		wood	early 20th century - mid 20th century
Spirit Spouse Figure (Blolo Bian)		wood	early 20th century - mid 20th century
Commemorative Head		terracotta	ca. 19th century
Royal Hip Mask		bronze	ca. late 17th century - 18th century
Shrine Figure of Dog		wood	late 19th century - early 20th century
Kneeling Female Figure with Bowl (olumeye)		wood with indigo and pigment	20th century
Helmet Mask for Sande Initiation Society		wood	early 20th century
Seated Female Figure (Staff Finial)		wood	early 20th century
Elephant Cap Mask		cotton and glass beads	mid 20th century
Kneeling Mother and Child Figure		terracotta
Side Blown Trumpet		ivory	late 19th century - early 20th century
Face Mask (Gle)		wood and fiber	early 20th century - mid 20th century
Female Figure		bronze
Bronze Entwined Figures		bronze
Seated Female Figure		wood	mid 20th century
Dance Wand (Eshu)		wood	mid 20th century
Guardian Staff		wood and metal
Cultivator Staff		wood
Standing Male Figure		wood
Equestrian Figure		wood
Whistle		wood	mid 20th century
Head		terracotta	ca. 500 BCE - 300 CE
Head		terracotta	possibly between 16th century - 19th century
Seated Female Figure		terracotta
Female Figure with Beads (Akua'ba)		wood	early 20th century - mid 20th century
Face Mask (Kpeliye'e)		brass
Standing Male Figure (bateba)		wood