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Title	Artist	Medium & Support	Creation Date
Men's Weave Cloth		cotton and wool	20th century
Migrations II	Kosrof, Wosene	acrylic on linen	2006
Miniature Initiation Mask		wood, pigment, and raffia	late 19th century - early 20th century
Miniature Masked Dancer Figure (tourist piece)		bronze
Miniature Shrine Figures		wood	late 19th century - early 20th century
Monkey Mask		wood
Moon Walk	Ekpuk, Victor	pastel, acrylic, graphite, and collage on paper	ca. 2012
Number Five: My shield against the Damned One...	Fall, Yelimane	acrylic on canvas	2003 - 2004
Number Nine: Through love and the words 'There is no God but God,'...	Fall, Yelimane	acrylic on canvas	2003 - 2004
Number Seven: May I only know the joys given by the Sublime One...	Fall, Yelimane	acrylic on canvas	2003 - 2004
Number Sixteen: May the Majestic and Generous [God] bestow upon me his gifts without end...	Fall, Yelimane	acrylic on canvas	2003 - 2004
Number Twenty-nine: May God be my Guide!...	Fall, Yelimane	acrylic on canvas	2003 - 2004
Number Twenty-seven: May the Light of the Arabic Language and the Book...	Fall, Yelimane	acrylic on canvas	2003 - 2004
Number Twenty-three: Through His Grace and consideration for my profession of faith...	Fall, Yelimane	acrylic on canvas	2003 - 2004
Oshugbo Society Armlet		bronze	16th century - 19th century
Pair of Ancestor Cult Figures		wood with red pigment	20th century
Pair of Beaded Dance Regalia Panels (yata)		cloth, leather, and multicolored glass beads	early 20th century
Pair of Figures (male and female)		wood and iron	late 19th century - early 20th century
Pair of Hinged Anklets		silver	19th century
Pair of Sandals (mtalawanda)		wood with silver and copper	ca. late 19th century - 20th century
Pair of Standing Figures (alusi)		wood (camwood) and paint	late 19th century
Pair of Standing Figures (bateba)		wood
Pair of Standing Figures (bateba)		wood
Panel Headpiece		carved wood and rattan	20th century
Pipe		earthenware with kaolin
Pipe		brass	19th century
Poro Society Mask		wood and quills
Poro Society Object		wood with pigment
Portrait Mask (lipiko)		wood with human hair, paint and pigment	ca. 1940
Pot		terracotta
Pot		terracotta
Pot Lid (Izi-mbenge)		grass
Pot Lid with Beads (Izi-mbenge)		grass and beads
Power Figure (Nkisi)		wood, lizard, bushbuck horn, and medicinal substances	early 20th century
Power Figure (Nkisi)		wood, cowrie shells, fiber, and palm oil	20th century
Pregnant Female Figure		terracotta	1200 - 1600
Pyro-Engraved Gourd		gourd
Rattle		wood	20th century
Reliquary Guardian Figure		wood, stain, and metal	possibly late 19th century
Rhythm Pounder (siibele)		wood	20th century
Royal Hip Mask		bronze	ca. late 17th century - 18th century
Royal Mother with Child		wood
Sculptural Element From a Reliquary Ensemble (Mbulu Ngulu)		wood, brass, iron, and copper	late 19th century - early 20th century
Seated Female Figure		wood	mid 20th century
Seated Female Figure		terracotta
Seated Female Figure (Staff Finial)		wood	early 20th century
Seven lines from Jawartu	Fall, Yelimane	acrylic on canvas	2003 - 2004
Shango Devotee Maternity Figure with Bowl		wood and pigment	late 19th century
Shea Butter Jar		terracotta
Shrine Figure (onile)		brass or bronze, and iron	18th century - 19th century
Shrine Figure of Dog		wood	late 19th century - early 20th century
Shrine Sculpture		terracotta	early 20th century
Side Blown Trumpet		ivory	late 19th century - early 20th century
Soapstone Head (Nomoli)		soapstone
Spiral Currency Piece		brass	possibly 14th century - 15th century
Spirit Spouse Figure (Blolo Bian)		wood	early 20th century - mid 20th century
Staff		wood with pyrography	19th century
Staff Finial		wood, copper, and aluminum
Staff of Office		brass	ca. 1180 - 1897
Standing Female Figure		brass	20th century
Standing Female Figure		wood	20th century
Standing Female Figure		wood
Standing Female Figure		wood
Standing Female Figure (nyeleni)		wood, metal tacks, and cloth
Standing Figure		wood and pigment	20th century
Standing Figure		wood and chalk	19th century - 20th century
Standing Figure		wood and pigment	20th century
Standing Male Figure		wood with pigment	1918 - 1939
Standing Male Figure		wood with pyrography
Standing Male Figure		wood
Standing Male Figure (bateba)		wood
Standing Power Figure		wood, raffia, and medicines
Stool		wood	possibly late 19th century
Stool		wood	possibly late 19th century
Stool		wood
Stool		wood
Storage Chest		wood with copper, brass, iron, and pigment	early 20th century – mid 20th century
Storage Container		terracotta
Storage Pot		terracotta
Storehouse Figure (tadep)		wood and chalky paint	20th century
Tent Pole		wood	20th century
Tent Pole		wood	20th century
The Battle of Adwa	Wende, Wondimu	paint on cloth	ca. 1970
The Bowl is Full	Ekpuk, Victor	pastel, acrylic, graphite, and collage on paper	ca. 2012
The Darg, at the First Anniversary of the Battle of Adwa	Wende, Wondimu	paint on cloth	ca. 1970
The Feast of Temqat (Epiphany)	Wende, Wondimu	paint on cloth	ca. 1968
Three Legged Stool		wood	20th century
Three Scenes from the Life of the Emperor Theodore (Tewodros)	Wende, Wondimu	paint on cloth	ca. 1968
Throwing Knife		iron, brass, and wood
Tripod Stool		wood and leather