Indigenous Sculpture Gallery

Ripped leggings ebonywood 宝多六花 atdan hueyduck
Ceramic seated figure of the Pre-Columbian Quimbaya civilization in what is now Colombia.  Artist un
Carved wooden figure of a mother and child (phemba), of the Yombe people, Kongo Central Province, De
Ancient Maya stucco portrait head, bearing the headband of the maize deity.  Artist unknown; ca. 550
Male figure of the Nok culture of present-day northern Nigeria.  Artist unknown; ca. 195 BCE-205 CE.
Female figurine of the Luba (Baluba) people, south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Now in
Carved door (wood with iron staples) thought to be by the artist Sakiwa of the Nupe peoples, Nigeria
Yoruba twin statuettes covered with shells.  Artist unknown; 20th century.  Now in theMusée du quai
Zapotec ceramic urn in the form of Cociyo, god of lightning and rain.  Artist unknown; ca. 400-500 C
Look closely at this beaded tipi. How would you describe the people represented on this object? What
Male figure (ofika) used in the initiation rites of the all-male Lilwa association within the Mbole
Figure of a man holding a crocodile, from the Sapi culture of present-day Sierra Leone.  Artist unkn
Warrior ancestor figure of the Hemba people, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist u
Reliquary figure (mbulu ngulu) of the Kota culture, Gabon.  Artist unknown; ca. 1890-1910.  Now in t
Pick one of the figures in this sculpture and do your best to take on their position. How does it fe
Power figure (nkishi) of the Songye people, Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.&n
nitanahkohe:Spawning Salmon, Jody Broomfield (Squamish)
Inca gold figure.  Artist unknown; ca. 1450-1532.  Now in theStaatliches Museum für V
Rose B Simpson. Reclamation, 2018.ceramic leather, wood
Jay Simeon (Haida/Blackfoot) LOL yellow cedar, red cedar
Chuck Ya'Ya Heit (Gitxsan) Telephone Box birch, mahogany, ebony, bird’s eye maple, curly m
nitanahkohe: Spawning Salmon, Jody Broomfield (Squamish)
formlines:Listen to the Frogs Dempsey Bob
met-africa-oceania:Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arts of Afri
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