Peoples History Gallery

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Female figurine of the Luba (Baluba) people, south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now in

Bolo mask of the Bobo people, Taguna region, Burkina Faso. Artist unknown; late 19th century. Now in

Male figure (wood, plant fiber, and glass beads) from the Niembo chiefdom of the Hemba peoples, pres

Reproduction of a 12th century BC bronze segmented armor based on the temple reliefs of Ramseum loca

Yoruba mask used in the Gelede festival. Now in the Glenbow Museum, Calgary.

Mask-headdress in the shape of a ram’s head, of the Mossi people, Burkina Faso. Artist unknown; 20t

Egungun mask of the Yoruba people, Nigeria. Artist unknown; 20th century. Now in theMusée du quai

Maiden spirit mask of the Igbo people, Nigeria. Artist unknown; early 20th century. Now in the Bro

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

Ivory armband from the Yoruba city-state of Owo (in present-day Ondo State, Nigeria). Artist unknow

Zapotec ceramic urn in the form of Cociyo, god of lightning and rain. Artist unknown; ca. 400-500 C

Extensively decorated with modeled imagery, duct flutes of Veracruz are characterized by one or two

Navajo woman’s dress (one panel). Artist unknown; 1860. Now in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Ceremonial wool cape of the Chilkat clan of the Tlingit people, northwest coast of North America, 18

Plaque: Warrior and Attendants, 16th–17th century Nigeria; Edo peoples, Court of BeninBrass; H. 18 &

Olmec jadeite mask. Artist unknown; 10th-6th cent. BCE. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ph

Mask depicting ritual scarification, of the Ngbaka people, Nord-Ubangi province, Democratic Republic

Jeffrey Gibson, an artist of Choctaw and Cherokee descent, incorporates elements of Native American

Beaded cuff (rawhide, glass beads, and silk), one of a pair, of the Sioux people of the Great Plains

1884 anthropological studies of Laplanders by Roland Bonaparte

A relief on the walls of Ramses III’s mortuary temple (Luxor, Egypt). Ramses III battled the

Bone shaman’s charm (sometimes called a “soul-catcher”) of the Tlingit people, northwest coast of No

Mask combining bird and buffalo features, of the Nuna people, Burkina Faso. Artist unknown; early 20

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