African Peoples

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Tiered hat with brass discs (botolo).20th century. Ekonda peoples, Democratic Republic of CongoCoile

Head of an Oba, 16th century (ca. 1550), Nigeria, Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, 23.5 cm | The

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

All African Peoples Revolutionary Party, 1960s poster

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

Mask of the Igbo people, Nigeria.  Artist unknown; 20th century.  Now in the Museu Afro Brasil, São

Female face mask (mblo) of the Baule people, Guinea Coast, Côte d’Ivoire.  Artist unknown; early- to

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Hat, late 1800s-early 1900s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African ArtAmong the Kongo peoples of west-cen

Bowl of a Royal PipeBamum or Bagam peoples (artist unidentified), Western Grassfields, Cameroon, 20t

Drum carved in the shape of a female figure, of the Baga people, Guinea. Now in the Musée d'Arts afr

Mask of the Dan people, Liberia.  Artist unknown; late 19th or early 20th century.  Now in the Brook

Kakuungu mask of the Suku people,Kimbau, South Bandundu, DRC.  Now in the Royal Museum for Central A

Mask from Cameroon.  Now in theStaatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, Munich, Germany.

Mask (banda or kumbaruba) of the Baga or Nalu people, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau.  Artist unknown; mid-

Helmet mask (agbogho mwo) of the Igbo people, southeast Nigeria.  Now in theMusée des Confluences, L

Gon mask evoking a gorilla, of the Kwele people, Republic of the Congo or Gabon.  Artist unknown; ea

Four-faced helmet mask of the Fang people, Gabon.  Photo credit: Ann Porteus/Wikimedia Commons.

Face mask of the Kifwebe society, Songye or Luba peoples, present-day Democratic Republic of the Con

Face mask of the Galwa or Mpongwe people, Gabon.  Artist unknown; 20th century.  Now in the De Young

Buffalo mask of the Bwa people, Burkina Faso.  Artist unknown; ca. 1910-1950.  Now in the Cleveland

Muhammad Ali, 1942-2016. A people’s champion and a champion of humanity. Photography by Gordon Parks

Cap mask of the Yaka peoples, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Made from wood, pigment

Burnished pottery vessel resembling a gourd (ensumbi), made by the guilds of Toro potters for the Ga

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