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2 Ritual Container (Adun koro), 16th–19th centruryMali; Dogon

3 Mask and Hood (Kanaga),19th–20th centuryMali; Dogon

Quick List of the Works of Art

1 Seated Figure,13th century; ca. 1235Mali, Inland Niger Delta region

4Mother and Child(Gwandusu);Seated Male with Lance (Gwantigi),15th–20th centuryMali; Bamana

5 Male and Female Antelope Headdresses (Ci wara kun),19th–20th centuryMali, Segou region; Bamana

6 Komo Headdress (Komokunw),19th–20th centuryMali; Bamana

7 Ancestral Couple (Pombibele), 19th–20th centuryCôte d’Ivoire, Korhogo region; Senufo

8 Mask (Nwantantay),19th–20th centuryBurkina Faso; Bwa

9 Lidded Saltcellar,15th–16th centurySierra Leone; Sapi-Portuguese

10 Headdress (D’mba or Yamban),19th–20th centuryGuinea; Baga

11 Mende Helmet Mask,19th–20th centurySierra Leone, Moyamba district; Mende or Sherbro

14 Linguist Staff (Okyeamepoma),19th–20th centuryGhana; Akan, Asante

15 Memorial Head,19th–20th centuryGhana; Akan

16 Buffalo (Bocio),19th centuryRepublic of Benin; Fon

20 Head of an Oba,ca. 1550Nigeria, kingdom of Benin; Edo peoples

12 Ceremonial Ladle (Wunkirmian or Wake mia),Artist: Zlan, before 1960Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire; We/Dan

13 Pair of Figures, 19th–20th centuryCôte d’Ivoire; Baule

17 Figure (Bocio),19th–early 20th centuryRepublic of Benin; Fon

18 Veranda Post: Equestrian,before 1938Artist: Olowe of Ise (ca. 1873–1938) Nigeria, Ekiti region; Yoruba

19 Helmet Mask (Gelede), ca. 1930–71 Artists: Fagbite Asamu of Idahin and Falola EdunRepublic of Benin, Ketu region; Yoruba

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22 Plaque: Oba on Horseback, ca. 1550–1680Nigeria, kingdom of Benin; Edo peoples

21 Pendant Mask,16th centuryNigeria, kingdom of Benin; Edo peoples

25 Figure of a Chief (Lefem),19th–20th centuryCameroon; Bangwa

26 Palm-Wine Container, 19th–20th centuryCameroon; Grassfields

27 Reliquary Figure (Nlo Byeri),19th–20th centuryGabon; Fang

28 Crucifix,16th–early 17th centuryDemocratic Republic of Congo and Angola; Kongo

29 Seated Figure (Tumba),19th–20th centuryDemocratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Bambona

31 Chair (Ngumdja),19th–20th centuryAngola; Chokwe

35 Harp,19th–20th century Democratic Republic of Congo; Mangbetu

36 Apron (Ijogolo),19th–20th centurySouth Africa; Ndebele

40 Untitled (Vessel), 1997Magdalene Odundo (b. 1950)

32 Mask,19th–20th centuryDemocratic Republic of Congo; Yaka

33 Prestige Panel, 19th–20th centuryDemocratic Republic of Congo; Kuba

37 Page from an Illuminated Gospel (“The Ascension”),early 15th centuryEthiopia, Lake Tana region

38 Textile Mantle (Lamba Mpanjaka),1998Martin Rakotoarimanana (b. 1963)Madagascar; Malagasy (Merina)

39 Untitled Portrait, 1956–57, printed 1995Seydou Keïta (1923–2001)Bamako, Mali

23 Shrine (Ifiri),19th–20th centuryNigeria, Niger Delta region; Western Ijo

24 Janus-Faced Headdress,19th–20th centuryNigeria, Cross River region; Ejagham, Akparabong clan

30 Power Figure (Nkisi nkondi),19th centuryDemocratic Republic of Congo; Kongo

34 Stool,late 19th centuryAttributed to the Buli MasterDemocratic Republic of Congo; Luba