Figure

Teke peoples, Mayama style, Republic of the Congo
19th century
Wood, cloth, mother-of-pearl buttons, accumulative materials
Height 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.)
Collection of the Robert T. Wall Family

Figure

Chokwe peoples, Angola
19th century
Wood, pigment
Height 50.1 cm (19 3/4 in.)
Collection of the Robert T. Wall Family

Figure with child

Dan peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
19th century
Wood, plant fiber, metal, pigment
Height 65.5 cm (25 3/4 in.)
Collection of
Robert T. Wall Family

Mask

Dogon peoples, Mali
Wood, pigment, encrustation
Height 43 cm (16 7/8 in.)
Private collection

Figure

Yoruba peoples, Ilobu, Nigeria
Early to mid-20th century
Wood, pigment, metal
Height 83.8 cm (33 in.)
Courtesy Curtis Galleries, Minneapolis

Crest mask with figure

Eket peoples, Nigeria
20th century
Wood, pigment, plant fiber, cloth
Height 72 cm (28 3/8 in.)
Private collection

Reliquary guardian figure

Kota peoples, Gabon
Late 19th to early 20th century
Wood, brass, copper
Height 51.5 cm (20 1/4 in.)
Private collection

Reliquary guardian figure

Kota peoples, Gabon
Late 19th to early 20th century
Wood, brass, copper
Height 54 cm (21 1/4 in.)
Private collection

Cup

Yoruba peoples, Owo, Nigeria
Late 17th century
Ivory
Height 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
Private collection

Mask

Nuna peoples, Burkina Faso
20th century
Wood, pigment, fiber, metal
Width 161.6 cm (63 5/8 in.)
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G.B. Wheelock