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This male figure with a rounded belly has rings around his neck, arms, waist and ankles and has an open hole in his back for inserting one-of-a-kind object is hand-made terra cotta with a dark brown vegetable patina and red camwood powder accents.

Dogon people take pride in creating works of art that represent their ancestors and mythical heroes as their presence can symbolize and create a sense of order. As in these examples, the human body is rendered in a simplified but essential manner.

This sculpture is beleived to be from the Igbo people of Nigeria. The Igbo live in the Niger-Benue River Valley in eastern central Nigeria. This environment is rich in agriculture. They have absorbed the influence of surrounding neighbors, and today…

A cylindrical figure, like this example, has an upturned nose—one of its distinctive features. Objects of this type are thought to be used by the diviner in ceremonies of protection and fertility. Such a figure can be multifunctional in its capacity…

Luba figures tend to have a polished surface with a deep patina. Sculptors attach considerable significance to detail creating naturalistic proportions along with intricate hair patterns.

Wooden bowl and pestle originating from Cameroon.

The Fang people are known to attach objects to their figures such as presented in this example of a fetish figure with a long coiffure at its back. Attached to a calabash and having additional amulets, there is compactness in the form which is a…

This simple abstract figure is one of a kind. It is made from hand-forged iron with a black encrusted patina with red accents.

This one-of-a-kind male ancestral totem features a male wearing a cap and a pendant seated on a stool, with serpents writing on the stool’s legs. The bronze figure has a dark brown and green pat-ina and was made by lost wax casting.

This female figure sits on a bench. She has a three braid coiffure, a lip plug and a necklace with a round pendant. The bronze figure is made from lost wax casting.