GCR

GCR

Museum Exhibition

Catalogue of Works

Arts of Africa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

30 documented works

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Seated figure

Middle Niger artist

Seated figure

13th century

Terracotta

H. 10 × W. 9 3/4 × D. 11 3/4 in. (25.4 × 24.8 × 29.8 cm)

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Priest with raised arms

Dogon blacksmith

Priest with raised arms

14th–17th century

Wood, applied organic materials

H. 82 7/8 x W. 14 1/4 x D. 8 3/8 in. (210.5 x 36.2 x 21.3 cm)

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Seated couple

"Barnes Foundation Master"

Seated couple

18th–early 19th century

Wood, copper and iron alloy, applied organic materials

H. 28 3/4 × W. 8 5/8 × D. 8 in. (73 × 21.9 × 20.3 cm)

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Staff with seated male leader

Dogon or Bozo blacksmith

Staff with seated male leader

16th–17th century

Copper alloy, iron

H. 30 1/2 × W. 4 1/4 × D. 4 in. (77.5 × 10.8 × 10.2 cm)

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Ci wara headdress

Bamana numu (blacksmith)

Ci wara headdress

19th–early 20th century

Wood, metal, fiber

H. 28 x W. 12 1/8 x D. 2 1/8 in. (71.2 x 30.8 x 5.4 cm)

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Lidded saltcellar

Temne or Bullom artist(s)

Lidded saltcellar

ca. 1490–1530

Ivory

H. 11 3/4 x Diam. 4 1/4 in. (29.8 x 10.8 cm)

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D’mba (great mother) headdress

Baga artist

D’mba (great mother) headdress

late 19th–first half of 20th century

Wood

H. 46 1/2 in. × W. 13 3/4 in. × D. 23 in. (118.1 × 34.9 × 58.4 cm)

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Between Earth and Heaven

El Anatsui

Between Earth and Heaven

2006

Aluminum, copper wire

H. 86 3/4 in. × W. 10 ft. 8 in. × D. 8 in. (220.3 × 325.1 × 20.3 cm)

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Royal man's kente (prestige cloth)

Asante-Akan artist

Royal man's kente (prestige cloth)

ca. 1910–1940

Silk, dye

80 1/4 in. × 10 ft. 7 1/2 in. (203.8 × 323.9 cm)

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Elephant figure

Hountondji guild artists

Elephant figure

19th century

Silver-copper alloy

H. 8 5/8 × W. 5 1/2 × D. 23 5/8 in. (21.8 × 14 × 60 cm)

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Wunkirmian or wakemia feasting spoon

Dan artist

Wunkirmian or wakemia feasting spoon

19th–mid-20th century

Wood, pigment

H. 3 1/8 × W. 3 1/2 × D. 18 1/4 in. (7.9 × 8.9 × 46.4 cm)

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Portrait face mask from a mblo performance

Baule artist

Portrait face mask from a mblo performance

late 19th–early 20th century

Wood, pigment, iron

H. 14 3/4 × W. 6 3/4 × D. 4 1/2 in. (37.5 × 17.1 × 11.4 cm)

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Throne of Njouteu

Grassfields carver and master beader

Throne of Njouteu

Late 19th–early 20th century

Wood, glass beads, cloth, cowrie shells

H. 64 × W. 29 1/4 × D. 26 1/2 in. (162.6 × 74.3 × 67.3 cm)

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Tsesah crest

Grassfields artist

Tsesah crest

18th century

Wood

H. 37 × W. 32 1/2 × D. 11 1/2 in. (94 × 82.6 × 29.2 cm)

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Jagana or iagana (carved figure)

“Master of the Pantisawa Workshop”

Jagana or iagana (carved figure)

19th–20th century

Wood (Detarium senegalense)

H. 37 in. × W. 8 in. × D. 6 1/4 in. (94 × 20.3 × 15.9 cm)

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Plaque with equestrian ọ́bà (king) and attendants

Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists

Plaque with equestrian ọ́bà (king) and attendants

ca. 1540–70

Brass

H. 19 7/16 x W. 16 1/2 x D. 4 1/2 in. (49.5 x 41.9 x 11.4 cm)

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Ìlẹ̀kùn ààfin (Ìsẹ̀ palace door)

Yoruba peoples

Ìlẹ̀kùn ààfin (Ìsẹ̀ palace door)

ca. 1904–1910

Iroko wood, paint

H. 85 3/4 × W. 25 5/8 × D. 4 1/2 in. (217.8 × 65.1 × 10 cm)

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Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments)

Yoruba artist

Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments)

19th–first half of 20th century

Cotton, glass beads, wood, brass, rope

H. 27 3/4 × W. 19 7/8 × D. 3 3/4 in. (70.5 × 50.5 × 9.5 cm)

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Ekpu ancestor figure

Oron artist

Ekpu ancestor figure

late 18th–early 19th century

Wood

H. 27 × W. 4 1/4 × D. 4 7/8 in. (68.6 × 10.8 × 12.4 cm)

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Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure)

Okak-Fang artist

Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure)

19th century

Wood, copper alloy, palm oil

H. 25 3/16 x W. 7 7/8 x D. 6 1/2 in. (64 x 20 x 16.5 cm)

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Mukudj (mask)

Punu artist

Mukudj (mask)

mid-19th–mid-20th century

Wood, pigment, kaolin

H. 13 1/2 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 6 1/2 in. (34.3 x 19.1 x 16.5 cm)

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Christ figure

Kongo artist

Christ figure

18th–19th century

Brass

H. 6 × W. 4 3/8 × D. 5/8 in. (15.2 × 11.1 × 1.6 cm)

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Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)

Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)

ca. 1880–1900

Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment

H. 46 7/16 × W. 19 1/2 × D. 15 1/2 in., 53 lb. (118 × 49.5 × 39.4 cm, 24 kg)

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Singiti (commemorative portrait of a chief)

Hemba artist

Singiti (commemorative portrait of a chief)

19th–early 20th century

Wood, pigment

H. 30 11/16 × W. 7 11/16 × D. 8 in. (78 × 19.5 × 20.3 cm)

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Lupona (royal seat)

Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"

Lupona (royal seat)

ca. 1840–1870

Wood, metal studs

H. 24 × W. 11 × D. 11 in. (61 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm)

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Sachihongo mask

Mbunda artist

Sachihongo mask

19th–early 20th century

Wood, pigment

H. 17 × W. 12 × D. 10 in. (43.2 × 30.5 × 25.4 cm)

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Ncák (women's ceremonial skirt)

Kuba artist

Ncák (women's ceremonial skirt)

early–mid-20th century

Raffia palm fiber, dye

H. 26 x W. 167 in. (66 x 424.2 cm)

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Lidded prestige vessel

"Unobadula"

Lidded prestige vessel

Mid–late 19th century

Wood

H. 24 13/16 × W. 17 × W. 17 in. (63 × 43.2 × 43.2 cm)

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Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)

Ezra

Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)

ca. 1500

Wood, tin

H. 18 × W. 8 3/4 × D. 1 3/4 in. (45.7 × 22.2 × 4.4 cm)

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Book of the Gospels

Northern Highlands artist

Book of the Gospels

late 14th–early 15th century

Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink

H. 16 1/2 x W. 11 1/4 x D. 4 in. (41.9 x 28.6 x 10.2 cm)

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