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1. Ancestor board (Spirit board)

Ancestor board (Spirit board)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Oval ancestoral or spirit board with abstract designs. Ancestor boards are kept in men's ceremonial houses and can represent personal spirits or simply be used for decoration. Origin Papua New Guinea.

2. Metal face mask (N'domo mask)

Metal face mask (N'domo mask)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
N'domo mask used in the second of seven initiation rituals for boys of the Bambara people of Mali. The decorated vertical wooden posts represent the wisdom of the cosmos and the long nose symbolizes vitality.

3. Metal face statuette

Metal face statuette
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A funerary statuette common among the Hongwe (Mahongwe), Kota (Bakota), and Fang people of Gabon. The statue is placed upon a box containing the remains of an ancestor and acts as the guardian of the reliquaries.

4. Female wooden statue

Female wooden statue
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Standing female figure of dark wood attached to a small, untreated pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.

5. Female wooden statue

Female wooden statue
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Front and profile views of a female wooden figure carrying a vessel in each hand. Origin Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

6. Wooden figure

Wooden figure
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Standing female attached to a double circular pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.

7. Harp (Musical instrument)

Harp (Musical instrument)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A three string harp with wooden arm, body of a turtle shell, animal skin, and wire strings. Origin Gabon.

8. Wooden headrest

Wooden headrest
Date:
1900
Description:
Sled-shaped wooden headrest carved in the form of a stylized bird. Origin Papua New Guinea.

9. Wooden mask (Kifwebe)

Wooden mask (Kifwebe)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden ceremonial mask made for the Bwadi ya Kifwebe association, a group that polices social behavior and neutralizes disruptive elements within the Luba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The masks are worn in a variety of ceremonies.

10. Male wooden statue

Male wooden statue
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Front and profile views of a male wooden figure carrying a vessel in left hand and a dagger in right. Origin Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).