Collection of African art from various museums, galleries, and cultural institutions. Created by Dr. MacKenzie Moon Ryan.
Marriage Contract, Unknown Artist/Maker, 1837, From the collection of: The Jewish Museum, New York
Power Figure (Nkishi), Unknown, late 19th or early 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Nguni cattle horn engraved with scenes of the Anglo-Zulu War (1879) (Below image), Unknown, pre 1881, From the collection of: Iziko Museums of South Africa
Snuff container, KwaZulu-Natal, Late 1800s, From the collection of: Iziko Museums of South Africa
Reliquary Guardian Figure, Kota peoples Gabon, Africa, possibly late 18th-early 19th century, From the collection of: Art Gallery of Ontario
Seated Couple, Dogon peoples, Mali, possibly 19th century or earlier?, From the collection of: Art Gallery of Ontario
Oba's Royal Crown, Unknown, 20th century, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Stool, Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1875/1900, From the collection of: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Cap Mask, Unknown, Late 19th century, From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum
Female Dance Headdress (D'mba/Yamban), Unknown, Early 20th century, From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum
Female Figure Holding Calabashes (kosi), Unknown, Late 19th century, From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum
Folding Processional Icon in the Shape of a Fan, Ethiopian, late 15th century, From the collection of: The Walters Art Museum
Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), Vili, Republic of the Congo, Early/mid-19th century, From the collection of: The Art Institute of Chicago
Veranda Post of Enthroned King and Senior Wife (Opo Ogoga), Yoruba, Olowe of Ise (died 1938), 1910/14, From the collection of: The Art Institute of Chicago
Pair of Headdresses (Ci Wara Kunw), Bamana, Mali, Baninko region, Mid-19th/early 20th century, From the collection of: The Art Institute of Chicago
Dusasa I, El Anatsui, 2007, From the collection of: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Head ornament ("Tcherot" or "Tereout tan 'eraf"), Unknown, Tuareg peoples, c. 1960 - c. 1980, From the collection of: Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
Tusk fragment carved in relief, Unknown, Kongo-Vili peoples, c. 1850 - 1926, From the collection of: Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
Koran board ("Allo"), Unknown, Hausa peoples, 1950 - 1960, From the collection of: Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
Odile and Odette IV, Yinka Shonibare, 2005, From the collection of: SCAD Museum of Art
Saint Matthew, Unknown, about 1504–1505, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Painted Icon, Double Triptych, Unknown, 19th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Figure of Mother and Child (Phemba), Unknown, 19th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Plaque, Unknown, 16th or 17th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Figure of a Hornblower, Unknown, ca. 1500-1550, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Asafo Company Flag (Frankaa), Unknown, early to mid 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Vessel, Magdalene Anyango N. Odundo, 1990, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Pair of Ibeji Figures, Unknown, late 19th-early 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Door (Ilekun), Master of Ikare, late 19th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Al-Buraq, Gora Mbengue, 1975, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Processional Cross, Unknown, 13th or 14th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Reliquary Guardian Figure (Mbulu Ngulu), Unknown, late 19th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Elephant Gold Weight, Unknown, 19th or 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Emblem of the Leopard Spirit Society (Nkpa), Unknown, 19th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Reliquary Guardian Figure (Eyema-o-Byeri), Master of Ntem, 1750-1860, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Komo Society Mask, Unknown, late 19th-early 20th centuries, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Kanaga Mask in Three Pieces, Unknown, 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Dance Headdress (Ci-wara Kun), Unknown, late 19th-early 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Ndeemba Mask for N-khanda Initiation, Unknown, early 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Feast Ladle (Wunkermian), Unknown, late 19th-early 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Helmet Mask (ndoli jowei) for Sande Society, Nguabu Master, late 19th-early 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Figure of a Man Holding a Crocodile, Unknown, 15th century or earlier, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Kuma Mask, Unknown, late 19th-early 20th century, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Brass Planispheric Astrolabe, Unknown, North Africa, 1725-1750, 1725/1750, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Hamsa amulet pendant, North Africa, 19th-20th century, Unknown, late 19th century - early 20th century, From the collection of: The Jewish Museum, London
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The Jewish Museum, London
Iziko Museums of South Africa
Art Gallery of Ontario
SCAD Museum of Art
University of Michigan Museum of Art
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
The Walters Art Museum
The Jewish Museum, New York
The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Art Institute of Chicago
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Brooklyn Museum
The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Cincinnati Art Museum