Armlet
Yoruba peoples, Owo, Nigeria
16th century
Ivory
H x W x D: 14.5 x 10.5 x 10.5cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-8
The artist's technical virtuosity is evident in this extraordinary single armlet. Carved from one piece of ivory, the armlet consists of finely pierced panels overlaid with a three-dimensional outer layer of people and animals. Even the rattles are not attached.
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Crest mask
Boki peoples
Nigeria
19th-20th century
Wood, paint
H x W x D: 39 x 20.3 x 26.5 cm (15 3/8 x 8 x 10 7/16 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-90
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Crest mask
Idoma peoples
Nigeria
ca. 1950
Wood, paint, fur, nails
H x W x D: 33.8 x 18.8 x 23 cm (13 5/16 x 7 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-89
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Face mask
Gabon
19th-20th century
Wood, pigment
H x W x D: 29 x 22.5 x 13 cm (11 7/16 x 8 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-99
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Face mask
Senufo peoples
Côte d'Ivoire
19th-20th century
Wood
H x W x D: 36 x 17.2 x 10.5 cm (14 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-50
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Face mask
Tsogo peoples
Gabon
19th-20th century
Wood, paint
H x W x D: 32 x 21.3 x 8.5 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-101
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Female figure
Edo peoples
Benin Kingdom Court Style
Nigeria
Ivory
H x W x D: 37 x 9.4 x 10.3 cm (14 9/16 x 3 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-3
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Female figure with child
Kongo peoples
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stone
H x W x D: 34.5 x 12 x 12 cm (13 9/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-107
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Figure
Fon peoples
Benin
19th-20th century
Wood, pigment
H x W x D: 22 x 8 x 6 cm (8 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-65
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Hunting horn
Bullom or Temne peoples
Sierra Leone
Late 15th century
Ivory, metal
H x W x D: 64.2 x 16.4 x 9 cm (25 1/4 x 6 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-9
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Male figure
Bembe peoples
Congo
Early 20th century
Wood, glass
H x W x D: 17.5 x 7 x 5 cm (6 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-111
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Male figure
Kissi peoples
Guinea
Stone, clay
H x W x D: 18.8 x 6 x 6.3 cm (7 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-55
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Pair of armlets
Yoruba peoples, Owo, Nigeria
16th to18th century
Ivory
H x W x D: 7.5 x 12.8 x 12.8cm (2 15/16 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/16in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-7.1, 7.2
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Stool
Dogon peoples
Mali
Wood
H x W x D: 36.5 x 32.8 x 31.8 cm (14 3/8 x 12 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Image no.: 2005-6-40
Photograph by Franko Khoury
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
