African Ivories

African Ivories

Ezra, Kate

1984

32 pages

24 illustrations

8.5 x 9 in

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Kate Ezra

Met Art in Publication

Spoon with figure, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom — Spoon with figure
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530

Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures, Master of the Heraldic Ship Nigerian, Ivory, Edo (Bini-Portuguese) — Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
Master of the Heraldic Ship
ca. 1525–1600

Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom — Lidded saltcellar
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530

Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba, Edo artist, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo — Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba
Edo artist
16th century

Bracelet, Ivory, copper (?), Edo peoples — Bracelet
Edo peoples
1550–1680 (?)

Pendant: Figure, Ivory, Pende peoples — Pendant: Figure
Pende peoples
20th century

Mask (Bwami, Lukungu), Ivory, Lega peoples — Mask (Bwami, Lukungu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Female, Ivory, iron, Edo peoples — Figure: Female
Edo peoples
18th century

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