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

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

Seated figure, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Stone, Temne or Bullom — Seated figure
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
12th–16th century

Humui helmet mask, Mende or Sherbro artist, Wood, metal, Mende or Sherbro — Humui helmet mask
Mende or Sherbro artist
19th–mid-20th century

Kpoikpoi (prestige hanging), Mende or Vai artist, Cotton, dye, Mende or Vai peoples — Kpoikpoi (prestige hanging)
Mende or Vai artist
early 20th century

Oba or Kani, Gourd, Limba or Kru people — Oba or Kani
Limba or Kru people
late 19th century

Head, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Steatite, Temne or Bullom — Head
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
12th–16th century

Miniature mask, Kono artist, Wood, metal, Kono peoples — Miniature mask
Kono artist
late 19th–mid-20th century

Oliphant (side-blown horn), Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom — Oliphant (side-blown horn)
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530

Sande Helmet Mask, Wood, pigment, metal, Mende peoples — Sande Helmet Mask
Mende peoples
20th century

Helmet Mask, Wood, Mende peoples — Helmet Mask
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Interior Hanging, Mende, Vai, or Temne artist, Cotton, wool, natural dye, Mende, Vai, or Temne peoples — Interior Hanging
Mende, Vai, or Temne artist
early–mid-19th century

Saltcellar Base, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom — Saltcellar Base
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
15th–16th century

Sande Helmet Mask (?), Wood, metal, Mende peoples — Sande Helmet Mask (?)
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Helmet Mask (Bundu), Wood, metal, pigment, Mende peoples — Helmet Mask (Bundu)
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Seated Figure, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Soapstone, steatite, Temne or Bullom — Seated Figure
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
16th century (?)

Helmet Mask (Bundu), Wood, raffia, Mende peoples — Helmet Mask (Bundu)
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Seated Male, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Stone, steatite, Temne or Bullom — Figure: Seated Male
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
16th century (?)

Figure: Head, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Steatite (?), Temne or Bullom — Figure: Head
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
16th century (?)

Horn, Ivory, Probably Mende people — Horn
Probably Mende people
19th century

Drum, Susu people ?, wood, hide, beads, Sierra Leonean ? — Drum
Susu people ?
19th century

Obah, wood, gourd, Sierra Leonean — Obah
Sierra Leonean
late 19th century

Angkongtho or Ebuke, Bamboo, Sierra Leonean — Angkongtho or Ebuke
Sierra Leonean
mid-20th century

Koumdyeh, Sarakole People Sierra Leone, Africa, Coconut, horsehair, leather, copper, brass, Sarakole people — Koumdyeh
Sarakole People
late 19th century

Hunter's Cap, Mande donso (hunter), Fabric, leather, Mande peoples — Hunter's Cap
Mande donso (hunter)
20th century (?)

Helmet Mask: Mother and Child, Wood, Mende or Temne peoples — Helmet Mask: Mother and Child
Mende or Temne peoples
19th–20th century

Staff: Female Figure, Wood, patina stain, Mende peoples — Staff: Female Figure
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Figure: Female, Wood, pigment, patina stain, Mende peoples — Figure: Female
Mende peoples
19th–20th century

Figure Fragment: Female, Wood, Temne (?) — Figure Fragment: Female
Temne (?)
19th–20th century

Mende peoples

mid–20th century

Mende peoples

1989

Man's Tunic and Cap

Mende peoples

mid–20th century

Sierra Leone

mid–20th century

Sierra Leone

mid–20th century

Mende peoples

mid–20th century

Collection of narrow bands

Mende peoples

mid–20th century

Man's tunic and cap

Sierra Leone

mid–20th century

Bundoo Girls – Sierra Leone, Alphonso Lisk-Carew Sierra Leonean, Photomechanical reproduction — Bundoo Girls – Sierra Leone
Alphonso Lisk-Carew
Lisk-Carew Brothers
ca. 1905–25