African Art
Explore digital resources for the BMA’s African art collection, representing an incredible diversity of works from artists across 200 cultures and spanning the ancient world to the present day. The collection features figurative sculpture from the western and central areas of the continent and beadwork from the eastern and southern regions.
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Child of Poro (Pombibele)
Container for a Qu’ran
Fearsome First Daughter (Adiaha Unak) Mask for the Ekpo Association
Female Ancestor Mask (Mwana wa Pwevo)
Female Ancestor Mask (Ngaady Mwaash)
Figurative Palm Wine Cup
Gẹlẹdẹ Headdress
Men’s Headdress (Etimat)
Personal Ornament
Power Figure (Nkisi)
Reliquary Guardian (Mbulu Ngulu)
Trickster Mask (Aroni)
Tusk Carved in Relief
