African Collection (page 36)

Hippopotamus, Nigeria, 9th / mid-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Hippopotamus, Nigeria, 9th/mid-19th century

Male Face Mask (Chihongo), Angola, Mid-late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Male Face Mask (Chihongo), Angola, Mid-late 19th century

Cross, Ethiopia, Mid- / late 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Cross, Ethiopia, Mid-/late 15th century

Triptych Icon, Ethiopia, Late 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Triptych Icon, Ethiopia, Late 17th century

Altar Stool, Nigeria, Mid- / late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Altar Stool, Nigeria, Mid-/late 19th century

Equestrian and Four Figures, Mali, Probably late 12th / 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Equestrian and Four Figures, Mali, Probably late 12th/15th century

Esu Dance Staff (Ogo Elegbara), Nigeria, Mid-late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Esu Dance Staff (Ogo Elegbara), Nigeria, Mid-late 19th century

Goldweight Depicting a Geometric Shape, Ghana, 17th / 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Goldweight Depicting a Geometric Shape, Ghana, 17th/18th century

Royal Chair (Akonkromfi), Ghana, Probably mid- / late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Royal Chair (Akonkromfi), Ghana, Probably mid-/late 19th century

Equestrian Figure, Mali, 16th / 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Equestrian Figure, Mali, 16th/19th century

Allegorical Figure of Africa, Derby, 1770 / 80. Creator: Derby Porcelain Manufactory
Allegorical Figure of Africa, Derby, 1770/80

Bead with Cartouche of Amenemhat, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985-1773 BCE)

Fragment of an Inlaly Depicting a Bird, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BCE)

Fragment of a Stela Depicting Plowing, Harvesting, and Fowling, Egypt, First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 10 (2075-2035 BCE)

Vase, Egypt, New Kingdom Period, Dynasty 19 (1292-1202 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Vase, Egypt, New Kingdom Period, Dynasty 19 (1292-1202 BCE)

Hand Mirror, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18-20 (about 1550-1070 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Hand Mirror, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18-20 (about 1550-1070 BCE)

Commemorative Head, Nigeria, Probably mid-17th / mid-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Commemorative Head, Nigeria, Probably mid-17th/mid-18th century

Goldweight with a Geometric Design, Ghana, 18th / 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Goldweight with a Geometric Design, Ghana, 18th/19th century

Ceremonial Skirt, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1875 / 1900. Creator: Unknown
Ceremonial Skirt, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1875/1900

Slave Advertising Figure, c. 1941. Creator: Chris Makrenos
Slave Advertising Figure, c. 1941

The Captive Slave, 1827. Creator: John Simpson
The Captive Slave, 1827

Cast Iron Coin Bank, c. 1938. Creator: Hans Mangelsdorf
Cast Iron Coin Bank, c. 1938

Head, 15th-17th century. Creator: Unknown
Stone head, withe realistically carved features of eyes, nose, ears, mouth, hair and beard. The hair and beard are finely cross hatched. The eyes are closed

Salt cellar, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Ivory, circular salt cellar without a lid. The carved surface depicts human-like male figures in European dress with wings riding backwards on horses

Male figure, Possibly 16th-17th century. Creator: Unknown
Stone standing male figure with a central crest hairstyle, protruding almond eyes, broad nostrils and an open mouth with teeth

Hunting horn, Late 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Ivory end blown horn with segmented horizontal carvings in tiers from the top to the bottom. The figures are of animals and humans. There are also plant forms (trees) and letters (Greek)

Crest mask, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Cast copper alloy cone shaped mask with a human face, crocodiles issuing from the nostrils and snakes descending from the top projection

Ingots, 13th-17th century. Creator: Unknown
Small copper ingot currency or croisettes of the HX type. This group of 5 ingots shows stable oxidation with some minor pitting. Mold form ridges are visible on the underside

Processional cross, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Cast copper alloy 1 piece processional cross composed of an openwork circular form of radiating miniature crosses, a central equal armed cross and semicircular brackets topped by scrolled hooks

Hand cross, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Light weight, smooth iron, slender cross with copper inlay spots at the arm ends. A tabot in open box form is at the base of the vertical portion

Weight, 15th-early 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Cast copper alloy triangular geometric weight with beveled notched edges, incised designs and central hole

Afriquaine, en habit de Ceremonie, 1714-15 Creator: Unknown
Afriquaine, en habit de Ceremonie, 1714-15

Autruche (Ostrich), 1770-86. Creator: Francois Nicolas Martinet
Autruche (Ostrich), 1770-86. From " Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux" edited by Georges Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffon

Courly atete nu, du Cap de bonne Esperance (Bald Ibis from the Cape of Good
Courly a tete nu, du Cap de bonne Esperance (Bald Ibis from the Cape of Good Hope), 1770-86. From " Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux" edited by Georges Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffon

Wood hair comb from Ghana, 1950s. Creator: Unknown
It had been assumed that the afro comb was invented in the 1970s when the afro hairstyle became popular in the West, along with the Black is beautiful movement

Pinback button promoting All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party, after 1958
The All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party, a socialist political party founded by Kwame Nkrumah in 1968, expanded to the United States in 1972

Pinback button promoting black unity, mid 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Round pin-back button featuring central green image of the continent of Africa. Red type circles Africa and reads, [WE ARE AFRIKANS/WORKING FOR BLACK UNITY]. Owned by Jan Bailey (1942-2010)

Pinback button promoting African Liberation Day, 1977. Creator: Unknown
The All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party, a socialist political party founded by Kwame Nkrumah in 1968, expanded to the United States in 1972

Folk art model of a slave ship on stand, 1890-1950. Creator: Unknown
This model was made by an unknown artist in the first half of the 20th century. The ship and the figures are not to scale. Nor are the figures arranged in an historically accurate way

Corona panel designed for NMaHC (Type A: 65% opacity), ca. 2013
An openwork cast aluminum panel of the type used to fabricate the cladding that covers the exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Portuguese slaver Diligentecaptured by H. M. Sloop Pearl with 600 slaves
The Portuguese slaver Diligente captured by H.M. Sloop Pearl with 600 slaves on board, taken in charge to Nassau, May 1838

Membership certificate to the American Colonization Society, February 22, 1832
A membership certificate to the American Colonization Society for Sarah Emlen Cresson signed by James Madison as the president of the society on February 22, 1832

Black women from Rio de Janeiro. From "Malerische Reise in Brasilien", 1835
Black women from Rio de Janeiro. From " Malerische Reise in Brasilien", 1835. Private Collection

Auguste III. Roi de Pologne, 1750. Creator: Jean Joseph Balechou
Auguste III. Roi de Pologne, 1750. [Augustus III, King of Poland]

The Adoration of the Magi, mid-1520s. Creator: Simon Bening
The Adoration of the Magi, mid-1520s

Le roi d Ethiopie. Creator: Geraud Vidal
Le roi d Ethiopie. [The king of Ethiopia]

Slave Trade, 1791. Creator: John Raphael Smith
Slave Trade, 1791

African Hospitality, 1791. Creator: John Raphael Smith
African Hospitality, 1791

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