Nigerian Collection

'Indigenes travaillant au chemin de fer de la Nigeria du Nord; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Indigenes travaillant au chemin de fer de la Nigeria du Nord; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Un quartier de Lagos; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Un quartier de Lagos; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

John Boko Cobham, a king of Old Calabar (Southern Nigeria), 1912. Artist: Harry Johnston
John Boko Cobham, a king of Old Calabar (Southern Nigeria), 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

An Igbo woman wearing ankle plates, Nigeria, West Africa, 1922. Artist: Northcote Thomas
An Igbo woman wearing ankle plates, Nigeria, West Africa, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Omoba Adenrele Ademola, daughter of Alake of Abeokuta, Nigeria, calls West Africa, 1942
The Omoba Adenrele Ademola, daughter of the Alake of Abeokuta, Nigeria, calls West Africa, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

Ja-Ja, The Deposed and Exiled King of Opobo, West Africa, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Ja-Ja, The Deposed and Exiled King of Opobo, West Africa, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Royal Cap (Orikogbofo), Nigeria, 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Royal Cap (Orikogbofo), Nigeria, 20th century

Royal Cap (Orikogbofo), Nigeria, Early / mid-20th century. Creator: Unknown
Royal Cap (Orikogbofo), Nigeria, Early/mid-20th century

Mask for Egungun (Ere Egungun), Nigeria, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Mask for Egungun (Ere Egungun), Nigeria, Late 19th century

Mask, Nigeria, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Mask, Nigeria, Late 19th century

Pair of Staffs (Edan), Nigeria, 19th century or before. Creator: Unknown
Pair of Staffs (Edan), Nigeria, 19th century or before

Four Bracelets, Nigeria, Probably 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Four Bracelets, Nigeria, Probably 19th century

Mask, Nigeria, Unknown. Creator: Unknown
Mask, Nigeria, Unknown

Tapper (Iroke Ifa), Nigeria, 17th or 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Tapper (Iroke Ifa), Nigeria, 17th or 18th century

Headdress (Jagun Jagun), Nigeria, Mid- late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Headdress (Jagun Jagun), Nigeria, Mid- late 19th century

Veranda Post (Opo Ogoga), Ikere, 1910-14. Creator: Unknown
Veranda Post (Opo Ogoga), Ikere, 1910-14

Headdress (Ago Egungun), Nigeria, Mid-late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Headdress (Ago Egungun), Nigeria, Mid-late 19th century

Tusk, Nigeria, 1850-1888. Creator: Unknown
Tusk, Nigeria, 1850-1888

Head (Uhunmwun Elao), Nigeria, 18th / early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Head (Uhunmwun Elao), Nigeria, 18th/early 19th century

Plaque, Nigeria, 16th / 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Plaque, Nigeria, 16th/17th century

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

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

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

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

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

Michael Olatuja, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 2003. Artist: Brian O Connor
Michael Olatuja, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 2003

Tom West Indias canoe, New Calabar, Southern Nigeria, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Iebu weaver, 1912. Artist: AW Gelston
Iebu weaver, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

A Yoruba man engraving clay bowls and water jars, Lagos hinterland, Southern Nigeria, 1912. Artist: AW Gelston
A Yoruba man engraving clay bowls and water jars, Lagos hinterland, Southern Nigeria, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

A Nigerian girl dressed in her wedding finery, 1922. Artist: Northcote Thomas
A Nigerian girl dressed in her wedding finery, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Royal bodyguard in ancient armour, northern Nigeria, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Royal bodyguard in ancient armour, northern Nigeria, 1936. The man is a bodyguard to the Emir of Fika. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler

A Nigerian girl, 1936Artist: Wide World Photos
A Nigerian girl, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Making pots without a wheel, Nigeria, c1966

Horned head from the shrine of a King of Owo from Eastern Yorubaland in Nigeria, now in the British Museum

Brass plaque showing the Oba of Benin with attendants, Edo, Benin, Nigeria, 16th century
Brass plaque depicting the Oba of Benin with attendants, Edo peoples, Benin, Nigeria, 16th century. Benin society was highly structured with a King (Oba)

Bronze Mask from Benin, Nigeria
A bronze mask from Benin, Nigeria, currently in the British Museum

African Bronze Ofo Ritual Casting, Western Ibo. The Ofo is a sacred symbol of worship of the Igbo people. At British Museum

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