Artist unknown, Mbap mteng(Elephant mask) , early 20th centuryBamileke, Grasslands region, Cameroon150cm x60cm x20cm

Kozo, a variety of an Nkisi figureKongo peoples, Democratic Republic of the CongoLate 19th, early 20th century

Mohara (charm), Madagascar, probably early 19th century (collected in 1900)Gold, gemstones and silk65cmx20cmx7cm

A nkisi empowered figure of the nkondi type, collected c.1905. Wood, metal, glass, and mixed media, height 38 1/2" (97 cm). Barbier-Muller Collection, Geneva.

Nail figure (nkisi n'kondi), Kongo, from Shiloango River area, Democratic Republic of Congo, ca. 1875-1900. Wood, nails, blades, medicinal materials, and cowrie shell, 3' 10 3/4" high. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit.

Kongoleopard tooth, fiber, porcelainTitle: Male Figure (Nkondi)Work Type: SculptureDate: 18th-19th centuryMaterial: Wood, iron, cloth, mirror,

: 45.72 x 20.32 x 8.89 cm (18 x 8 x 3 1/2 in.)

Artist unknown, Nkishi, Songye peoples19th/Early 20th centuryDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 102cmx36cmx22cmWood, metal, skin, glass, fibre, tooth, seed pod, animal horn

Artist unknown, Muri wa Lipiko Early 20th centuryMakonde peoples, MozambiqueWood, human hair, wax, pigment

ndilo, or diving bowl19th or early 20th centuryWood, bone, fibre, glass, cowrie shell33cm x 10cmVenda peoples, South Africa

A selection of Suman, Akan Peoples (group of which Asante is a part)

Obidie Aba is, a kind of Cinderella story put into the context of a courtyard of a modern Twi-speaking family, probably in Kumasi. Its 

▲▲A "soul washer's" disk (akrafokonmu) 19thc. Gold, diameter 3 3/4""

▲▲A "soul washer's" disk (akrafokonmu) 19thc. Gold, Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Igwe Agabi is a weak king who has two daughters, he loves Anyaebere while his queen (lolo) is less fond of her (or “hates her with a passion” as the filmhouse release notes would have it!). Instead, the lolo loves Erimma her other daughter with whom she shares a similarly strong personality. The two strong women plot to fight more forecfully against an invading group, against the advice of Onoja, the oracle who settles disputes.

Kidonga, or Medicine flask, late 19th/early 20th century. Giriama peoples, Kenya

Artist unknown. Iziqgiki, or Headrest. 19th/ early 20th century, Zulu peoples Kwa-Zulu Natal province, South Africa

Artist unknownWater bottle San Peoples South Africa

Artist Unknown

Caryatid Stool Luba Peoples Democratic Republic of Congo

Ndop of King Shyaam the Great, late 18th (Commemorating the early 17thc dynastic founder King Shyaam the Great) Wood Height 21 1/2" (54.5 cm).

Artist unknown Anthropomorphic figure. Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Artist unknown, Mbap mteng(Elephant mask) , early 20th centuryBamileke, Grasslands region, Cameroon150cm x60cm x20cmWellcome Historical Medical Museum, London

Beaker in Form of Two Heads(Left ) Kuba, African Congolese; Kuba(Right) Lele Peoples, Congo

King NshyeengKing Shyaam

Female Figure, 19th century Woodh.14"

lUba Peoples, Congo (DRC)