Works from the African, Pre-Columbian,
and Oceanic collection are always on view on the mezzanine and second lower
level. Below is a sampling from the collection; click on the small images
for larger, higher quality images of the paintings, but be aware that long
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Tatama helmet mask
New Ireland, 20th Century
Wood and raffia
Height: 60 in. (104 cm)
70.60 |
Were-Jaguar with Half-Mask
Olmec, Mexico
Ceramic jar
Height: 12 in. (31 cm)
Membership Purchase Fund. 73.13.4 |
Deity figure
Zaire, Kongo tribe
Wood with woven and wrapped straw
11 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (29.2 x 13.3 cm)
Gift of Sarita Hopkins Weeks in Memory of her Mother Sara Sessions Hopkins.
81.40.7 |
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Baboon (Gbekre)
Ivory Coast, Baule, 20th Century
Wood, mixed media, and sacrificial material
Height: 28 in.(71 cm)
Gift of Dr & Mrs Leroy S. Levine. 81.86.5 |
Asafo flag
Ghana, 20th century
Textile
32 x 65 in. (81 x 165 cm)
Gift of Joan Barist. 95.032 |
Komo Society Headdress
Mali, Bamana, 20th century
Feathers, quills, horns & encrustation
Height: 23 in. (58 cm)
Gift of William W. Brill. 89.15.15 |
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