1. Artist unknown, Mbap mteng
(Elephant mask) , early 20th century
Bamileke, Grasslands region, Cameroon
150cm x60cm x20cm

2. Kozo, a variety of an Nkisi figure
Kongo peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Late 19th, early 20th century

3. Mohara (charm), Madagascar, probably early 19th century (collected in 1900)
Gold, gemstones and silk
65cmx20cmx7cm

6. 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.

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

8. Material: Wood, iron, cloth, mirror,
leopard tooth, fiber, porcelain
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: x x 8.89 cm
(18 x 8 x 3 1/2 in.)

9. Artist unknown, Nkishi, Songye peoples
19th/Early 20th century
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 102cmx36cmx22cm
Wood, metal, skin, glass, fibre, tooth, seed pod, animal horn

10. Makonde peoples, Mozambique Wood, human hair, wax, pigment
Artist unknown, Muri wa Lipiko
Early 20th century
Makonde peoples, Mozambique
Wood, human hair, wax, pigment

11. ndilo, or diving bowl
19th or early 20th century
Wood, bone, fibre, glass, cowrie shell
33cm x 10cm
Venda peoples, South Africa

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

13. 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 

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A "soul washer's" disk (akrafokonmu)
19thc. Gold,
Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London ▲▲
A "soul washer's" disk (akrafokonmu)
19thc. Gold, diameter 3 3/4""

15. 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.

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

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

19. Artist unknown
Water bottle
San Peoples
South Africa

21. Democratic Republic of Congo
Artist Unknown
Caryatid Stool
Luba Peoples
Democratic Republic of Congo

22. 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).

23. Anthropomorphic figure. Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Artist unknown
Anthropomorphic figure.
Great Zimbabwe,
Zimbabwe

25. Artist unknown, Mbap mteng
(Elephant mask) , early 20th century
Bamileke, Grasslands region, Cameroon
150cm x60cm x20cm
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London

27. Beaker in Form of Two Heads
(Right) Lele Peoples, Congo

28. King Nshyeeng
King Shyaam

29. lUba Peoples, Congo (DRC)
h.14"

30. Source: Data from: University of California, San Diego