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    291 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    275 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "Africana"12 records

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Study of a Plant with Red-Purple Flowers (Sebastiana africana purpurea) by Maria Moninckx, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study of a Plant with Red-Purple Flowers (Sebastiana africana purpurea)

Maria Moninckx (d. 1757)

1695 · Gouache and watercolor over graphite

Cleared · Public Domain

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Gwandusu by Bamana numu (blacksmith), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gwandusu

Bamana numu (blacksmith)

15th–17th century · Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials

Cleared · Public Domain

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Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman by Yoruba artist, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman

Yoruba artist

17th–19th century · Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Africana

Jean Jacques Boissard (d. 1602)

1581 · Engraving

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Femina Indica Africana, Arabs, Virgo Arabs

Jean Jacques Boissard (d. 1602)

1581 · Engraving

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Indica Femina Africana, Indus Africanus, Indus Orientalis

Jean Jacques Boissard (d. 1602)

1581 · Engraving

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Figure riding a quadruped

Dogon or Tellem blacksmith (?)

16th–19th century · Wood (Burseraceae family), applied organic materials

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Prestige headdress

Central African artist

ca. 1850–1920 · Fiber, animal hair, cowrie shells

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

African Woman

Jean Dunand (d. 1942)

1928–30 · Lacquered wood, oxidized copper

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Mfunga (fly whisk) with bound female figure

Yombe-Kongo artist

19th–early 20th century · African elephant ivory (Loxodonta africana), wood, lead-tin alloy, animal hair (modern restoration)

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Diviner's Bag (Apo Ifa)

Yoruba bead artist

20th century · Cotton, beads, leather

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Study for Evelina's Grandmother (Curtsey)

Nicholas Africano (d. 9999)

1984 · Acrylic and oil on canvas

In copyright

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