Objects

Copper alloy torque (necklace), Bura culture, Niger River Valley (Niger), 3rd – 11th c. AD, Ø 18.73 cm

Bronze human pendant head, Igbo Isaiah (Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria), 9th – 10th c. AD, 7.6 x 4.10 x 5.5 cm

Bronze helmet, Senufo culture, Tiebissou, pre-17th c. AD, 12 x 19.4 cm

Yoruba bronze bracelets, Ogboni society, Ijebu (Nigeria), 18th – 19th c. AD, 12.7 x 11 cm

Eight-toothed ivory comb with four circular perforations and one in the shape of a cross, early 19th c. AD, 8.5 x 4 cm

Bone axe, Khant Neolithic site (St. Louis), 5000 – 3000 BC, 8.1 x 3.7 x 2 cm

Bone harpoon and fishhook, Khant Neolithic site (St. Louis), 5000 – 3000 BC, harpoon: approx. 10 x 1.5 cm; fishhook: 5 x 3 x 0.8 cm

Terracotta braiding disc, Aroundou (Tambacounda), 10th – 11th c. AD, 2.4 x Ø 8.6 cm

Iron Eben (ceremonial sword), Edo people, Kingdom of Benin – Nigeria, 19th – mid-20th c. AD, 96.52 x 17.78 x 20.32 cm

Cupreous metal bell, Sinthiou Bara, 9th – 12th c. AD, 6.3 x 0.8 x Ø 5.4 cm