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Dating from the fifteenth to the mid-twentieth century, and primarily from West and Central Africa, the Allen Memorial Art Museum’s African collection is diverse and includes several extraordinary works in a variety of media.
 Floral Workshop, Foliage Master Sierra Leone, West Africa
Afro-Portuguese Saltcellar, late 15th - early 16th century
Ivory
Height: 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
Maximum diameter: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Gift of Gustave Schindler, 1956
AMAM 1956.5
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 Ivory Coast or Liberia, West Africa (Wee)
Mask, 19th - 20th century
Wood, brass, beads, braided human hair, traces of paint
11 1/2 x 10 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (29.2 x 26.4 x 13.9 cm)
R. T. Miller, Jr. Fund, 1955
AMAM 1955.43
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 Nigeria, West Africa, Benin Kingdom
Leopard Hip Ornament, 18th century
Bronze
8 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (21.6 x 14.9 x 8.3 cm)
Friends of Art Fund, 1955
AMAM 1955.22
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