Artists & Designers

Arowogun (Aerogun) of Osi-Ilorin (c. 1880-1954)

In Focus

Tutelary figure

Terms

Minkisi

object

Head of a Heavenly King (Lokapala)

object

Finial

object

Architectural sculpture depicting a monkey (ba'e)

object

Couchant Lion

object

Standing female figure

object

Standing guardian figure (tepatung)

Peoples & Societies

Boma

object

Finial

object

Couchant Lion

In Focus

Architectural sculpture depicting a monkey (ba'e)

object

Amulet of a son of Horus

object

Amulet of a son of Horus

object

Belt for fireman's coat

object

Fireman's plastron

object

Standing male ancestor figure (singiti)

object

Figure of a deity (lokapala)

object

Female Buddha

object

Kara Shi Shi (One of a pair of Fu Dogs)

object

Corner relief with devatas

object

Woman's marriage or ceremonial veil

object

Palden Lhamo

object

Amulet of a son of Horus

object

Figure (nazeze-type of yanda)

object

Benzaiten

object

Nandi

object

Standing female figure (mbem)

object

Seated figure in a niche

Cultures & Traditions

Lhamo

In Focus

Standing guardian figure (tepatung)

object

Snow lion

object

Standing male power figure (nkishi)

object

Kara Shi Shi (One of pair of Fu Dogs)

object

Female Buddha

In Focus

Janus reliquary guardian figure

In Focus

Standing Guardian Sentinel

object

Reliquary guardian figure (mbumba bwiti)

object

Amulet of a son of Horus