Edo (Benin); Benin (ancient Nigerian) Commemorative Head brass 19 1/2 in x 10 7/16 in x 11 5/16 in (49.53 cm x 26.51 cm x 28.73 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Benin (ancient Nigerian) Bird Figure brass 7 ½ in x 2 ⅜ in x 2 3/16 in (19.1 cm x 6 cm x 5.5 cm) Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
Edo (Benin) Fragmentary Oba Figure brass 4 ¾ in x 2 in x 2 ⅜ in (12.1 cm x 5 cm x 6 cm);4 9/16 in x 2 in x 1 11/16 in (11.6 cm x 5.1 cm x 4.3 cm) Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
Akpojivi of Orhokpokpo Shrine Figure wood and pigment 72 ½ in x 17 in x 16 in (184.15 cm x 43.18 cm x 40.64 cm);11 4/5 in x 15 3/16 in x 15 3/16 in (30 cm x 38.58 cm x 38.58 cm);60 11/16 in x 17 in x 16 in (154.15 cm x 43.18 cm x 40.64 cm) Gift of Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen
Bembe Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female) carved iroko wood and kaolin 43 15/16 in x 9 in x 8 11/16 in (111.6 cm x 22.86 cm x 22.07 cm) Gift of Avery Z. Eliscu
Igbo Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male) carved wood 4 ft. 8 15/16 in. x 12 13/16 in. x 8 7/8 in. (144.5 x 32.5 x 22.5 cm);4 ft. 8 15/16 in. x 12 13/16 in. x 8 7/8 in. (144.5 x 32.5 x 22.5 cm) Anonymous
Songye Power Figure wood, civet and monkey skin, woven vegetable fiber, feathers, seed pods, animal teeth, antelope horns, glass beads, metal 24 7/16 in x 11 13/16 in x 9 13/16 in (62 cm x 30 cm x 25 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Yombe Power Figure wood, mirror, glass, hide, fiber, feathers, resin, pigment, cloth, raffia and bone 18 1/2 in x 17 5/16 in x 15 3/4 in (47 cm x 44 cm x 40 cm);18 1/2 in x 17 5/16 in x 15 3/4 in (47 cm x 44 cm x 40 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Luba Power Figure wood, wicker, metal, antelope horns, fur, cord, seeds, and nuts 11 13/16 in x 6 3/4 in x 4 13/16 in (30 cm x 17.15 cm x 12.22 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Kusu Power Figure wood, vegetable fiber, tukula powder, animal skin, and animal horn 17 3/10 in x 5 ½ in x 5 ½ in (43.97 cm x 13.97 cm x 13.97 cm);13 ⅜ in (33.97 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Bembe Reliquary figure (muzidi) dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs 15 7/8 x 14 11/16 x 9 1/16 in. (40.3 x 37.2 x 22.9 cm) Anonymous Gift