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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Publication
2018NB Studio push the decorative limits of typography for African food start-up Jambo!
2018
Project
2023Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
Project
2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
Identity
2020Ojo Agi explores ideas of home, identity and transnational kinship pertaining to the African diaspora post-1960
2020
Project
2024The View From Lagos: inside Nigeria’s blooming skateboard communities
2024
Motion
2017African surf brand releases film about their namesake water spirit Mami Wata
2017
Project
2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
Project
2019Shot in Nigeria, Elena Heatherwick's photographic story for the IRC is one of tragedy and resilience
2019
Project
2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
Garment
2013Fashion: Photographer Koen Hauser pays tribute to Africa's textile design
2013
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (5)
1945
Photograph
1946Cinema de Lagos - fachada lateral - 16.08.2024 01
1946
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (1)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (central view)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (left front)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (3)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (right front)
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors
1945
Photograph
1946Cinema de Lagos - fachada principal - 16.08.2024 02
1946
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (6)
1945
Photograph
1945Fawwara Gate, Muscat Motors and a post-modern Italianate building
1945
Photograph
1945Gżira, Muscat Motors (4)
1945
Project
2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
Project
2009George Butler in Africa
2009
Object
1850Horn
1850
Object
1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
Object
1875Zanze
1875
Object
1801Ganga?
1801
Object
1600Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword)
1600
Object
1700Divination Vessel
1700
Object
1100Head from a figure
1100
Object
1500Vessel (?)
1500
Object
1700Ùhúnmwèlaò ọ́ghé iyọ́bà (head of a queen mother)
1700
Object
1700Vessel
1700
Object
1540Plaque Fragment with Warrior Chief
1540
Object
1400Bracelet: Figures in Relief
1400
Object
1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
Object
1540Plaque with Ọ́bà (King) or Chief
1540
Object
1700Leopard head
1700
Object
1800Ọ́bà with Sacrificial Animals from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1800
Object
1815Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
1815
Object
1500Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
1500
Object
1800Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1800
Object
1550Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1550
Object
1888Bracelet with Four Figures
1888
Object
1800Iphri shrine
1800
Object
1800Ifá Divination Tapper
1800
Object
1700Bracelet
1700
Object
1400Protective Pendant
1400
Object
1700Bracelet
1700
Object
1430Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1430
Object
1400Altar Ring
1400
Object
1500Bracelet with Portuguese heads and mudfish
1500
Object
1700Bracelet
1700
Object
1500Lidded Box with Portuguese Face
1500
Object
1500Bracelet with Mudfish
1500
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1500Leopard head
1500
Publication
1800Qur'an
1800
Object
1400Bracelet
1400
Object
1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
Ceramic
1600Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1600
Object
1850Zanze
1850
Object
1800Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1800
Object
1500Waist pendant with crocodile head
1500
Object
1800Bini oru (water spirit) crest
1800
Object
1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
Object
1800Bell
1800
Object
1500Hip ornament with face
1500
Object
1400Equestrian figure
1400
Object
1540Plaque with Portuguese Traders and Manillas
1540
Garment
1600Orufanran Costume Attachment: Leopard Head
1600
Object
1600Lidded Vessel
1600
Object
1800Staff: Female Figure (Edan Ogboni)
1800
Object
1540Plaque with Two Mudfish
1540
Object
1600Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman
1600
Object
1540Plaque with Ìyàsẹ́ (Royal Commander) and Attendant
1540
Object
1540Plaque Fragment with Warrior and Attendant
1540
Object
1700Staff finial with seated ọ́bà
1700
Object
1400Staff finial with ram's head
1400
Object
1856Ceremonial Sword and Sheath
1856
Object
1600Vessel
1600
Object
1800Gold Weight: Chief with Attendant
1800
Ceramic
1600Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1600
Object
1530Plaque with junior court official
1530
Object
1530Plaque with Snake
1530
Object
1700The Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1700
Object
1500Court official from a commemorative altar
1500
Object
1500Altar bell with Portuguese heads
1500
Object
1520Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
1520
Object
1540Plaque with Two Portuguese Merchants
1540
Garment
1600Orufanran Costume Attachment: Crocodile Head
1600
Object
1500Leopard Aquamanile
1500
Object
1700Ùhúnmwèlaò ọ́ghé iyọ́bà (head of a queen mother)
1700
Object
1700Staff for the ọ́bà's representative
1700
Furniture
1800Chair
1800
Object
1530Plaque with mudfish
1530
Object
1700Rattle
1700
Object
1500Altar Ring
1500
Object
1500Hip ornament with leopard head
1500
Object
1600Bracelet
1600
Object
1700Female figure
1700
Object
1400Spoon
1400
Object
1500Hip ornament with face
1500
Object
1500Manilla
1500
Object
1800Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1800
Object
1800Box with Ọ́bà Ozolua and unidentified ọ́bà
1800
Object
1700Medicine Vessel with Two Figures
1700
Object
1700Masquerade Element: Human Face
1700
Object
1600Fragment of a leopard head
1600
Object
1455Warrior Figure
1455
Object
1500Vessel
1500
Object
1700Figure Fragment: Head
1700
Furniture
1870Agba (stool) with ọ́bà with mudfish legs
1870
Object
1540Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
1540
Object
1700Altar Tusk
1700
Object
1500Waist pendant with two mudfish
1500
Object
1800Staffs: Couple (Edan Ogboni)
1800
Object
1850Horn
1850
Object
1500Hip ornament with Portuguese head
1500
Object
1801Pair of Stirrups
1801
Object
1800Pendant Ornament with Three Figures
1800
Object
1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
Object
1500Plaque with titleholder with calabash rattle
1500
Object
1800Oko (side-blown horn)
1800
Object
1500Lidded Vessel with Leopard and Prey
1500
Object
1400Bracelet: Openwork
1400
Object
1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
Object
1725Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I
1725
Object
1760Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1760
Object
1850Mbira
1850
Object
1700Altar bell with a mudfish-legged ọ́bà
1700
Object
1600Bracelet with Crocodile Heads
1600
Object
1800Base from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1800
Object
1700Akohen (side-blown trumpet)
1700
Object
1500Lidded Vessel with Fluted Gourd
1500
Object
1700Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1700
Object
1700Egba Bracelet with Three Heads
1700
Object
1850Aṣọ òkè
1850
Object
1530Plaque with court official
1530
Object
1700Medicine Vessel: Figure
1700
Object
1700Bell
1700
Ceramic
1500Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1500
Object
1540Plaque with Two Fluted Gourds
1540
Object
1540Plaque with Court Official Holding a Protective Amulet
1540
Object
1790Ukhurhe (rattle staff)
1790
Object
1700Oko (side-blown trumpet)
1700
Object
1712Altar Tusk
1712
Object
1530Plaque with Warrior Chief
1530
Object
1400Pectoral ornament with face
1400
Object
1700Altar Tusk
1700
Object
1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
Object
1400Figure: Snake
1400
Object
1550Leopard
1550
Object
1540Plaque with Ọ́lọ̀tọ̀n priest
1540
Object
1800Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1800
Object
1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
Object
1800Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with three figures
1800
Object
1800Eroro
1800
Object
1700Bracelet with Portuguese Heads and Mudfish
1700
Object
1600Bracelet with Crocodile Heads
1600
Object
1815Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
1815
Object
1500Hip ornament with face
1500
Object
1500Waist pendant with equestrian figure
1500
Object
1400Ring: Face
1400
Object
1540Plaque with Warrior and Mudfish
1540
Object
1600Pendant with ram's head
1600
Object
1700Bracelet
1700
Object
1500Base of Lidded Vessel
1500
Garment
1600Orufanran Costume Attachment: Ram Head
1600
Object
1550Horn Player
1550
Object
1700Idiophone with an iyọ́bà
1700
Object
1700Male Attendant
1700
Object
1540Plaque with Warrior and Fish
1540
Object
1700Rooster
1700
Object
1700Ùrhọ̀tọ̀ (altar tableau) with an iyọ́bà (queen mother) and attendants
1700
Object
1700Arm Band
1700
Object
1888Altar Tusk
1888
Object
1700Leopard head
1700
Object
1700Bracelet
1700
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1800Vessel
1800
Object
1700Akohen (side-blown trumpet)
1700
Object
1500Leopard Aquamanile
1500
Object
1500Ekpoki (lidded vessel)
1500
Object
1890Double-faced water spirit crest
1890
Object
1500Hip Ornament with Face
1500
Object
1700Court Official with Cross Pendant
1700
Object
1500Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with hand holding mudfish
1500
Object
1540Plaque Fragment with Mudfish
1540
Object
1750Ùhúnmwèlaò ọ́ghé iyọ́bà (head of a queen mother)
1750
Object
1500Bracelet with Crocodile and Leopard Heads
1500
Object
1500Key
1500
Object
1400Seated mother and child from an ikoro drum(?)
1400
Object
1500Egba Bracelet with Crocodile Heads
1500
Object
1800Aṣọ òkè ìró (woman's wrapper)
1800
Object
1800Box with Portuguese Horseman
1800
Object
1700Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword)
1700
Object
1600Altar Ring
1600
Object
1700Idiophone with an ọ́bà
1700
Object
1850Horn
1850
Object
1850Ubo akwara (pluriarc)
1850
Object
1550Bracelet
1550
Object
1500Hip ornament with face
1500
Object
1500Waist pendant with equestrian figure
1500
Object
1870Court Official with Hammer and Staff
1870
Object
1540Plaque with Court Official Holding a Protective Rattle
1540
Object
1700Side-blown Trumpet
1700
Ceramic
1800Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1800
Object
1800Bracelet with Four Figures
1800
Garment
1600Orufanran Costume Attachment: Humans and Monkeys
1600
Object
1801Oko
1801
Object
1600Bracelet with leopard heads and eben (ceremonial swords)
1600
Object
1400Bell head
1400
Object
1500Áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
Object
1800Box with Man, Goat, and Crocodile
1800
Object
1600Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword)
1600
Object
1800Sword
1800
Object
1500Leopard Aquamanile
1500
Object
1700Kola Nut Vessel with Ram's Head
1700
Object
1540Plaque with equestrian ọ́bà (king) and attendants
1540
Object
1820Bell (Ekure)
1820
Object
1700Seated Portuguese figure
1700
Object
1400Bracelet
1400
Object
1500Pendant with Portuguese equestrian
1500
Object
1700Staff with seated ọ́bà
1700
Object
1850Female figure from an obu (house of images)
1850
Object
1500Hip ornament with face
1500
Object
1430Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1430
Publication
1875Prayer Book
1875
Object
1500Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1500
Object
1800Oko (side-blown trumpet)
1800
Object
1500Waist pendant with equestrian figure
1500
Object
1800Ogbom dance crest fragment
1800
Object
1500Hip ornament with face
1500
Object
1500Head fragment from a monolith
1500
Photograph
1955Gala Dinner for the Asian-African Conference in Savoy Homann Hotel, Bandung, on April 19th 1955
1955
Photograph
Cine Africa (391901922)
Photograph
Durban - Victoria Mansions 124 Victoria Embankment - S29.51.757 E31.01.303 - SAHRA ID - New
Photograph
Augustines Corner (395152574)
Photograph
At Cape Town (MP) 2018 032
Photograph