Peoples
The voices behind the art
Each object belongs to a people with its own language, ritual world, and aesthetic canon. The collection holds works from 184 traditions — 9 of which already have full dossiers.
Peoples with complete dossiers are highlighted
- NigeriaAFIKPO1 object1 analyzed
- Ivory CoastAGNI1 object1 analyzed
- GhanaAKAN17 objects13 analyzedDossier
- GabonAMBETE3 objects2 analyzed
- GhanaASANTE8 objects7 analyzed
- Ivory CoastATIE1 object1 analyzed
- DR CongoAZENDE1 object1 analyzed
- CameroonBABANKI1 object1 analyzedDossier
- CameroonBAFUM1 object1 analyzed
- GuineaBAGA12 objects12 analyzed
- CameroonBALI1 object1 analyzed
- MaliBAMANA41 objects38 analyzed
- CameroonBAMILEKE10 objects9 analyzed
- CameroonBAMUN7 objects7 analyzed
- CameroonBANGWA3 objects2 analyzed
- MaliBANKONI2 objects2 analyzed
- NigeriaBASA NGE1 object1 analyzed
- Sierra LeoneBASSA1 object1 analyzed
- DR CongoBASSIKASINGO1 object1 analyzed
- Ivory CoastBAULE37 objects31 analyzed
- CameroonBEKOM2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoBEMBE4 objects4 analyzed
- NigeriaBENIN22 objects14 analyzed
- Ivory CoastBETE4 objects4 analyzed
- Guinea-BissaoBIDJOGO3 objects2 analyzed
- Burkina FasoBOBO8 objects8 analyzed
- Burkina FasoBOBO/FING1 object1 analyzed
- Burkina FasoBOBO/KORO1 object1 analyzed
- R. BeninBOCIO1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaBOKI3 objects2 analyzed
- CameroonBULU2 objects
- NigerBURA40 objects38 analyzedDossier
- Burkina FasoBWA5 objects3 analyzed
- Burkina FasoBWA/NUNA2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoBWAKA1 object1 analyzed
- DR CongoBWEMBE1 object
- NigeriaCALABAR3 objects3 analyzed
- NigeriaCHAM2 objects1 analyzed
- NigeriaCHAMBA6 objects4 analyzed
- AngolaCHOKWE6 objects5 analyzedDossier
- Burkina FasoDAGARI1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaDAKAKARI5 objects5 analyzed
- Ivory CoastDAN14 objects13 analyzed
- Ivory CoastDAN/GUERE2 objects2 analyzed
- Ivory CoastDAN/KRAN1 object1 analyzed
- MaliDAN/WE2 objects2 analyzed
- MaliDJENNE15 objects10 analyzed
- MaliDOGON181 objects135 analyzed
- NigerDYULA3 objects2 analyzed
- NigeriaEDO2 objects1 analyzed
- NigeriaEJAGHAM1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaEKET1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaEKOI4 objects2 analyzed
- TogoEWE2 objects2 analyzed
- TogoEWE/FON1 object1 analyzed
- GabonFANG12 objects7 analyzed
- GhanaFANTE3 objects2 analyzed
- Fidji IslandsFIDJI1 object
- R. BeninFON24 objects23 analyzed
- Burkina FasoFRAFRA1 object1 analyzed
- Burkina FasoGAN40 objects36 analyzed
- NigeriaGOEMAI2 objects2 analyzed
- Ivory CoastGREBO1 object1 analyzed
- Ivory CoastGUERE1 object1 analyzed
- Ivory CoastGURO5 objects5 analyzed
- Burkina FasoGURUNSI10 objects8 analyzed
- TanzaniaHAYA1 object1 analyzed
- TanzaniaHEHE2 objects1 analyzed
- MaliHOMBORI1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaIBIBIO6 objects5 analyzedDossier
- NigeriaIBIBIO/EKET1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaIDOMA5 objects4 analyzed
- NigeriaIGALA3 objects3 analyzed
- NigeriaIGBO18 objects16 analyzedDossier
- NigeriaIGBO/AFIKPO1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaIGBO/EKPEYE1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaIGBO/IZI5 objects4 analyzed
- NigeriaIJO2 objects2 analyzed
- MaliINLAND NIGER DELTA24 objects24 analyzed
- NigeriaJARAWA2 objects2 analyzed
- NigeriaJEN1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaJUKUN2 objects1 analyzed
- TanzaniaKAGURU2 objects2 analyzed
- KenyaKAHE2 objects1 analyzed
- DR CongoKANIOKA1 object1 analyzed
- GhanaKASENA1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaKATSINA7 objects5 analyzed
- CameroonKEAKA3 objects3 analyzed
- Burkina FasoKIBSI1 object1 analyzed
- Sierra LeoneKISSI1 object1 analyzed
- GhanaKOMA6 objects6 analyzed
- R. CongoKONGO4 objects1 analyzed
- R. CongoKONGO/VILI1 object
- EthiopiaKONSO (GATO)1 object1 analyzed
- LiberiaKORANKO/TOMA1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaKORO1 object1 analyzed
- GabonKOTA4 objects3 analyzed
- DR CongoKUBA27 objects26 analyzed
- DR CongoKUBA/KETE1 object1 analyzed
- Ivory CoastKULANGO4 objects4 analyzed
- DR CongoKUMU2 objects2 analyzed
- Burkina FasoKURUMBA11 objects10 analyzed
- R. CongoKUYU2 objects2 analyzed
- GabonKWELE9 objects4 analyzed
- TanzaniaKWERE2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoLEGA8 objects6 analyzed
- Burkina FasoLOBI49 objects46 analyzedDossier
- LiberiaLOMA/TOMA1 object1 analyzed
- AngolaLOVALE1 object1 analyzed
- DR CongoLUBA5 objects5 analyzed
- DR CongoLUBA/HEMBA2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoLUBA/SONGYE1 object1 analyzed
- DR CongoLULUA1 object
- GabonLUMBO/VILI1 object
- DR CongoLWALWA2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoLWENA1 object1 analyzed
- GabonMAHONGWE2 objects2 analyzed
- MozambiqueMAKONDE2 objects1 analyzed
- NigeriaMAMA4 objects4 analyzed
- CameroonMAMBILA2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoMANGBETU3 objects2 analyzed
- MaliMARKA4 objects3 analyzed
- DR CongoMBALA1 object1 analyzed
- DR CongoMBOLE1 object1 analyzed
- Sierra LeoneMENDE3 objects2 analyzed
- CameroonMFUNTE1 object1 analyzed
- TogoMOBA10 objects7 analyzed
- CameroonMOFU1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaMONTOL5 objects5 analyzed
- Burkina FasoMOSSI12 objects9 analyzed
- Burkina FasoMOSSI/KURUMBA1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaMUMUYE21 objects20 analyzed
- Ivory CoastNAFANA1 object1 analyzed
- CameroonNAMJI1 object1 analyzed
- DR CongoNGOMBE2 objects2 analyzed
- NigeriaNOK22 objects19 analyzed
- DR CongoNSAPO1 object1 analyzed
- DR CongoNTADI1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaNUPE1 object1 analyzed
- TanzaniaNYAMWESI1 object
- Burkina FasoNYONYOSI16 objects14 analyzedDossier
- NigeriaOGBONI2 objects2 analyzed
- NigeriaORON2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoPENDE7 objects6 analyzedDossier
- DR CongoPENDE east2 objects2 analyzed
- GabonPUNU13 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoSALAMPASU1 object
- Ivory CoastSENUFO32 objects26 analyzed
- Ivory CoastSENUFO/DYULA1 object1 analyzed
- New GuineaSEPIC1 object
- EthiopiaSIDAMO1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaSOKOTO14 objects14 analyzed
- AngolaSOLONGO1 object1 analyzed
- DR CongoSONGYE13 objects9 analyzed
- DR CongoSUKU1 object1 analyzed
- R. CongoTEKE5 objects5 analyzed
- MaliTELLEM5 objects5 analyzed
- Sierra LeoneTEMNE1 object1 analyzed
- MaliTENENKOU3 objects3 analyzed
- NigeriaTIV2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoTOPOKE2 objects2 analyzed
- R. CongoTSAYE/TEKE1 object1 analyzed
- GabonTSOGHO7 objects6 analyzed
- NigerTUAREG/DYULA1 object1 analyzed
- Burkina FasoTURKA1 object1 analyzed
- Ivory CoastTUSIAN3 objects3 analyzed
- Ivory CoastUBI/GREBO1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaVERE3 objects3 analyzed
- CameroonVERE/NAMJI1 object1 analyzed
- GabonVUVI1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaWAJA1 object1 analyzed
- Ivory CoastWE2 objects2 analyzed
- West AfricaWEST AFRICA15 objects15 analyzed
- CameroonWIDEKUM1 object
- Ivory CoastWOBE2 objects2 analyzed
- NigeriaWURKUM2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoYAKA2 objects2 analyzed
- DR CongoYAKA/HOLO1 object1 analyzed
- Ivory CoastYAURE4 objects4 analyzed
- NigeriaYELWA6 objects4 analyzed
- DR CongoYOMBE4 objects2 analyzed
- NigeriaYORUBA46 objects44 analyzed
- NigeriaYORUBA/EGUNGUN1 object1 analyzed
- NigeriaYUKUN1 object1 analyzed
More peoples' dossiers follow continuously — backed by deep research from independent sources.