In the year 2000, the J. B Coleman Library was gifted a collection of 17th,18th, and 19th-century African artifacts from about 17 donors. The artifacts represent different tribes from 12 different countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, Burkina, Angola, Zambia, etc). The collection's focus is on masks and figures from West and Central Africa, mostly carved in wood. You can find more by visiting the Exhibit Collections.
SONGHAY Culture of Arts from eastern Mali, western Niger, and northern Benin - (Caryatid Stool)
IGBO (KWA) Culture Of Arts in Nigeria - ( Standing Figure)
YORUBA Culture Of Arts West African ethnic group that mainly inhabits parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo that constitute Yorubaland - ( Oba)
HEMBA Culture Of Arts from southern Kasai to northeastern Zambia- ( Ancestor Figure)
BAMBARA Culture Of Arts in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal - ( Antelope Dance Headdress)
BAKUBA Culture of Arts from southeastern Congo (Kinshasa), between the Kasai and Sankuru rivers east. (Stool)
SENUFO Culture of Arts from northern Ivory Coast, the southeastern Mali and the western Burkina Faso and in north-western Ghana - (Rytham Pounder)
SENUFO Culture of Arts from northern Ivory Coast, the southeastern Mali and the western Burkina Faso and in north-western Ghana - (Bellows)
YORUBA Culture Of Arts West African ethnic group that mainly inhabits parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo that constitute Yorubaland - (Water Spirit Mask)