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351. Raffia mat

Raffia mat
Date:
1951
Description:
Woven raffia mat with repeating pattern, origin Ituri forest; photograph contains a close-up portion of the mat.

352. Lion ring

Lion ring
Date:
1951
Description:
From Colin Turnbull's personal belongings; tarnished metal lion-faced ring.

353. Boar tusk

Boar tusk
Date:
1951
Description:
Curved tusk, possibly from a boar, origin unknown.

354. Domestic knife

Domestic knife
Date:
1951
Description:
Women's domestic knife; metal spiraled around wooden handle; metal blade is machete-shaped; origin Mbo people of the Ituri rainforest.

355. Small knife

Small knife
Date:
1951
Description:
Small knife with wooden handle wrapped in a metal strip; hide sheath decorated with a strip of wood wrapped with thick thread; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

356. Knife with bone handle

Knife with bone handle
Date:
1951
Description:
Knife with bone handle and metal blade; origin Ituri rainforest, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

357. Knife with sheath

Knife with sheath
Date:
1951
Description:
Decorative knife with metal blade and wooden handle with metal dots at top and base; sheath with a wrist thong made of some sort of hide; metal wire wrapped around tip of sheath; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

358. Circular knife

Circular knife
Date:
1951
Description:
Circular knife, believed to be worn on a wrist; blade edge is covered, ends of cover have copper fittings, interior opening has cover with wire decoration; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

359. Raffia mat

Raffia mat
Date:
1951
Description:
Peacock raffia mat painted green, black, red, pink, and light green with green border; origin Uganda.

360. Ivory head

Ivory head
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory head used in Pende boys' initiation; two holes in each to attach to a string; they were worn as arm decorations.

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