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Date:
1950 and 1979
Description:
Small wooden object, origin Tutsi people. Collector Colin Turnbull labeled the object "a parihuana holder."
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduate, Madeline "Inez" Allen, sitting on a bench outside of the Avery Institute.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of two female graduates from Avery's class of 1950 standing in front of a bird bath on the Avery campus.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduate, Patricia V. Lemon, sitting on the lawn outside of the Avery Institute.
Date:
1950
Description:
Bracelet with incised geometric patterns and flanged ends. Origin Tuareg people of north central Africa.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduates, Beatrice Houston, Juanita Haynes, and Isabelle Smalls, posing on the lawn outside of the Avery Institute.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduates, Flora Scott, Naomi Mikell, and Pat Lemon, sitting on a bench outside of the Avery Institute.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduates, Naomi Mikell and Edith Miller, posing on a bench outside of the Avery Institute.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduates, George Lee and a female friend, posed in front of a bench outside of the Avery Institute.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduates, George Lee and a male friend, posed near a bird bath on Avery's campus.
Date:
1950
Description:
Black and white photograph of large group arranged in a living room. Inscription on back of image: "Charleston, SC 1950 Party."
Date:
1950
Description:
Coming Street Y.W.C.A. Committee Members list for 1950.
Date:
1950
Description:
Bracelet with stamped geometric decoration, used as currency. Origin Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1950 and 1989
Description:
Small ritual metal staff with two prongs, a twisted neck, and a pointed end on the handle.
Date:
1950 and 1989
Description:
Double-headed metal staff with a long wooden handle; has the appearance of an animal with a beak and a long tail.
Date:
1950 and 1989
Description:
Zande rubbing article, functions as an oracle.
Date:
1950
Description:
Coming Street Y.W.C.A. members of the Nominating Committee list for 1950.
Date:
1950
Description:
Induction Institute for New Workers registration work sheet for the Y.W.C.A.
Date:
1950
Description:
Coming Street Y.W.C.A. Committee of Management and Officers ballot for 1950.
Date:
1950 and 1979
Description:
Coiled grass basket with conical lid; lid tightly woven with raffia, top twelve rows dyed black; bottom has black geometric pattern, rest of basket is natural; possible origin is Central Africa.
Date:
1950
Description:
Bracelet with incised concentric ring motif. Origin Baule or Akan people of Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.
Date:
1900 and 1950
Description:
A paper photo of an African American boy wearing a sweater standing in front of a brick wall.
Date:
1900 and 1950
Description:
A paper photo of an African American man in uniform standing next to a military truck.
Date:
1950 and 1979
Description:
Tin of 82 beans used to play nuchuba; tin reads "PLAYER NO.3 EXTRA QUALITY"; origin Tutsi people (Central Africa).
Date:
1950 and 1979
Description:
Small coiled basket and lid, tightly woven with a smooth finish; red exterior, gold interior; origin Ituri rainforest.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduates George Lee, Juanitya Haynes, Cassie Greene, Blondelle Bash, and Pearl Gadsden, posed outside of the Avery Institute.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduates, Edith Miller, Ruby Burgess, and Inez Allen, sat on a bench with their diplomas outside of the Avery Institute.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduate, George Lee, posed in his cap and gown in front of a bird bath on the Avery campus.
Date:
1950 and 1989
Description:
Small wooden vase with engraved design. Stamp on bottom reads "Handmade in Yugoslavia."
Date:
1950 and 1990
Description:
Small wooden pitcher with engraved design. Stamp on bottom reads "Handmade in Yugoslavia."
Date:
1950
Description:
Coming Street Y.W.C.A. published information on committee nominees D. R. Chisolm, Septima P. Clark, M. N. Cooper, V. L. Davis, Gladys Edwards, S. E. Green, Rachel Howard and Minnie Louise J. Walker.
Date:
1950 and 1979
Description:
Metal kingele pallet bell used by dancers in the nkumbi initiation ritual of the Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date:
1950
Description:
Y.W.C.A. postcard to Leta H. Galpin regarding the Y-Teen Conference in 1950.
Date:
1950
Description:
Coming Street Y.W.C.A. ballot for the year 1950.
Date:
1950
Description:
Y.W.C.A. voting results for the 1950 election for Board of Management and Nominating Committee.
Date:
1950
Description:
Professional photograph of Avery couple attending their senior prom. He wears a white suit jacket and black bowtie and she wears a white dress with white lace gloves.
Date:
1950 and 1979
Description:
Toy garden hoe used by Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1950 graduate, Beatrice Houston, sitting on a bench outside of the Avery Institute.
Date:
1950
Description:
Anklet or bracelet with incised geometric decoration. Origin Tuareg people of Niger.
Date:
1950
Description:
Currency in the form of a tool or pendant with incised geometric decoration, worn at the neck or waist. Part of a six piece set. Origin Tuareg people of Niger.
Date:
1950
Description:
Brass anklet with five cowry shells embedded in clay (one missing) and a design etched on either side; origin Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date:
1950
Description:
Circular iron anklet.
Date:
1950
Description:
Circular iron anklet.
Date:
1950
Description:
Elephant hair bracelet; three rings connected in middle by twisted pieces and a square piece made of wood or ivory; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.
Date:
1950
Description:
Metal wire bracelet with four wires connected by two wider twisted wires and with movable circular wires for decoration; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.
Date:
1950
Description:
Elephant hair bracelet; four rings with two decorative twisted pieces; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.
Date:
1950
Description:
Solid metal ring visibly fused together at a point; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people; Circumference.
Date:
1950
Description:
A photo from the ground breaking of the Cannon Street YMCA, featuring a man in a suit pushing a shovel into the ground.
Date:
1950
Description:
A photo from the ground breaking of the Cannon Street YMCA, featuring groups of people watching the event.
Date:
1950
Description:
Brass anklet with six cowry shells embedded in clay and a design etched on either side; origin Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date:
1950
Description:
Bracelet with incised geometric decoration. Origin Cross River region of western Africa.
Date:
1950
Description:
Fossilized elephant tooth from Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Date:
1950
Description:
Circular iron anklet.
Date:
1900 and 1950
Description:
A paper photo of two African American soldiers standing in front of a military truck with a covered back.
Date:
1950
Description:
Circular iron anklet.
Date:
1950
Description:
Circular iron anklet.
Date:
1950
Description:
Circular iron anklet.
Date:
1950
Description:
Circular iron anklet.
Date:
1950
Description:
Circular iron anklet.
Date:
1950
Description:
Braided brown bracelet from Mbo people of Zaire (later, the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Date:
1950
Description:
Metal bracelet; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.
Date:
1950
Description:
Metal bracelet; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.
Date:
1950
Description:
Wooden nuchuba board with four rows of eight large holes; game is played by filling two inside rows of holes with four beans each and successfully moving all beans to the outside rows; origin Tutsi people (Central Africa).
Date:
1950
Description:
Carved ivory ring; origin Ituri, but also found in northern Uganda.
Date:
1950
Description:
A photo from the ground breaking of the Cannon Street YMCA, featuring a group of men posed in suits, one holding a shovel.
Date:
1950
Description:
A photo from the ground breaking of the Cannon Street YMCA, featuring one man speaking at a microphone and another with a shovel in the ground.
Date:
1950
Description:
A photo from the ground breaking of the Cannon Street YMCA, featuring a man shoveling the first scoops of dirt.
Date:
1900 and 1950
Description:
Carte de visitephoto of an African American woman standing in front of a window wearing a skirt suit. 'Rensler's 527 Central Ave. Cin' is printed on the bottom of the photo. A poem is written on the back of the photo with the name Mable Montgomery.
Date:
1950
Description:
Metal bracelet; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.
Date:
1950
Description:
Photograph of class of 1952 graduate and valedictorian, Richard Turner, III, posed on a bench outside of the Avery Institute.
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