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1. Spear

Spear
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
West African spear decorated with wood-burned design, strips of leather, and raffia wrap. Can be disassembled.

2. Musical instrument

Musical instrument
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Orange gourd with seeds inside. Beads strung on a cord decorate the exterior. Origin West Africa.

4. Children's doll

Children's doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
A children's doll made with two pieces of wood that depict a mother and child wearing raffia skirts. It has yellow beads for earrings. Origin West Africa.

5. Bogolan

Bogolan
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
15 strips of Bogolan (also Bogolon or Bogolanfini) cloth in various lenghts and widths, cream in color and without design.

6. Children's doll

Children's doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
A children's doll made with two pieces of wood that depict a mother and child wearing raffia skirts. It has black beads for earrings and contains wood burning decorations on the base. Origin West Africa.

7. Children's doll

Children's doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
A children's doll made with two pieces of wood that depict a mother and child wearing raffia skirts. Origin West Africa.

8. Musical instrument

Musical instrument
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Tubular bamboo rattles containing rice, similar to rainsticks. Origin West Africa.

9. Iron currency

Iron currency
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
64 pieces of iron currency with shaped ends; origin West Africa.

10. Seed necklace

Seed necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with gray seeds. Origin West Africa.