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Batiks
Description:
Framed batik depicting two giraffes and one zebra; neutral background, wood frame; origin unknown.
Date:
Batiks
Description:
Unframed batik depicting two Africans in ceremonial garments, each wearing white necklaces; signed "KNASSWA 71"; origin unknown.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
From Colin Turnbull's personal belongings; Four strands of silver beads with a screw closure and two decorated pieces with Buddhist images.
Date:
1951
Description:
Necklace made of metal beads on a leather strap; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.
Date:
1951
Description:
Part of a necklace with green, red, white, and brown beads, the brown beads irregularly shaped; strung on a string that has unraveled at the end; origin Turkana people of Kenya.
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).
Description:
Miniature brass bell for a domestic shrine used during Puja; origin India.
Description:
Bell & Howell synchronized tape recorder in leather case, for use with black & white camera; personal belonging of Colin Turnbull.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Dog bell made with two wooden clappers; piece of twine strung through two holes at top; plain back; origin Mbuti people of the Ituri rainforest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden dog bell with wooden clapper, cord, and leather strap; bell has pattern on one side; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
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.
Description:
Brass donkey bell on multicolored beaded necklace; origin Varanasi (Benares).
Description:
Brass bell with wooden handle, probably used by Colin Turnbull while practicing Buddhism.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Object from Colin Turnbull's personal shrine; brass bell with chain attached to a figure at the top.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Bellows used with tuyere and kiln; top skin and stick are missing; origin Uganda.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Braided belt, possibly of vine.
Date:
1951 and 1971
Description:
Ivory blade with handle of a very well-carved Mangbetu-style woman's head.
Description:
Metal blade, crudely finished; S-shaped curved design with a pointed finish, possibly to stick into the ground; unknown origin.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Black wooden boar, tail pointed upward and head turned as if ready to charge, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Brown wooden boar, origin Uganda.
Date:
1951
Description:
Curved boar tusk, origin unknown.
Date:
1951
Description:
Curved boar tusk, origin unknown.
Date:
1951
Description:
Curved tusk, possibly from a boar, origin unknown.
Date:
1951
Description:
Curved boar tusk, origin unknown.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Plastic mechanical "bobblehead" dog, tail and head move, made for hotel use; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Bone drumstick with leather stitched over joint end; for use with slit gong.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Drumstick made of a bare bone; for use with slit gong.
Date:
1951
Description:
Knife with bone handle and metal blade; origin Ituri rainforest, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Stopper for a jug made of some type of cone or hive on a chain; origin Uganda.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends, wood is split; origin Central Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends; origin Central Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow without a string, some skin with fur wrapped around each end; origin Ituri forest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Spare bow string, possible origin Ituri forest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends, some skin with fur wrapped around each end; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends, some skin wrapped around each end; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Smooth wooden bow with string; origin Central Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow with skin at the ends; origin Central Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow with string; bow in natural state; origin Central Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Brass bowl with intricate design engraved around sides; origin Morocco.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Decorated gourd bowl; origin East Africa.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Black soapstone bowl; plain except for one decoration around rim; origin East Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ebony dish; origin Turkana people of Kenya.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Round brass bowl with design engraved around sides.
Description:
Brass bowl with lid for carrying holy water; origin Varanasi (Benares).
Description:
Water bowl that appears to be made from a seed pod; dark brown.
Description:
Brass water bowl, origin Varanasi (Benares).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bowl with two lids; design carved around outside of bow, which is on a pedestal base; both lids have intricate designs with carved knobs on the top; origin Ituri rainforest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Decorated wooden bowl with a lid on top of a stem; container is stained dark brown with two areas of a lighter brown color; origin Uganda.
Date:
1975 and 1985
Description:
Copper bowl with Acanthus leaf motif; on a stem with stamp on bottom: 1891800; origin Morocco.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Object from Colin Turnbull's personal shrine; square wooden box with removable side and metal handle, carved on four sides and reinforced on the bottom; use unknown.
