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Description:
Bearded elongated figure holding a bow and arrow. A container hangs from both his hip and back. Origin Burkina Faso.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Three round stones. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Bag of approximately 75 nuts of unknown variety. Origin Togo.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Smoked ivory ornamental face mask, mouth is wide oval, eyes are a rectangle; origin Epulu (Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire), but is a replica of masks created by the Dan people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Carved ivory sculpture of a kneeling man with a snake around his neck and flat bowl on his head. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Carved ivory sculpture of a kneeling man with a bowl on his head. Both hands hold his beard. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Small piece of metallic mineral encased in a circular hide box. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Yellow, purple, and green woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Six-stringed instrument with gourd base, decorated with cowrie shells. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Purple woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Green woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large purple letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large dark brown wooden mask with raffia mane or hair. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Front and back views of a tall wooden mask in the shape of a plunging bird with a broad tail. Probable origin is the Mossi people of Burkina Faso.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden chief's stool decorated with four broad supports, each with two female figures, hands clasped over the stomach. The wood surface is treated with a white coloring agent. Origin Dogon people of Mali.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden and metal mask from the Marka people used in circumcision rituals. Origin Mali.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Cotton woven mat with fringe on each end. Origin Togo.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Wooden mask with four prongs. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large straw utility basket with cover. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Bundle of straw. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Front and profile views of a wooden mask with both human and animal characteristics. Origin Guro people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A three string harp with wooden arm, body of a turtle shell, animal skin, and wire strings. Origin Gabon.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Farm tool for digging; letters "AP" burned into handle and "1500F" written on metal shovel. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Farm tool for digging; origin Togo.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Dark, heavy wooden mask with horns and a helmet. The face appears to be surrounded by an animal's mane. Origin Liberia
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Brass goldweight; figure of a man smoking a pipe and carrying a jug on his head; origin Ashanti people of Ghana.
Date:
1843
Description:
Two manillas, metal currency formerly exchanged for slaves, especially in West Africa. Originally imported from Europe then later re-cast and used as a local currency. These were made in Birmingham, England.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
West African spear decorated with wood-burned design, strips of leather, and raffia wrap. Can be disassembled.
Date:
1843
Description:
Manilla, a type of metal currency formerly exchanged for slaves, especially in West Africa. Originally imported from Europe then later re-cast and used as a local currency.
Date:
1843
Description:
Manilla, a type of metal currency formerly exchanged for slaves, especially in West Africa. Originally imported from Europe then later re-cast and used as a local currency.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Brass goldweight with a series of triangles cut into top of weight; origin Ashanti people of Ghana.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
An arm bangle with five star points containing metal balls that produce sound when shaken. Origin Liberia.
Date:
2008
Description:
Coiled raffia basket lid used as a calabash cover. Origin Dalaba, Guinea.
Date:
2008
Description:
Coiled raffia basket lid used as a calabash cover. Origin Dalaba, Guinea.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Bronze statue of a female holding a child. The woman has markings on her skirt and is carrying a basket on her head. Origin Liberia.
Date:
2008
Description:
Large bamboo rice fanner in herringbone pattern. Origin Bo, Sierra Leone.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
An arm bangle decorated with six balls, each marked with a cross. The balls contain metal pieces that produce sound when shaken. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
French-language political map of Africa with Togo highlighted in green.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
French-language political map of Togo.
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
A bundle of straw. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
Basket from Liberia that resembles the han blai (woven) basket from Sierra Leone. Used for fishing. It is not tightly woven. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Purple woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden stool with a base and top joined by four carved vertical supports. Seat contains a circular band of cowrie shells and inlaid ivory. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Standing female attached to a double circular pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
N'domo mask used in the second of seven initiation rituals for boys of the Bambara people of Mali. The decorated vertical wooden posts represent the wisdom of the cosmos and the long nose symbolizes vitality.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A funerary statuette common among the Hongwe (Mahongwe), Kota (Bakota), and Fang people of Gabon. The statue is placed upon a box containing the remains of an ancestor and acts as the guardian of the reliquaries.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A wooden mask of polished black wood; origin Guro people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Standing female figure of dark wood attached to a small, untreated pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Tall wooden mask with a rectangular box for the head. The top portion depicts a female figure below a perched bird with a downward thrusting arrow. Origin is either Dogon or Mossi people of Burkina Faso.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Orange gourd with seeds inside. Beads strung on a cord decorate the exterior. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Carved wooden mask with elongated face and wood burned holes in many areas. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Ax with wooden handle and bark at head. Blade has incised design on one side. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Ax with wooden handle carved from a tree trunk. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
Animal skin and leather shoulder purse with braided straps that connect through loops. Leather is decorated on both sides. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1950
Description:
Bracelet with incised concentric ring motif. Origin Baule or Akan people of Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.
Date:
1900
Description:
Plaque in high relief depicting two warrior-like figures carrying weapons. Origin Nigeria or Benin.
Date:
2008
Description:
Small orange and black coiled raffia basket with lid. Origin Labe, Guinea.
Description:
Elongated female figure wearing a headdress and holding a long tool and a container. Origin Burkina Faso.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Wooden carving depicting the head of an antelope. Origin Liberia.
Description:
A black wooden fertility doll carried by expectant mothers; origin Ashanti people of Ghana.
Description:
Three charms to ward off evil in the form of reptilian amulets. Origin Togo.
Description:
Red, black, and greenish-brown stone ashtray, made for tourists, origin West Africa.
Description:
Arrows, origin Togo.
Description:
Batik depicting a woman holding a basket and a man holding a gourd. Signed "NIKE" lower left side. Origin Nigeria.
Description:
Batik depicting a woman holding a basket with a bird on top. Signed "NIKE" on lower right side. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1890
Description:
Manilla-type anklet currency consisting of two high relief ridges. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Togo.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Cloth depicting masks from three different West African peoples, the Vai, the Kpelle, and the Gola
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Untitled acrylic painting by S.E. Walk of a seated African man holding a long stick in his right hand and wearing a bracelet with a tooth dangling from it on his left. Origin Liberia, but artist is not Liberian.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden African mask decorated with cowrie shells and coins. Origin is either the Dan people or Guro people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden spear; origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden spear; origin Togo.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Bracelet made of elephant tail. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Metal bell-shaped percussion instrument. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Pelt-covered percussion instrument. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden spear; origin Togo.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Small wooden fetish figure; origin West Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Smoked ivory ornamental face mask, mouth has five carved pointed teeth; origin Epulu (Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire), but is a replica of masks created by the Dan people of Cote d'Ivoire.
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.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Two wooden masks, framed and mounted on red velvet. Origin West Africa, most likely Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Well-carved small human fetish figure of a female; unusual triangular headpiece extends suspended above the head.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
15 strips of Bogolan (also Bogolon or Bogolanfini) cloth in various lenghts and widths, cream in color and without design.
Date:
2008
Description:
Carved wood image of a village scene. Origin Conakry, Guinea.
Date:
2008
Description:
Carved mahogany mortar and pestle. Origin Conakry, Guinea.
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.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Goat hair blanket with repeated design sewn together in six strips with tassels at the end of each seam. Origin Hausa people of Nigeria.
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.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Tubular bamboo rattles containing rice, similar to rainsticks. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Nest of a weaver bird; origin Liberia.
Date:
2008
Description:
Brown and indigo textile fabric. Origin Labe, Guinea.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Cotton multicolored blanket with fringe. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Six string belly harp with two sistra (or zistra) attached and a gourd resonator. The gourd has animal skin stretched over it and contains a rectangular opening. The sistra are triangular with circular metal rings that produce noise when shaken. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Two glazed brown clay cups, one with a spout. Origin Gambia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown and black rice seeds and beige seed beads. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown clay beads and orange seed beads. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with two tones of brown clay beads. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace or toy made with cocoa beans. Origin West Africa.
