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1. Ancestor board (Spirit board)

Ancestor board (Spirit board)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Oval ancestoral or spirit board with abstract designs. Ancestor boards are kept in men's ceremonial houses and can represent personal spirits or simply be used for decoration. Origin Papua New Guinea.

2. Hide box

Hide box
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Small piece of metallic mineral encased in a circular hide box. Origin Togo.

3. Metal button

Metal button
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
White "I love Togo" button with a heart. Printed on side is "Buttons by Infinity." Probably acquired in Charlotte, North Carolina.

4. Focusing cloth

Focusing cloth
Date:
20th century, 1900, and 1999
Description:
Fabric used when focusing camera. Blocks outside light so photographer can see through the lens.

5. Cloth map

Cloth map
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
French-language political map of Africa with Togo highlighted in green.

6. Cloth map

Cloth map
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
French-language political map of Togo.

7. Digging tool

Digging tool
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Farm tool for digging; letters "AP" burned into handle and "1500F" written on metal shovel. Origin Togo.

8. Digging tool

Digging tool
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Farm tool for digging; origin Togo.

9. Metal face mask (N'domo mask)

Metal face mask (N'domo mask)
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.

10. Metal face statuette

Metal face statuette
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.

11. Straw fan

Straw fan
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.

12. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Purple woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.

13. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Green woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large purple letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.

14. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo.

15. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo.

16. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Purple woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.

17. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.

18. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.

19. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.

20. Female wooden statue

Female wooden statue
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Standing female figure of dark wood attached to a small, untreated pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.

21. Female wooden statue

Female wooden statue
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Front and profile views of a female wooden figure carrying a vessel in each hand. Origin Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

22. Wooden figure

Wooden figure
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Standing female attached to a double circular pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.

23. Foot pedal

Foot pedal
Date:
20th century, 1900, and 1999
Description:
Wooden foot pedal with long cord, possibly used to operate flash or lights.

24. Harp (Musical instrument)

Harp (Musical instrument)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A three string harp with wooden arm, body of a turtle shell, animal skin, and wire strings. Origin Gabon.

25. Musical instrument

Musical instrument
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Six-stringed instrument with gourd base, decorated with cowrie shells. Origin Togo.

26. Musical instrument

Musical instrument
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Metal bell-shaped percussion instrument. Origin Togo.

27. Musical instrument

Musical instrument
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Pelt-covered percussion instrument. Origin Togo.

28. Ivory sculpture

Ivory sculpture
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.

29. Ivory sculpture

Ivory sculpture
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.

30. Wooden mask (Kifwebe)

Wooden mask (Kifwebe)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden ceremonial mask made for the Bwadi ya Kifwebe association, a group that polices social behavior and neutralizes disruptive elements within the Luba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The masks are worn in a variety of ceremonies.

31. Lenses

Lenses
Date:
20th century, 1900, and 1999
Description:
Two large photographic lenses.

32. Male wooden statue

Male wooden statue
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Front and profile views of a male wooden figure carrying a vessel in left hand and a dagger in right. Origin Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

33. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
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.

34. Wood and metal mask

Wood and metal mask
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden and metal mask from the Marka people used in circumcision rituals. Origin Mali.

35. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
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.

36. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A wooden mask of polished black wood; origin Guro people of Cote d'Ivoire.

37. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
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.

38. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
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.

39. Raffia mask (Tambuan mask)

Raffia mask (Tambuan mask)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Mask used during the performance of tambuan (or tumbuan) dances. It is woven from raffia and and has a beak, cross-hatched crown, circular eyes, and reeds projecting from circular ear rings. Origin Papua New Guinea.

40. Woven mat

Woven mat
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Cotton woven mat with fringe on each end. Origin Togo.

41. Nuts

Nuts
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Bag of approximately 75 nuts of unknown variety. Origin Togo.

42. Wooden shield

Wooden shield
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden shield for ceremonial purposes (possibly of the Asmat people). It is carved from a light weight wood. Origin Papua New Guinea.

43. Wooden spear

Wooden spear
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden spear; origin Togo.

44. Wooden spear

Wooden spear
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden spear; origin Togo.

45. Wooden spear

Wooden spear
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden spear; origin Togo.

46. Stones

Stones
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Three round stones. Origin Togo.

47. Wooden stool

Wooden stool
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.

48. Wooden stool

Wooden stool
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Heavy dark wooden chief's stool supported by a carving of a female figure. Origin Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

49. Wooden stool

Wooden stool
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.

50. Straw

Straw
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Bundle of straw. Origin Togo.