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21. Musical instrument

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

22. Musical instrument

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

23. Musical instrument

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

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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).

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. Wooden mask

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