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51. Antelope horn

Date:: 1951 and 1989
Description:: Antelope horn, used for holding medicine; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

52. Wooden antelope carving

Wooden antelope carving

Date:: 1965 and 1966
Description:: Black wooden antelope; origin Uganda.

53. Arrows

Description:: Arrows with metal points and wooden shafts used for hunting large game; origin Mbuti people of the Ituri rainforest.

54. Bundle of arrows

Bundle of arrows

Description:: Bundle of wooden arrows wrapped with a piece of raffia, seven with metal tips, fourteen in all; end of one is notched with traces of poison; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Mbuti people.

55. Metal ashtray

Description:: Metal ashtray in the shape of a goblet; gold leaf design stenciled around the upper edge; origin North Africa.

56. Stone ashtray

Description:: Red, black, and greenish-brown stone ashtray, made for tourists, origin West Africa.

57. Soapstone ashtrays

Soapstone ashtrays

Description:: Two shallow heart-shaped soapstone ashtrays with flat bases and nearly identical sizes.

58. Ebony ashtray

Date:: 1951 and 1989
Description:: Ebony ashtray that is a cross-section of a tree trunk; three grooves for cigarettes, etc., center is circular with grooves; inscribed on bottom: AS_H _GATHON"; origin Uganda.

59. Atubwa (wooden bowl)

Atubwa (wooden bowl)

Date:: 1951 and 1989
Description:: Wooden bowl (atubwa); origin Turkana people of Kenya.

60. Atubwa (wooden bowl)

Atubwa (wooden bowl)

Date:: 1951 and 1989
Description:: Wooden bowl (atubwa) with two pieces of metal-like staples on one side; bowl is oval in shape, rounded on the bottom; origin Turkana people of Kenya.