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1. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
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

2. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large dark brown wooden mask with raffia mane or hair. Origin Liberia.

3. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Wooden mask with four prongs. Origin Liberia.

4. Utility basket

Utility basket
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large straw utility basket with cover. Origin Liberia.

5. Brass arm ornament (Bracelet)

Brass arm ornament (Bracelet)
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
An arm bangle with five star points containing metal balls that produce sound when shaken. Origin Liberia.

6. Female bronze statue

Female bronze statue
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.

7. Wood carving

Wood carving
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Wooden carving depicting the head of an antelope. Origin Liberia.

8. Spear

Spear
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
West African spear decorated with wood-burned design, strips of leather, and raffia wrap. Can be disassembled.

9. Brass arm ornament (Bracelet)

Brass arm ornament (Bracelet)
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.

10. Musical instrument

Musical instrument
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Orange gourd with seeds inside. Beads strung on a cord decorate the exterior. Origin West Africa.

11. Dyed bogolan

Dyed bogolan
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Cloth depicting masks from three different West African peoples, the Vai, the Kpelle, and the Gola

12. Painting

Painting
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.

14. Children's doll

Children's doll
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.

15. Framed masks

Framed masks
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Two wooden masks, framed and mounted on red velvet. Origin West Africa, most likely Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire.

16. Bogolan

Bogolan
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
15 strips of Bogolan (also Bogolon or Bogolanfini) cloth in various lenghts and widths, cream in color and without design.

17. Children's doll

Children's doll
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.

18. Children's doll

Children's doll
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.

19. Musical instrument

Musical instrument
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Tubular bamboo rattles containing rice, similar to rainsticks. Origin West Africa.

20. Weaver nest

Weaver nest
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Nest of a weaver bird; origin Liberia.

21. Doll

Doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Carved wooden doll with a circular torso and no arms or legs, wrapped in blue cloth and raffia. Origin Liberia.

22. Iron currency

Iron currency
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
64 pieces of iron currency with shaped ends; origin West Africa.

23. Shirt

Shirt
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
White men's pullover tie-dyed shirt with embroidery on collar and pocket. Origin Liberia.

24. Shirt

Shirt
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Blue men's tie-dyed shirt with white design. Origin Liberia.

25. Seed necklace

Seed necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with gray seeds. Origin West Africa.

26. Belly harp (Zither)

Belly harp (Zither)
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.

27. Clay cups

Clay cups
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Two glazed brown clay cups, one with a spout. Origin Gambia.

28. Weaver nest

Weaver nest
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Nest of a weaver bird; origin Liberia.

29. Weaver nest

Weaver nest
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Nest of a weaver bird; origin Liberia.

30. Raffia bracelet

Raffia bracelet
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Bracelet made of brown and black raffia. Origin West Africa.

31. Doll

Doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Female doll representing a market woman wearing a turquoise gele (headtie), green necklace, and print dress. Made by L. Zena Holcombe in Monrovia, Liberia.

32. Doll

Doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Female doll with a baby on her back, pounding rice with a mortar and pestle. Made by L Zena Holcombe in Monrovia, Liberia.

33. Marimba

Marimba
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Marimba made of wood and gourds, which act as resonators, tied together with twine and animal hide. Origin Nigeria.

34. Seed necklace

Seed necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown seeds. Origin West Africa.

35. Doll

Doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Stilt doll from the Gio, or Dan, people of West Africa. The doll's belt and headband contain cowrie shells, and its skirt is made of raffia. Made by L. Zena Holcombe in Monrovia, Liberia.

36. Doll

Doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Female doll wearing a white dress and yellow sash with the beaded letters "UOMO" and a heart on it. She is decorated with many charms, including coins, beads, and cowrie shells. Two of the coins have inscribed on them "Republic of West Africa." Origin Gambia.

37. Doll

Doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Raffia doll in a ceremonial Sierra Leonian costume, holding the country's flag in one hand and a stick in the other. There is a round mirror on the front and back of the mask.

38. Doll

Doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Female doll wearing a blue dress and earrings. Her hair is decorated with a coin, cowrie shells, and other jewelry. Origin Gambia.

39. Seed necklace with pendant

Seed necklace with pendant
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown and gray seeds, a brown tube, and a pendant. Origin West Africa.

40. Rice and seed bead necklace

Rice and seed bead necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown and black rice seeds and beige seed beads. Origin West Africa.

41. Clay and seed bead necklace

Clay and seed bead necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown clay beads and orange seed beads. Origin West Africa.

42. Clay bead necklace

Clay bead necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with two tones of brown clay beads. Origin West Africa.

43. Cocoa bean necklace

Cocoa bean necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace or toy made with cocoa beans. Origin West Africa.