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1. Decorated wooden comb

Decorated wooden comb
Date:
1949 and 1989
Description:
Wooden comb with three holes of various sizes; origin unknown.

2. Wooden comb

Wooden comb
Date:
1949 and 1989
Description:
Wooden comb; decorative markings in middle section, light wood; origin unknown.

3. Plastic and metal hair comb

Plastic and metal hair comb
Date:
1949 and 1989
Description:
Black plastic hair comb with metal prongs, black panther fist and peace sign engraved into handle.

4. Wooden comb

Wooden comb
Date:
1949 and 1989
Description:
Wooden comb with thick tines on one side and thin tines on the other; dark brown, origin unknown.

5. Fish-shaped comb

Fish-shaped comb
Date:
1949 and 1989
Description:
Wooden comb, shaped like a fish with two painted eyes and a tail with a hole in the middle. Stamped "Made in China."

6. Small ritual staff

Small ritual staff
Date:
1950 and 1989
Description:
Small ritual metal staff with two prongs, a twisted neck, and a pointed end on the handle.

7. Double-headed metal staff

Double-headed metal staff
Date:
1950 and 1989
Description:
Double-headed metal staff with a long wooden handle; has the appearance of an animal with a beak and a long tail.

9. Wooden vase

Wooden vase
Date:
1950 and 1989
Description:
Small wooden vase with engraved design. Stamp on bottom reads "Handmade in Yugoslavia."

10. Wooden Ndaka mask

Wooden Ndaka mask
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden face mask decorated with white, blue, and red paint; mouth carved in an oval, eyes have triangular lids with blue dots, chin has blue dots, cheeks have red and white dots, forehead has blue dots and white V-lines, straw beard; string attached to two nails in back; origin Ndaka people of the Ituri rainforest.

11. Atubwa (wooden bowl)

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

12. Ivory tusk

Ivory tusk
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Small ivory tusk, origin unknown.

13. Ivory flower vase

Ivory flower vase
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory flower vase with human head, very stylized hair, made for hotel use; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

14. Ivory shoehorn

Ivory shoehorn
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory replica of a European shoehorn; profile of a woman with sculptured hair, black holes for eyes; torso resembles woman wearing a dress in the shape of a shoehorn; origin Mangbetu people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

15. Ivory toothpicks and holder

Ivory toothpicks and holder
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory toothpick holder with 10 ivory toothpicks, made for hotels; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

16. Acrylic painting

Acrylic painting
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed acrylic painting depicting a scene of modern and primitive dwellings being attacked by airplanes and tanks; villagers have guns, bows and arrows, and spears, and are wearing native garments; signed "DzibA C" lower right; origin unknown.

17. Ivory trilogy figures

Ivory trilogy figures
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory figures depicting the Three Wise Monkeys motif ("See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"); origin Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

18. Bobblehead dog

Bobblehead dog
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Plastic mechanical "bobblehead" dog, tail and head move, made for hotel use; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

19. Red ivory trumpet

Red ivory trumpet
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Red ivory trumpet with a carved human form; used by the Mbo and Ndaka people in the initiation of the Mbuti people; origin central Africa.

20. Ivory ornamental head

Ivory ornamental head
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory stylized Mangbetu head, poised upwards; origin Mangbetu people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

21. Ivory napkin ring

Ivory napkin ring
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory tooth or tusk carved into an ornate ring with a circle and dot motif; resembles a napkin ring; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

22. Watercolor painting

Watercolor painting
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed pen/ink and watercolor image depicting a bridge with houses and mountains in the background; signed "HM" in lower right; origin unknown.

23. Ivory salt spoon

Ivory salt spoon
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory salt spoon, made for hotels; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

24. Ivory ornamental face mask

Ivory ornamental face mask
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ornamental face mask with open eyes, carved hair, and a string through the holes at top; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

25. Ivory knife rest

Ivory knife rest
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory knife rest with an elephant design, made for hotel use; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

26. Ivory shell

Ivory shell
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory replica of a snail shell, seven holes indicate that it may have come unglued from another piece; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

27. Brass Menorah

Brass Menorah
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Brass menorah, possible origin Ethiopia.

28. Mortar

Mortar
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden mortar with alternating light and dark carved designs, rough base; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest.

29. Snuff holder

Snuff holder
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden snuff holder with metal chain attached by wire and metal strip around the narrow opening; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

30. Snuff holder

Snuff holder
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Bark snuff holder; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

31. Wooden bow

Wooden bow
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends, wood is split; origin Central Africa.

32. Brass bowl

Brass bowl
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Brass bowl with intricate design engraved around sides; origin Morocco.

33. Ivory toothpicks and holder

Ivory toothpicks and holder
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory toothpick holder with 10 ivory toothpicks, made for hotels, carved design on toothpicks; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

34. Ivory ornamental head

Ivory ornamental head
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory human head; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

35. Coiled grass basket

Coiled grass basket
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Conical coiled grass basket with green spiral decoration of died raffia; base flares outward for two rows that were added on; origin East Africa.

36. Chinese wall hanging

Chinese wall hanging
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Chinese wall hanging of a tiger wood-burned on thin pieces of wood.

37. Walking stick

Walking stick
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden cane-shaped walking stick; origin Ik people of Uganda.

38. Acrylic painting

Acrylic painting
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed acrylic painting of a pink house, barnyard with animals, and hanging laundry; signed "DzibA C. Rour" lower left; origin unknown.

39. Acrylic painting

Acrylic painting
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed acrylic painting depicting two people near a river within a forest; signed "JEFF" lower right; origin unknown.

40. Acrylic painting

Acrylic painting
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed acrylic painting depicting two men with a sailboat at night; signed "JAK KATAR_ _" lower left corner (last letters illegible); origin unknown.

41. Acrylic painting

Acrylic painting
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed acrylic painting depicting three airplanes attacking a village; signed "DZibA" lower right corner; origin unknown.

42. Smoked ivory ornamental face mask

Smoked ivory ornamental face mask
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.

43. Smoked ivory ornamental face mask

Smoked ivory ornamental face mask
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Smoked ivory ornamental face mask, openings for eyes, mouth has slight opening, showing teeth, crown on head; origin Epulu (Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire), but is a replica of masks created by the Pende people (also of DRC).

44. Coiled basket

Coiled basket
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Deep coiled basket with alternating black and brown pattern; origin Rwanda.

45. Coiled grass basket

Coiled grass basket
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Conical coiled grass basket with violet, blue, and green spiral decoration of died raffia; origin East Africa.

46. Gourd bowl

Gourd bowl
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Decorated gourd bowl; origin East Africa.

47. Wooden fork

Wooden fork
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden fork, dark wood; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.

48. Antelope horn

Antelope horn
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Antelope horn, use unknown; origin Ituri rainforest.

49. Chinese wall hanging

Chinese wall hanging
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Chinese watercolor wall hanging depicting a bridge over a river with a trail and mountains.

50. Water pitcher

Water pitcher
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
From Colin Turnbull's personal belongings; Brass water pitcher with ornate snake handle; main body of pitcher decorated with animals, trees, and a shrine; spout has bird and leaf motif.

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