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1. Coins (Money)

Coins (Money)
Date:
1937 and 1941
Description:
Six coins, three made of brass and three of nickel. The face side of each brass coin reads "Two cents; 1937" and the face side of each nickel coin reads "Two cents; 1941." Each face side depicts a palm tree, and each obverse reads "Republic of Liberia," depicting an elephant.

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. 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

6. Spear

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

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. Wood carving

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

12. Dyed bogolan

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

13. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

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. It has black beads for earrings and contains wood burning decorations on the base. Origin West Africa.

19. 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.

20. Musical instrument

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