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351. Fiddle

Fiddle
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
One-string fiddle with skin head which is nailed to a painted wooden base; open bottom, red and black geometric design around base, string still attached; origin Ituri rainforest.

352. Mortar

Mortar
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Mortar with handle which extends in one piece from rim to base; top rim decorated with spaced parallel lines, side of rim has cut-outs; base is scalloped; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest.

353. Stirring ladle

Stirring ladle
Date:
1951
Description:
Rectangular shaped stirring implement, dark wood; origin Turkana people of Kenya or Dodoth people of Uganda.

354. Hide place mat

Hide place mat
Date:
1951
Description:
Round hide table mat with blue and beige stitching around the edge and four clover/leaf designs in black; origin Uganda.

355. Hide place mat

Hide place mat
Date:
1951
Description:
Round hide table mat with blue and beige stitching around the edge and four clover/leaf designs in black; origin Uganda.

356. Hide place mat

Hide place mat
Date:
1951
Description:
Round hide table mat with blue and beige stitching around the edge and four clover/leaf designs in black; origin Uganda.

357. Wooden ladle

Wooden ladle
Date:
1951
Description:
Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda.

358. Wooden ladle

Wooden ladle
Date:
1951
Description:
Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda.

359. Wooden ladle

Wooden ladle
Date:
1951
Description:
Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda.

360. Stirring implement

Stirring implement
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden stirring ladle, very ornate design, dark wood; origin Kenya or Uganda.

361. Wooden ladle

Wooden ladle
Date:
1951
Description:
Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda.

362. Animal tooth

Animal tooth
Date:
1951
Description:
Animal tooth, origin unknown.

363. Boar tusk

Boar tusk
Date:
1951
Description:
Curved boar tusk, origin unknown.

364. Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon
Date:
1951
Description:
Straight-handled dark wooden spoon with some variation in color; carving somewhat rough, handle thick; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.

365. Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon
Date:
1951
Description:
Straight-handled dark wooden spoon; circle of irregular nature in bowl; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.

366. Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden spoon, lighter stain on front of handle, dark stain on bowl and back; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.

367. Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon
Date:
1951
Description:
Ladle-shaped wooden spoon, mixed dark and light wood tones; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.

368. Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden spoon with dark and light wood tones; possible origin is Dodoth people of Uganda.

369. Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon
Date:
1951
Description:
Straight-handled dark wooden spoon; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.

370. Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon
Date:
1951
Description:
Straight-handled wooden spoon; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.

371. Lukembi

Lukembi
Date:
1951 and 1971
Description:
Ten-note barrel-shaped sound box, also known as board piano or thumb piano and lukembi, likembe, or kalimba; wooden with keys made from spoon handles, bicycle spikes, or metal keys hammered to the desired shape; keys plucked with thumb and fingers; very decorated; bottom has hole with eleven additional holes encircling it; inscription "CT" and "CP11D" carved into back of wood; origin Ndaka people of the Ituri rainforest.

372. Hunting whistle

Hunting whistle
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden hunting whistle bound with twine; origin Mbuti people of the Ituri rainforest.

373. Ebony letter opener

Ebony letter opener
Date:
1951
Description:
Ebony paper knife with an elephant carved on the handle, large notch carved just below elephant; origin West Kenya.

374. Metal pin

Metal pin
Date:
1951
Description:
From Colin Turnbull's personal belongings; metal souvenir pin, possibly of a Buddhist temple.

375. Animal tooth

Animal tooth
Date:
1951
Description:
Animal tooth, origin unknown.

376. Neck rest

Neck rest
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden neckrest/headrest with wooden charm attached to a woven vine; vine is attached to central vertical piece with two holes; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

377. Neck rest

Neck rest
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden neckrest/headrest with vine cord attached to two holes in the vertical piece of the object; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

378. Neck rest

Neck rest
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden neckrest/headrest with two holes that would have had a chain or cord through them; wood is stained; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

379. Neck rest

Neck rest
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden neckrest/headrest with a metal chain around it; metal coin with a hole is looped into chain; inscribed upon coin is "GEORGIUS SEXTUS REX ONE CENT"; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.

380. Siva statue

Siva statue
Date:
1951
Description:
From Colin Turnbull's personal belongings; Siva with four arms, a serpent around his neck and legs, standing on a child in front of a circle with flames.

381. Wooden ladle

Wooden ladle
Date:
1951
Description:
Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda.

382. Wooden ladle

Wooden ladle
Date:
1951
Description:
Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda.

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