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3. Bundle of Straw

Bundle of Straw
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
A bundle of straw. Origin Liberia.

4. Basket

Basket
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
Basket from Liberia that resembles the han blai (woven) basket from Sierra Leone. Used for fishing. It is not tightly woven. Origin Liberia.

6. Leather Purse

Leather Purse
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
Animal skin and leather shoulder purse with braided straps that connect through loops. Leather is decorated on both sides. Origin Liberia.

7. The Shrimp Man

The Shrimp Man
Date:
1920
Description:
Framed oil painting, "Shrimp Vendor," depicting an African American man with a tray of shrimp walking by a house with iron fence and balcony, typical of Charleston homes. On long term loan to the Avery Research Center from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

8. Avery Normal Institute Student Body

Avery Normal Institute Student Body
Date:
1920
Description:
Photograph of a large group of students standing on the main staircase of the Avery Institute outside of the school.