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31. Brass Menorah

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

32. Wooden fork

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

33. Antelope horn

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

34. Lukembi

Lukembi
Date:
1951 and 1971
Description:
Sixteen-note 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; two holes under the keys and some decoration on the side; inscription "RUMBA OPIKA MIE LEON L24B1954.BUNIA"; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest.

35. Lukembi

Lukembi
Date:
1951 and 1971
Description:
Twelve-note sound box, also known as thumb piano, board piano, lukembi, 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; two holes on bottom and one on back; crudely decorated with lines and scratch-like marks; origin Lese people of the Ituri rainforest.

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. Snuff holder

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

39. Wooden bow

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

40. 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).