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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Utility basket

Utility basket
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large straw utility basket with cover. Origin Liberia.

4. Rice and seed bead necklace

Rice and seed bead necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown and black rice seeds and beige seed beads. Origin West Africa.

5. Clay and seed bead necklace

Clay and seed bead necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown clay beads and orange seed beads. Origin West Africa.

6. Clay bead necklace

Clay bead necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with two tones of brown clay beads. Origin West Africa.

7. Cocoa bean necklace

Cocoa bean necklace
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace or toy made with cocoa beans. Origin West Africa.

8. Belly harp (Zither)

Belly harp (Zither)
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Six string belly harp with two sistra (or zistra) attached and a gourd resonator. The gourd has animal skin stretched over it and contains a rectangular opening. The sistra are triangular with circular metal rings that produce noise when shaken. Origin West Africa.

9. Dyed bogolan

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

10. 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.

12. Raffia bracelet

Raffia bracelet
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Bracelet made of brown and black raffia. Origin West Africa.

13. 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.

14. Wood carving

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

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. 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.

17. 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.

18. Clay cups

Clay cups
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Two glazed brown clay cups, one with a spout. Origin Gambia.

19. Iron currency

Iron currency
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
64 pieces of iron currency with shaped ends; origin West Africa.

20. Doll

Doll
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Female doll representing a market woman wearing a turquoise gele (headtie), green necklace, and print dress. Made by L. Zena Holcombe in Monrovia, Liberia.