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31. Domestic knife

Domestic knife
Date:
1951 and 1971
Description:
Domestic knife with decorated wood handle and metal blade, still sharp; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.

32. Bush knife

Bush knife
Date:
1951 and 1971
Description:
Bush knife with machete-shaped blade and wooden handle with some decoration; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.

33. Metal bracelet

Metal bracelet
Date:
1950 and 1979
Description:
Metal bracelet; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.

34. Metal bracelet

Metal bracelet
Date:
1950 and 1979
Description:
Metal bracelet; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.

35. Bush knife

Bush knife
Date:
1951 and 1971
Description:
Bush knife with a wooden handle and no decoration, blade in the shape of a small machete; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

36. 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.

37. Ivory head

Ivory head
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory head used in Pende boys' initiation; two holes in each to attach to a string; they were worn as arm decorations.

38. 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.

39. Stick whistle

Stick whistle
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Stick that is cleft on one end with an orange string wrapped around cleft; reed whistle loosely attached to the other end.

40. Wooden Ndaka mask

Wooden Ndaka mask
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden face mask decorated with white paint and straw beard; chin and cheeks have cobweb design, eyes are small triangles, elongated nose, forehead has horizontal dashes, headpiece has vertical white lines; broken string attached to one nail, straw attached through two small holes; origin Ndaka people of the Ituri rainforest.