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Description:
Three charms to ward off evil in the form of reptilian amulets. Origin Togo.
Date:
1890
Description:
Manilla-type anklet currency consisting of two high relief ridges. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Togo.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
An arm bangle with five star points containing metal balls that produce sound when shaken. Origin Liberia.
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.
Description:
Arrows, origin Togo.
Date:
2008
Description:
Pyrographic image of a woman carrying a basket of fruit and a child. Reads "Mama Salone," an affectionate term sometimes used in place of "Sierra Leone." Origin Freetown.
Date:
2008
Description:
Pyrographic image of a woman carrying a drum. Reads "Sierra Leone." Origin Freetown.
Description:
Red, black, and greenish-brown stone ashtray, made for tourists, origin West Africa.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Ax with wooden handle and bark at head. Blade has incised design on one side. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Ax with wooden handle carved from a tree trunk. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1970
Description:
Circular multicolored raffia bag with closure and long strap. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large straw utility basket with cover. Origin Liberia.
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.
Date:
2008
Description:
Small orange and black coiled raffia basket with lid. Origin Labe, Guinea.
Description:
Batik depicting a woman holding a basket and a man holding a gourd. Signed "NIKE" lower left side. Origin Nigeria.
Description:
Batik depicting a woman holding a basket with a bird on top. Signed "NIKE" on lower right side. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown and black rice seeds and beige seed beads. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown clay beads and orange seed beads. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with two tones of brown clay beads. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace or toy made with cocoa beans. Origin West Africa.
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.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Goat hair blanket with repeated design sewn together in six strips with tassels at the end of each seam. Origin Hausa people of Nigeria.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Cotton multicolored blanket with fringe. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Cloth depicting masks from three different West African peoples, the Vai, the Kpelle, and the Gola
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
15 strips of Bogolan (also Bogolon or Bogolanfini) cloth in various lenghts and widths, cream in color and without design.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Small piece of metallic mineral encased in a circular hide box. Origin Togo.
Date:
1950
Description:
Bracelet with incised concentric ring motif. Origin Baule or Akan people of Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Bracelet made of elephant tail. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Bracelet made of brown and black raffia. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Brass goldweight; figure of a man smoking a pipe and carrying a jug on his head; origin Ashanti people of Ghana.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Brass goldweight with a series of triangles cut into top of weight; origin Ashanti people of Ghana.
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.
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
A bundle of straw. Origin Liberia.
Date:
2008
Description:
Coiled raffia basket lid used as a calabash cover. Origin Dalaba, Guinea.
Date:
2008
Description:
Coiled raffia basket lid used as a calabash cover. Origin Dalaba, Guinea.
Date:
1900
Description:
Carved wooden elephant with ivory tusks. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900
Description:
Carved wooden elephant with ivory tusks. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900
Description:
Carved wooden elephant with ivory tusks. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900
Description:
Carved wooden elephant with ivory tusks. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900
Description:
Small carved wooden male statuette wearing a straw skirt, beads, and cowrie shell. Origin Togo.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Wooden carving depicting the head of an antelope. Origin Liberia.
Date:
2008
Description:
Carved wood image of a village scene. Origin Conakry, Guinea.
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.
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.
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.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Two glazed brown clay cups, one with a spout. Origin Gambia.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
French-language political map of Africa with Togo highlighted in green.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
French-language political map of Togo.
Date:
1937 and 1941
Description:
Six coins, three made of brass and three of nickel. The face side of each brass coin reads "Two cents; 1937" and the face side of each nickel coin reads "Two cents; 1941." Each face side depicts a palm tree, and each obverse reads "Republic of Liberia," depicting an elephant.
Date:
1951
Description:
Cowrie shell necklace, made with brown seeds, green beads, and white shells; main piece in the shape of a triangle with 28 shells; origin Wolof people of Senegal.
