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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:
1989
Description:
NAACP document regarding the National Membership Luncheon Awards and the Lucille Black Membership Award.
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; dark 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.
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.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Brass goldweight with a series of triangles cut into top of weight; origin Ashanti people of Ghana.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Elephant hunting spear with wooden handle, metal blade, and cord wrapped around the handle attaching the blade; thought to be made by villagers and used by the Mbuti of the Ituri forest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Coiled basked with lid; has beaded cover of blue, yellow, green, red, and white beads in diamond designs, beaded knob on top, tightly woven; resembles sweetgrass baskets of the South Carolina lowcountry; origin Luo people of Kenya.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Hunting spear with wooden handle, metal blade with intricate shape, and cord wrapped around the handle attaching the blade; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Hunting spear with wooden handle and metal blade, handle is pointed at base, blade is rusty; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends, some skin with fur wrapped around each end; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed acrylic painting depicting a village by a river in a forest setting; signed "NeTUAHO" lower right; origin unknown.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed acrylic painting depicting birds flying over a river with mountains and streams in the background; signed "Pp" lower right; origin unknown; unframed dimensions.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed acrylic painting depicting two men in a village setting with three goats in the foreground; signed "PP" lower left; origin unknown.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Spare bow string, possible origin Ituri forest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Bone drumstick with leather stitched over joint end; for use with slit gong.
Date:
1950 and 1989
Description:
Double-headed metal staff with a long wooden handle; has the appearance of an animal with a beak and a long tail.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends; origin Central Africa.
Date:
1989
Description:
Potential fundraising events for the upcoming Freedom Fund Banquet.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory flower vase with human face on one side and lion on the other, made for hotel use; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory crocodile with carved teeth; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory lion; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory tusk supposedly carried by Tippu Tip's slaves from the interior of Africa to the east coast.
Date:
1949 and 1989
Description:
Wooden comb with three holes of various sizes; origin unknown.
Date:
1949 and 1989
Description:
Wooden comb; decorative markings in middle section, light wood; origin unknown.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Antelope horn, used for holding medicine; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Circular winnowing basket; tightly woven, wrapped loop attached to rim and below rim is one solid piece of bamboo for stability; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Circular winnowing basket with one wrapped piece for carrying or hanging; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Stopper for a jug made of some type of cone or hive on a chain; origin Uganda.
Date:
1989
Description:
Charleston Branch of the NAACP General Objectives for 1989.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Base of a fire stick with four holes in it, broken at one end; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden stick with one end carved in a circular design; part of a fire stick, very smooth; origin Ituri rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Winnowing basket; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory table ornament in two pieces, flying bird design, made for use in hotels; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory menu holder, flying bird design, made for use in hotels; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ivory menu holder, flying bird design, made for use in hotels; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Vertical fire stick with one end carved; bark is shaved off; origin Ituri rainforest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
From Colin Turnbull's personal belongings; coaster with crossstitch around border.
Date:
1989
Description:
Funds transmittal form, submitted by E. Culton and verified by Theresa Smart, pertaining to one patron, three sponsorships, and three advertisements.
Date:
1949 and 1989
Description:
Wooden comb with thick tines on one side and thin tines on the other; dark brown, origin unknown.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden initation doctor's mask with beard; ears, eyes, nose, and mouth all have holes; eyebrows carved down to the mouth in a series of reverse S's creating cheek bones; touched the nose is a carved vertical band; ears protude inward to eyes; faded white dots over entire face.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed oil painting depicting a village scene with three grass-covered dwellings, three seated women, and one woman with a child on her back, several trees; signed "Kioswa" bottom right; origin unknown.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden drum with two small handles, two heads made of hide, and a leather cord connecting the two hides; origin Ganda people of Uganda.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ebony dish; origin Turkana people of Kenya.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Zither with no strings, nine holes, and nine separate rectangular protrusions on each end; origin Ituri forest.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Straw basket thought to have carried vegetables; origin Uganda.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bow without a string, some skin with fur wrapped around each end; origin Ituri forest.
Date:
1949 and 1989
Description:
Wooden comb, shaped like a fish with two painted eyes and a tail with a hole in the middle. Stamped "Made in China."
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed acrylic painting depicting five people in a village setting of four structures within a lush forest; signed "NeTUAHO" lower right; origin unknown.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Framed watercolor of two men hunting; three animals in the forefront, one of which appears to be wounded; origin unknown.