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Description:
Bearded elongated figure holding a bow and arrow. A container hangs from both his hip and back. Origin Burkina Faso.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Three round stones. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Bag of approximately 75 nuts of unknown variety. Origin Togo.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Smoked ivory ornamental face mask, mouth is wide oval, eyes are a rectangle; origin Epulu (Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire), but is a replica of masks created by the Dan people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Carved ivory sculpture of a kneeling man with a snake around his neck and flat bowl on his head. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Carved ivory sculpture of a kneeling man with a bowl on his head. Both hands hold his beard. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Small piece of metallic mineral encased in a circular hide box. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Yellow, purple, and green woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Six-stringed instrument with gourd base, decorated with cowrie shells. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Purple woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Green woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large purple letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large dark brown wooden mask with raffia mane or hair. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Front and back views of a tall wooden mask in the shape of a plunging bird with a broad tail. Probable origin is the Mossi people of Burkina Faso.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Cotton woven mat with fringe on each end. Origin Togo.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Wooden mask with four prongs. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large straw utility basket with cover. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Bundle of straw. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Front and profile views of a wooden mask with both human and animal characteristics. Origin Guro people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A three string harp with wooden arm, body of a turtle shell, animal skin, and wire strings. Origin Gabon.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Farm tool for digging; letters "AP" burned into handle and "1500F" written on metal shovel. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Farm tool for digging; origin Togo.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Dark, heavy wooden mask with horns and a helmet. The face appears to be surrounded by an animal's mane. Origin Liberia
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:
1971-1982
Description:
West African spear decorated with wood-burned design, strips of leather, and raffia wrap. Can be disassembled.
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:
An arm bangle with five star points containing metal balls that produce sound when shaken. 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:
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:
2008
Description:
Large bamboo rice fanner in herringbone pattern. Origin Bo, Sierra Leone.
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.
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:
1920 and 1925
Description:
A bundle of straw. 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:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Purple woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Wooden stool with a base and top joined by four carved vertical supports. Seat contains a circular band of cowrie shells and inlaid ivory. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Standing female attached to a double circular pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
N'domo mask used in the second of seven initiation rituals for boys of the Bambara people of Mali. The decorated vertical wooden posts represent the wisdom of the cosmos and the long nose symbolizes vitality.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A funerary statuette common among the Hongwe (Mahongwe), Kota (Bakota), and Fang people of Gabon. The statue is placed upon a box containing the remains of an ancestor and acts as the guardian of the reliquaries.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A wooden mask of polished black wood; origin Guro people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Standing female figure of dark wood attached to a small, untreated pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Tall wooden mask with a rectangular box for the head. The top portion depicts a female figure below a perched bird with a downward thrusting arrow. Origin is either Dogon or Mossi people of Burkina Faso.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Orange gourd with seeds inside. Beads strung on a cord decorate the exterior. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Carved wooden mask with elongated face and wood burned holes in many areas. Origin Nigeria.
