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Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Black and brown water buffalo, head turned, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden figure with tether headdress of wire and a shield, made for tourists, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
End of a pottery tuyere used in a kiln; a tuyere is a tube through which air or oxygen is blown into a blast furnace, a ceramic blow tube to keep the furnace hot; origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Bellows used with tuyere and kiln; top skin and stick are missing; origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Small wooden pot, crudely done; origin Ik people of Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Five string harp with a wooden body, animal skin across top, cord strings; very decorated with geometric pattern wood-burned into body, arm has giraffe-like spots; origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden leopard with painted spots, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden rhinoceros, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden container with lid and two handles; lid has star and heart design, body has two leopards, origin Kenya.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Yellow, violet, and natural coiled raffia basket with two handles; tray-shaped, repetitive geometric decorations in natural raffia within violet bands, edge is three rows of tightly woven material with handles on either side, plain underside; origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Yellow, violet, and natural coiled raffia basket; repetitive geometric decorations in natural raffia within violet bands, edge is three rows of tightly woven material, plain underside; origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Carved wooden head of a cattle herder, made for tourists, origin west Kenya.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Carved wooden head of a cattle herder, made for tourists, origin west Kenya.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Carved wooden head made for tourists, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Black soapstone bowl; plain except for one decoration around rim; origin East Africa.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Black wooden boar, tail pointed upward and head turned as if ready to charge, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden giraffe with painted black spots and head facing backwards; origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Brown wooden hippopotamus with open mouth and turned head, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden zebra with painted black stripes, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Brown wooden lion with open mouth, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Black wooden buffalo, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Black wooden buffalo, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Ritual fly wrist used by doctors; long wooden handle with some type of hair attached; purchased from Turkana (Kenya).
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Carved wooden head made for tourists, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Brown wooden boar, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Soapstone pear-shaped head with accented nose and lips, made for tourists, origin west Kenya.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden camel with blanket carved on top of hump, origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Black wooden crocodile; origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Soapstone pear-shaped head with accented nose and lips, made for tourists, origin west Kenya.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Soapstone vessel in the shape of a small vase with wide mouth and narrow neck, origin West Kenya.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden, three-legged stool that appears to have been carved from one piece of wood; origin Ik people of Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Black wooden antelope; origin Uganda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden slit gong with two handles carved on each side, one with metal and straw wrapped around it; metal strip and random nails nailed onto one side; origin Rwanda.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden container with lid; plant design burned into wood, origin Kenya.
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Two wooden drum sticks with resin heads for use with slit gongs; origin Rwanda.
Date:
1965
Description:
Ostrich egg shell for storing and drinking water; "Happy Easter Josephine" is inscribed along with two hearts, most likely an Easter gift from Colin Turnbull to Joseph Towles during their time studying the Ik people of Uganda.
Date:
1970
Description:
Bark picture on wood backing; antelope in a clearing by a lake, outlined in bark; origin Uganda.
Date:
1970 and 1999
Description:
Carved wooden mask with elongated face and wood burned holes in many areas. Origin Nigeria.
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:
Bark picture with wood backing; man canoeing with two huts and two palm trees; inscribed on back: 1970 MR. PHEN Phenehas S. Sali; origin Uganda.
Date:
1970
Description:
Bark picture on wood backing; three birds in front of water with two palm trees; inscribed on back: 1970 MR. PHENEHAS SSALI; origin Uganda.
Date:
1970
Description:
Bark picture with wood backing; tall woman with child carrying a basket on her head, man with a spear, and two huts; origin Uganda.
Date:
1970
Description:
Bark picture on wood backing; village with two women in the forefront, mountains in the background, framed in bark; origin Uganda.
Date:
1970
Description:
Bark picture on wood backing; man in a canoe near by a palm tree, two huts and a tree in background; origin Uganda.
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:
1970
Description:
Natural straw hat with leather knob, fringe, and hanging loop. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1970
Description:
Knife with carved wooden handle. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1970
Description:
Circular multicolored raffia bag with closure and long strap. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1970
Description:
Leather hat with tightly woven straw in black and natural colors. Origin Fulani people [Fula, Fulbe] of Nigeria.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large dark brown wooden mask with raffia mane or hair. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Wooden mask with four prongs. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Large straw utility basket with cover. Origin Liberia.
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:
1971-1982
Description:
West African spear decorated with wood-burned design, strips of leather, and raffia wrap. Can be disassembled.
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:
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:
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:
1971-1982
Description:
Orange gourd with seeds inside. Beads strung on a cord decorate the exterior. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Wooden carving depicting the head of an antelope. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Cloth depicting masks from three different West African peoples, the Vai, the Kpelle, and the Gola
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Untitled acrylic painting by S.E. Walk of a seated African man holding a long stick in his right hand and wearing a bracelet with a tooth dangling from it on his left. Origin Liberia, but artist is not Liberian.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Bracelet made of elephant tail. 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 yellow beads for earrings. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Two wooden masks, framed and mounted on red velvet. Origin West Africa, most likely Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire.
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:
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:
Tubular bamboo rattles containing rice, similar to rainsticks. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Nest of a weaver bird; origin Liberia.
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:
1971-1982
Description:
Two glazed brown clay cups, one with a spout. Origin Gambia.
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:
Nest of a weaver bird; origin Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Nest of a weaver bird; origin Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Bracelet made of brown and black raffia. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
White men's pullover tie-dyed shirt with embroidery on collar and pocket. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Blue men's tie-dyed shirt with white design. Origin Liberia.
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.
Date:
1971-1973
Description:
Female doll dressed in a wrap skirt, lace top, shawl, and head wrap with gold jewelry. Made by L. Zena Holcombe in Monrovia, Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Female doll with a baby on her back, pounding rice with a mortar and pestle. Made by L Zena Holcombe in Monrovia, Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Marimba made of wood and gourds, which act as resonators, tied together with twine and animal hide. Origin Nigeria.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown seeds. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with gray seeds. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
64 pieces of iron currency with shaped ends; origin West Africa.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Carved wooden doll with a circular torso and no arms or legs, wrapped in blue cloth and raffia. Origin Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Stilt doll from the Gio, or Dan, people of West Africa. The doll's belt and headband contain cowrie shells, and its skirt is made of raffia. Made by L. Zena Holcombe in Monrovia, Liberia.
Date:
1971-1973
Description:
Male doll representing a clan chief dressed in a gold shirt and hat, caftan, and white trousers. Made by L. Zena Holcombe in Monrovia, Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Female doll wearing a white dress and yellow sash with the beaded letters "UOMO" and a heart on it. She is decorated with many charms, including coins, beads, and cowrie shells. Two of the coins have inscribed on them "Republic of West Africa." Origin Gambia.
Date:
1971-1973
Description:
Female doll dressed in gold and black with plastic jewelry. Made by L. Zena Holcombe in Monrovia, Liberia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Raffia doll in a ceremonial Sierra Leonian costume, holding the country's flag in one hand and a stick in the other. There is a round mirror on the front and back of the mask.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Female doll wearing a blue dress and earrings. Her hair is decorated with a coin, cowrie shells, and other jewelry. Origin Gambia.
Date:
1971-1982
Description:
Necklace made with brown and gray seeds, a brown tube, and a pendant. Origin West Africa.
Date:
1975-1999
Description:
Unstrung zither made by the Nyamwezi (Wanyamwezi) people of Tanzania.
Date:
1975-1999
Description:
Wooden East African mask with elongated face.
Date:
1975
Description:
Metal Tuareg shawl pin with intricate design on face and blank back; origin Mali.
