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Bearded elongated figure holding a bow and arrow. A container hangs from both his hip and back. Origin Burkina Faso.
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Carved wooden mask with female features. Origin Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
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Carved wooden mask with female features. Origin Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
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Ritual staff of office; wood is divided into intricately carved and decorated sections.
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Elongated female figure wearing a headdress and holding a long tool and a container. Origin Burkina Faso.
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Arrows with metal points and wooden shafts used for hunting large game; origin Mbuti people of the Ituri rainforest.
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Bundle of wooden arrows wrapped with a piece of raffia, seven with metal tips, fourteen in all; end of one is notched with traces of poison; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Mbuti people.
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A black wooden fertility doll carried by expectant mothers; origin Ashanti people of Ghana.
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Three charms to ward off evil in the form of reptilian amulets. Origin Togo.
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Red, black, and greenish-brown stone ashtray, made for tourists, origin West Africa.
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Arrows, origin Togo.
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Batik depicting a woman holding a basket and a man holding a gourd. Signed "NIKE" lower left side. Origin Nigeria.
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Batik depicting a woman holding a basket with a bird on top. Signed "NIKE" on lower right side. Origin Nigeria.
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Porcupine quill, multicolored black/ivory; origin East Africa.
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Carving of a human and an animal; the shapes are intertwined and a human face is part of the animal figure; origin South Kenya; engraved lettering on front reads "MR KASUMILI IOMASIL FROM_MbEGAM LD bAGAMOYO MAKOMDE."
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Two shallow heart-shaped soapstone ashtrays with flat bases and nearly identical sizes.
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Ivory hairpin, curved with a pointed tip on one end and the other a carved head of a woman; hair is that of a Mangbetu woman, decoration on torso.
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Stone candlestick made for hotels; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
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Silver Coptic cross with looped copper piece soddered on; origin Ethiopia.
Date:
1890
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Manilla-type anklet currency consisting of two high relief ridges. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Togo.
Date:
1890
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Currency in the form of an anklet in high relief. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Ekonda people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1890
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Currency in the form of a heavy hemispherical bangle with beveled edges. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Bambole, Bayele, and Balengo people of the Mbole region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1890
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Currency in the form of a cross. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1890
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Metal coil currency. Origin Igbo people of Nigeria.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Three round stones. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Bag of approximately 75 nuts of unknown variety. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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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
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Carved ivory sculpture of a kneeling man with a bowl on his head. Both hands hold his beard. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Small piece of metallic mineral encased in a circular hide box. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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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
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Six-stringed instrument with gourd base, decorated with cowrie shells. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Purple woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Green woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large purple letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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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
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Cotton woven mat with fringe on each end. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Bundle of straw. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Wooden ceremonial mask made for the Bwadi ya Kifwebe association, a group that polices social behavior and neutralizes disruptive elements within the Luba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The masks are worn in a variety of ceremonies.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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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
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Heavy dark wooden chief's stool supported by a carving of a female figure. Origin Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Date:
1900 and 1999
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A three string harp with wooden arm, body of a turtle shell, animal skin, and wire strings. Origin Gabon.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Farm tool for digging; letters "AP" burned into handle and "1500F" written on metal shovel. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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Farm tool for digging; origin Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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French-language political map of Africa with Togo highlighted in green.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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French-language political map of Togo.
Date:
1900 and 1999
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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.
