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Description:
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."
Description:
Two shallow heart-shaped soapstone ashtrays with flat bases and nearly identical sizes.
Description:
Silver Coptic cross with looped copper piece soddered on; origin Ethiopia.
Date:
1900
Description:
Processional cross designed to be worn on a staff. One side depicts a figure holding a Bible, and the other depicts the the Virgin and Child. Origin Ethiopia.
Date:
1940
Description:
Carved wooden bowl with depictions of flora and fauna. Origin eastern Africa.
Date:
1950 and 1979
Description:
Small wooden object, origin Tutsi people. Collector Colin Turnbull labeled the object "a parihuana holder."
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden cane-shaped walking stick; origin Ik people of Uganda.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bowl (atubwa); origin Turkana people of Kenya.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Conical coiled grass basket with green spiral decoration of died raffia; base flares outward for two rows that were added on; origin East Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Deep coiled basket with alternating black and brown pattern; origin Rwanda.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Conical coiled grass basket with violet, blue, and green spiral decoration of died raffia; origin East Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Decorated gourd bowl; origin East Africa.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Brass menorah, possible origin Ethiopia.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden fork, dark wood; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden snuff holder with metal chain attached by wire and metal strip around the narrow opening; origin Turkana people of Kenya.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Bark snuff holder; origin Turkana people of Kenya.
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden fork, dark wood; origin Dodoth people of Uganda.
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:
Stopper for a jug made of some type of cone or hive on a chain; origin Uganda.
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.
