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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:
2008
Description:
Large bamboo rice fanner in herringbone pattern. Origin Bo, Sierra Leone.
Date:
2008
Description:
Small orange and black coiled raffia basket with lid. Origin Labe, Guinea.
Date:
2008
Description:
Carved wood image of a village scene. Origin Conakry, Guinea.
Date:
2008
Description:
Carved mahogany mortar and pestle. Origin Conakry, Guinea.
Date:
2008
Description:
Brown and indigo textile fabric. Origin Labe, Guinea.
Date:
2008
Description:
Wooden rice spoon with wood burned design. Origin Dabola, Guinea.
Date:
2008
Description:
Wooden rice spoon with wood burned design. Origin Dabola, Guinea.
Date:
2008
Description:
Pyrographic image of a woman carrying a basket of fruit and a child. Reads "Mama Salone," an affectionate term sometimes used in place of "Sierra Leone." Origin Freetown.
Date:
2008
Description:
Pyrographic image of a woman carrying a drum. Reads "Sierra Leone." Origin Freetown.
Date:
1975
Description:
Metal Tuareg shawl pin with intricate design on face and blank back; origin Mali.
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.
