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21. Currency (Anklet)

Currency (Anklet)
Date:
1890
Description:
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).

22. Currency

Currency
Date:
1890
Description:
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).

23. Currency

Currency
Date:
1890
Description:
Currency in the form of a cross. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

24. Currency

Currency
Date:
1890
Description:
Metal coil currency. Origin Igbo people of Nigeria.

25. Stones

Stones
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Three round stones. Origin Togo.

26. Nuts

Nuts
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Bag of approximately 75 nuts of unknown variety. Origin Togo.

27. Ivory sculpture

Ivory sculpture
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.

28. Ivory sculpture

Ivory sculpture
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.

29. Hide box

Hide box
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Small piece of metallic mineral encased in a circular hide box. Origin Togo.

30. Straw fan

Straw fan
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.

31. Musical instrument

Musical instrument
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Six-stringed instrument with gourd base, decorated with cowrie shells. Origin Togo.

32. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Purple woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large green letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.

33. Straw fan

Straw fan
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Green woven straw fan with "TOGO" in large purple letters adjacent to an image of Togo's national flag.

34. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
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.

35. Woven mat

Woven mat
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Cotton woven mat with fringe on each end. Origin Togo.

36. Straw

Straw
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Bundle of straw. Origin Togo.

37. Wooden mask (Kifwebe)

Wooden mask (Kifwebe)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
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.

38. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
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.

39. Wooden stool

Wooden stool
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
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).

40. Harp (Musical instrument)

Harp (Musical instrument)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
A three string harp with wooden arm, body of a turtle shell, animal skin, and wire strings. Origin Gabon.