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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	1974.23.0047	Statue	Carved; warrior. Figure standing erect holding in one hand an oar-shaped object (probably a spear) and in other hand a animal skin object (probably a shield).Silver bands around neck. Mounted on small round wood platform.
2	1978.31.7	Necklace	A necklace with blue beads and fish vertebrae strung on 1/16" brown twine.
3	1980.18	Comb	Hand carved comb with twelve tapered spindle teeth, tapered handle, and a hole in the base.
4	1983.13.0001	Collar	Circular wire collar. There are 14 rows of beads with five leather strips that intersect the beads approximately 6 inches apart. There is a hook and eye attachment.
5	2009.2.13	Bracelet	Simple bangle bracelet carved in one piece from ivory. Incised pattern with stars and lines. Outside surface is curved, inside surface is flat.
6	2009.2.14	Ring	Ring made out of ivory with a thickened piece at the top. Smooth rounded edges, flat on inside.
7	2009.2.20	Bracelet	Elephant hair bracelet. Hair is wrapped in a loop and knotted together in two places.
8	2009.2.21	Bracelet	Elephant hair bracelet looped in a circle and tied with 3 wrapped knots.
9	2009.2.58	Bracelet	Bangle type bracelet. The outside edge is curved and the inside is flat.
10	2009.2.59	Bracelet	Simple rounded bangle bracelet.
11	2009.2.60	Bracelet	Thin bangle type bracelet made out of ivory.
12	2009.2.61	Bracelet	Thin smooth bangle style bracelet.
13	2010.17.127	Necklace	'Choker' or 'bib' style necklace of small opaque plastic or glass beads strung on white thread in intricate patterns of contrasting colors and geometric patterns. A diamond shape is repeated at the top of the necklace in which red and yellow diamonds are repeated along with 3 blue and one green diamond. Beneath this a 4 layer design in red white black yellow cascade down the throat area in a sort of DNA looking structure, ending with white beads that trail off the ends of the necklace straps for securing the necklace are white beaded strands with loose thread at the ends(4).
14	2015-3-3	Statue, Fipa	A wooden standing female figure on a professional wooden base. Her legs are apart with right arm resting on her side and left arm pointing to her ear. The feet are quite large with repair to the left foot. The head is round with open mouth, coffee-bean eyes, and narrow nose. There is a hole ( cavity) on top of her head. Multi-colored beads are attached to the neck. No scarification marks can be found. The figure is in good condiditon except as stated plus a small split from the head to the left eye and white stain on the left breast. The figure dates to the mid to late 20th century.
15	2016-18-3	Mask	A heavy hardwood elongated Haya (Tanzanian) Mask in simple form. The mask is round in form at the head and tapers to a point at the chin. The eyes are notched through and the elongated nose in a triangular-shape. The mouth is open with teeth inserted above and below the lips. The ears are carved close to the head in simple form. Two holes are pierced on the side of the head. The mask is in good condition and dates to the mid-20th century.
16	UNIM1986.14.1985.1.149	Knife, paper	A. Long wooden blade with a handle that is carved into a bust. There is silver wire wrapped around the neck of the bust and an elongated headpiece.B. Long wooden blade with the handle carved into a rhinoceros.There is a paper sticker attached to the side of the blade that reads, "TANGANYIKA".