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	Catalog #	Name	Description
51	1968.10.0134	Horn	Used to call farmers to work. Made out of a hollow gazelle horn.
52	1968.10.0135	Instrument, percussion	Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine.
53	1968.10.0136	Shell, turtle	Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine.
54	1968.10.0137	Shell, turtle	Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine.
55	1968.10.0138	Shell, turtle	Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine.
56	1968.10.0139	Shell, turtle	Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine.
57	1968.10.0140	Shell, turtle	Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine.
58	1968.10.0141	Shell, turtle	Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine.
59	1968.10.0142A	Bilibenta	Bilibenta. 7 reddish pieces of wood on straw U-frame. Another whitish piece of wood at open end of U. Two whitish curved stick beaters, knobbed at one end. a. .Xylophone marimba. b. and c. Beaters.
60	1968.10.0152	Box, coin	Tin, with lid, bottom and rim covered with brown leather, center decorated with large reptile scales. White strip woven design on leather lid.
61	1968.10.0153	Stick, laundry	Long piece of wood that it thin on one half, wide and flattened on the other. Used for beating laundry.
62	1968.10.0154	Beater, cloth	Club shaped piece of wood with smaller section for handling. The handle widens at the very end.
63	1968.10.0177	Broom	No handle. Bundle of straw. Tied with plant fiber.
64	1968.10.0178	Broom	Small, (no handle). Bundle of straw. Tied with cord.
65	1968.10.0179	Broom	No handle. Bundle of straw, tied with string and tree bark fibers.
66	1968.10.0198	Basket	Plain round basket, natural color, no handles or lid.
67	1968.10.0201	Basket	Small, plain round basket, natural color, no handles, no lid. Color: TN
68	1968.10.0265	Ring	Alternating strands of silver and copper colored wire, twisted.
69	1968.10.0288	Pliers, model	Miniature tongs made out of two separate metals. Used as a protection amulet for a child.
70	1968.10.0289	Pliers, model	Miniature tongs made out of two separate metals. Used as a protection amulet for a child.
71	1968.10.0319	Vertebra, python	None
72	1968.10.0320	Vertebra, python	None
73	1968.10.0355	Belt, tree-climbing	For climbing palm trees.
74	1968.10.0359	Net, fish	Fish net. Dark heavy rope, dark bent branch. Palm leaf rope kind of net.
75	1968.10.0360	Net, fish	Incomplete. Shows how it is made. When finished, stick will frame it and every other hole will be wrapped to the stick with another string.
76	1968.10.0361	Net, fish	Fish net, old and somewhat worn. Oval. Heavy black cord, dark branch. Light-colored cord holding net to branch frame. Color: BK
77	1968.10.0362	Hammock	Rope hammock made from tree bark. Braided cord.
78	1968.10.0380	Fan, rice	Large.
79	1968.10.0383	Trap, fish	Long, narrow cane fish trap.
80	1968.10.0388	Trap, fish	Cane across most of mouth.
81	1968.10.0389	Trap, fish	Broom fibers across part of mouth making funnel.
82	1968.10.0390	Trap, fish	Broom fibers across part of mouth making funnel. Another funnel same size inside.
83	1968.10.0392	Spear	Iron spearhead. Numbered near juncture with wood handle.
84	1968.10.0495	Basket	Raffia, yellow and red strands intermingled. Color: YL,RD
85	1968.10.0497	Ring	Handcrafted ring with two bands. On either side of each band are five half-circles and four small silver dots at the connecting point of each half-circle. There are 22 small silver dots lining the bands where the half circles are positioned.
86	1968.10.0498	Ring	Handcrafted ring made with five loops, three on one side of the center band and two on the other. There are 25 dots throughout the design, place along the band and where the loops attach to the band.
87	1968.10.0500	Ring	Handcrafted ring with three horizontal rows of tiny silver dots separated by 2 narrow silver lines. The outer edge of the design is made to look braided.
88	1968.10.0520	Lantern	Lantern pole made from certain palm tree, cut-out designs made from various colors of tissue paper.
89	1968.10.1	Sculpture	Benin bronze depicting a figure holding a sword and wearing a three pronged crown.
90	1968.10.100	Fan	Decorative; (Black and natural zigzag pattern.) Color: BK, TN
91	1968.10.101	Fan	Decorative; Black and natural straight line design. Double circular rim below. Color: BK,TN
92	1968.10.102	Fan	Decorative; Black and natural design of rows of diamond shapes. Color: BK,TN
93	1968.10.111	Toy	Homemade string and button made out of a dried flower.
94	1968.10.113	Top	Whole seed with stick protruding out the top and is attached by a cord to a partial seed that is hollow.
95	1968.10.114	Carving	Modern soapstone carving, bust with hands over nose. Heavy.
96	1968.10.116	Slingshot	Rope made from plant fibers that is weaved partially into a sling.
97	1968.10.117	Fiber	Raffia made of plant fibers. The fiber is bundled and held together with a piece of cotton string.
98	1968.10.118	Rope	Rope made from plant fibers and is tied together.
99	1968.10.119	Rope	Rope made from plant fibers and is braided and tied together.
100	1968.10.12	Board, game	Wooden game with 14 compartments and 42 small pink shells. Kabanka.

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