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	Catalog #	Name	Description
501	1978.46.6	Knife	Two parts. a. Grass cutting knife (machete type), sewn dark brown leather handle, white leather stitching on top, brown leather band at top, single edged metal blade, razor sharp edge. b. Scabbard, light brown leather, tooled and dyed design on center, to secure knife, three sections of woven white fiber bands at top, leather fringe at sides and tip, dyed design at top, sturdy leather work. Color: BR,WH
502	1978.46.60	Amulet	Bracelet or necklace amulet, sewn, knotted and looped at ends, four leather bands tied around sections, loop broken. Color: BR
503	1978.46.61	Amulet	Bracelet or necklace. Color: BR
504	1978.46.62	Bracelet	Shaped band, silver color, twisted design, separated at center. Thin, simple.
505	1978.46.63	Bracelet	Shaped bands--inter-locked, separated center. a. and b.
506	1978.46.64	Ring	Shaped ring size "U" shaped aluminum band; engraved stamped designs.
507	1978.46.65	Rings	Twisted stamped design, separated at center, interlocked with woven brown knotted cord. A. Aluminum ring. B. Brown knotted cord.
508	1978.46.66	Bracelet	Cord, three yellow bead decorations.
509	1978.46.67	Bracelet	Bracelet-ring tightly strung; black, yellow, white beads on brown fiber cord, brown cord knot at center.
510	1978.46.68	Bracelet	Bracelet-ring, tightly strung red, blue, yellow beads on brown fiber cord, cord broken.
511	1978.46.69	Bracelet	Bracelet-ring, tightly strung red, blue, white beads on brown fiber cord, knotted at center.
512	1978.46.70	Bracelet	Bracelet-ring, tightly strung black and red discs, brown fiber cord, knot.
513	1978.46.71	Anklet	Circular aluminum metal band, open sided, aluminum ring on each end.
514	1978.46.72	Anklet	Circular aluminum metal band open sided; aluminum ring on each end.
515	1978.46.75	Bracelet	Hammered; heavily engraved designs.
516	1978.46.76	Knife	Carved handle, diagonal grid patter on lower half, top half has only horizontal lines, metal band wrapped on tip of handle to secure the blade that is curved dramatically at the tip, almost a crescent shape.
517	1978.46.77	Spindle	Natural wood shaft--brown and red bands at center, tapered to point, red and white painted clay spindle ball at top. Color: BR,RD,WH
518	1978.46.79	Purse	Dyed black in color, several compartments on inside, large flap cover, knot-loop fastener, ball and fringe on slide loop, tooled leather design on front, back and interior, edges wrapped in leather, pocket on rear side. Color: BK
519	1978.46.82	Tray	Woven;, low outer rim, wrapped edge. Color: PR,GR,TN
520	1978.46.85	Mat	Decorative textile; open hole work and designs, fringe on side edges. Color: WH
521	1978.46.9	Anklet	Large brass ring, hammered and joined to shape.
522	1978.46.96	Flag	Hand-held. Tri-color field, plastic flag on wooden shaft. Color: GR,WH
523	1978.46.97	Rope	Tightly woven, tied in bundle. Color: YL-TN
524	1986.15.46	Textile	Strped mat of black weft and tan, yellow, brown warp. Color: BK,BR,TN,YL
525	1988.34.0001	Bag	None
526	1995.2.0001	Mask, Ritual	Carved wooden face with bird standing on head. Articulated jaw. Stylized face painted silver. Hair, eyebrows, lids, scarification on cheek, and lower eyelashes painted black. Scarification on cheek has also been carved in. Nails to left rear of bird and right rear of chin. The latter nail pierces a small piece of leather/hide. Jaw attached with fiber through holes in jaw and holes below ears. Ears are pierced. Holes above ear and at rear of hairline. Wire looped through as if for hanging object on wall.
527	1995.2.0002	Mask	Stylized face with right eye higher than left. Articulated jaw. Unpainted, or with black/brown finish. Hair is parted in the center and hangs down to bottom of ears in tresses. Jaw attached on left side with fibers, right side with wire. Various nails located around mask close to the back edge.
528	1995.2.0003	Mask	Vertically oval with curved wood projections coming out of the top and bottom ends of the mask and nearly meeting at the front center as tapered points. Attached to holes at the back of the mask is a woven band of raffia. Face of mask has triangle eyes with point of triangle downward with tracks extending downward. May be scarification. Rectangle nose. Alongside eyes are 3 raised circles.
529	1995.31.10	Hat	Half-circle pattern near bottom of the cap - notching pattern located approximately 1" above. Gold stripes run the length of the hat. The top has a pod-shaped design located in the middle, surrounded by a zigzag design of light brown thread.
530	1995.34.0005	Template, Batik	Batik template stamp used to create patterns on fabric. Circular, flat piece of wood with decorative relief and a long square handle. Writing on the stamp says, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU". In the center of the stamp is a birthday cake.
531	1995.34.0006	Template, batik	Batik template used to stamp decorations on fabric. Flat, rectangular piece of wood with circle designs on one side. Long square shaped handle.
532	1995.34.3	Shirt	Black lines all over shirt surrounded by a seal that reads "Better life for rural women" shows women working. 3 black buttons on front. Left breast pocket with white button. 2 side pockets. Sides split approximately 7 1/2" up from bottom. Color: WH,BK,YL,BL
533	1995.34.7	Template, batik	None
534	1997.4.2A	Drum	Drum and stick. a. Drum appears to be made of hollow tree trunk. Secured at bottom and top with shaped branch and also rope, encircling it. At four places two ropes stretched from top to bottom, spread 4" at top and bottom and lashed together with leather thong in center for several inches. Crown of feathers wrapped around one end for 27 1/2". Top and bottom are parchment made from animal skin. Rope carrying handle. Hole, 3/8" diameter, drilled in each side. b. Drumstick. Curved wooden branch with small mallet carved in one end.
535	1997.4.2B	Drumstick, Drum	Drum and stick. a. Drum appears to be made of hollow tree trunk. Secured at bottom and top with shaped branch and also rope, encircling it. At four places two ropes stretched from top to bottom, spread 4" at top and bottom and lashed together with leather thong in center for several inches. Crown of feathers wrapped around one end for 27 1/2". Top and bottom are parchment made from animal skin. Rope carrying handle. Hole, 3/8" diameter, drilled in each side. b. Drumstick. Curved wooden branch with small mallet carved in one end.
536	1997.5.0001	Figurine	Human figure with elaborate mask. Central part of mask is a carved wooden face surrounded by raffia that extends, front & back, to thighs. wooden mask includes ears. Patterns of paint are on forehead, nose, cheeks and lower lip. Eyes are openings in mask. Legs are covered in black fabric. Figure holds a bow and arrow at left, and two sticks at right. Strips of fabric, some red, some white, are woven into raffia. Two are visible in front; others are hidden in the raffia.
537	1997.5.0002	Figurine	Navy blue knit figure carrying a stick. Eyes are pasted on and outlined in red string. A white feather pierces the forehead and there is a red raffia top knot. Tri-color (red, navy blue, tan) ruff is knotted on at wrists and ankles. a larger, wider ruff encircles the neck. Attached to this are three white feathers, and in back, a gold edged green fabric stiff crown shape. Below the ruff around the waist, the figure wears a lavender cummerbund that extends down the back to three horizontal panels, lavender, white, lavender.
538	1997.5.0012	Cup	Stem end of hollowed-out dry gourd, roughly conical in shape.
539	1997.5.13	Dish	Shallow round unglazed terracotta. Color: RD
540	1997.5.14	Container, mascara	In shape of cone, tapering to a cylinder 1/2" long, at top. Widest part of cone, the bottom, has solid bottom ap;lied. Lid is 7/8" long tube with circular top of another piece ot tin. Lid is longer than cylindrical portion of container on to which it fits. Cone has 9 vertical rows of tiny dots formed by pounding on inside of metal before forming the container. Filled with powdered hematite. Color: GY
541	1997.5.18A	Suit	Man's unlined, unfitted lightweight suit of gray tweed. Collar, narrow lapels and left edge are stiffened with non-woven fabric interfacing. No shoulder pads. Two chest pockets are patch styled with bottom corners rounded. Gold fabric is used at top and on a wedge at center edge, with a strip of suit fabric sewn on top of the gold. One-inch turned up hem.
542	1997.5.18B	Suit Pants	Slacks have single pleat each side, and slash pockets at side seams. Rear pocket on right has button tab. Belt loops. Inside facing is stamped "Executive Super Design". Legs have 2' hem. All hems and seams through are machine overcast.
543	1997.5.19	Bag, shopping	Woven plaid bag bound with white binding. white zipper across center top, full length of top panel. 2 handles 7/8" wide are formed by one continuous strip of the same plaid, stitched at both edges down the side of the bag, across the bottom, up the side to form a handle, down the side, across the bottom, etc. Two manufacturer's paper labels stitched at top of one side between handles. One says "Parrot Brand Made in China" plus Chinese writing. The other reads 'JALOK MADE IN CHINA" and has two logos, one of thee arrows forming a triangle, marked PP, with 05 inside. The other is a circle with arrow inside, marked "Peregrune Punkt." Color: WH,BL,RD
544	1997.5.20A	Dress	Dress (A) and headwrap (B). Fabric is hand tie-dyed, mottled blue with bursts of red centered with black. a. Dress is floor length, unconstructed, with scoop neck and extended shoulders. Made of one length of fabric seamed at the sides and folded crosswise to form shoulder line. Narrow turned up hem at bottom, sleeve edges and neckline. Chain stitich machine embroidery in white and yellow forms yoke 8 - 10" wide. Fabric in this area underlined with nonwoven interfacing. b. Headwrap. Same fabric, with narrow machine-stitched hem at ends, selvedge on both sides, and center seam the entire length. Machine chain stitch design, underlined, is of concentric yellow rings with loops at outside and white scallope line at outer edge. Color: BL,RD,BK,WH,YL
545	1997.5.20B	Headwrap	Dress (A) and headwrap (B). Fabric is hand tie-dyed, mottled blue with bursts of red centered with black. a. Dress is floor length, unconstructed, with scoop neck and extended shoulders. Made of one length of fabric seamed at the sides and folded crosswise to form shoulder line. Narrow turned up hem at bottom, sleeve edges and neckline. Chain stitich machine embroidery in white and yellow forms yoke 8 - 10" wide. Fabric in this area underlined with nonwoven interfacing. b. Headwrap. Same fabric, with narrow machine-stitched hem at ends, selvedge on both sides, and center seam the entire length. Machine chain stitch design, underlined, is of concentric yellow rings with loops at outside and white scallope line at outer edge. Color: BL,RD,BK,WH,YL
546	1997.5.21	Briefcase	Traditional shape briefcase with top zipper and two compartments on inside. Outside is plastic-sheathed fabric panels that appear to have been batik-dyed. Accordion panel at top and ends is black plastic. Zipper is longer than side panels, to allow greater opening width. Fabric used is black with panels overlay design of green diagonal stripes in turn overlaid with white diagonal stripes, panels narrower and in reverse direction from green. Paper label under plastic on outside reads "WEST AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION/ ASSOCIATION OUEST AFRICAINE D'ARCHEOLOGIE 20th Anniversary and 7th Biennial conference/ THEME:/ THE PAST AS THE KEY TO THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE: CULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN WEST AFRICA./ DATE: 25th-30th November 1996./ VENUE: INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA. Color: BK,GR,WH
547	1997.5.8	Manilla, prince	"C" shaped, pencil width column of forged metal, curled into shape and flattened at open ends. Color: BK
548	2005.2.0013	Drum	Barrel drum that has a circular, round base that is wider than the body of the drum. One side of the drum has a handle that is designed to be a curved snake/reptile figure that has etchings on its body as decoration, The other side of the drum also has a handle, but it is a leather top that is attached to two triangular raised reliefs at opposing sides. Drumhead is a stretched animal skin that is attached to drum with wooden pegs. Carvings cover the drum, some in a triangular pattern, others in a circular pattern.
549	2006.13.0003	Mask	Mask is carved with facial features and tripartite head-wear. 3 peaks with lines carved on them adorn the head. Red paint separates head-wear from forehead. Mouth is also painted on. Leather tie to hold on mask is still attached.
550	2006.13.0004	Mask	Wooden mask with carved facial features and head wear. Has antelope horns, ears turned to the side and human face. The eyes are carved into thin slits. There is zig-zag style adornment around the sides of the face, ending at a rounded goatee below the chin. The eyebrows are etched out and the hairline has small triangles carved out of it.