West Africa
Displaying 301 - 350 of 673
Catalog # | Name | Description | ||
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301 | 1968.10.340 | Beads | Three jade beads (reddish-brown) on a black string. Color: RD-BR, BK | |
302 | 1968.10.341 | Beads | Jade (reddish brown). Color: RD-BR | |
303 | 1968.10.342 | Shell, cowrie | None | |
304 | 1968.10.343 | Shell, cowrie | None | |
305 | 1968.10.350 | Tube | Hole at small end where a stick can be added to remove powdered galena. | |
306 | 1968.10.351 | Tube | Leather and fur tube; for eyeshadow. | |
307 | 1968.10.352 | Bag | Braided handles. Yellow decorated with woven red and green stripes. Color: YL, RD, GR | |
308 | 1968.10.353 | Strainer | Sifter or strainer. | |
309 | 1968.10.354 | Fan, rice | Miniature. | |
310 | 1968.10.356 | Trap, fish net | Very wide cord mesh. | |
311 | 1968.10.357 | Trap, fish net | Very wide cord mesh. | |
312 | 1968.10.358 | Trap, fish net | Very wide cord mesh. | |
313 | 1968.10.36 | Dress | Sleeveless, low round-neck dress with full-pleated skirt. Made of bluish-brown batik-dyed cloth with white checkerboard pattern. Skirt hem with wide dark blue border. Same cloth as 68.10.33. Top of dress lined with "coarse-A all cotton" fabric made in India. Color: BR, WH | |
314 | 1968.10.363 | Sling | Closely knotted slingshot that is stiff and worn from use. Braided rope made from palm tree leaf string. | |
315 | 1968.10.364 | Sling | Closely knotted stiff sling, old, used, made from palm tree leaf string. Braided rope. | |
316 | 1968.10.365 | Sling | Closely knotted, stiff sling; with braided rope, made from palm tree leaf string. | |
317 | 1968.10.366 | Sling | Closely knotted, stiff. With braided rope, made from palm leaf tree string. | |
318 | 1968.10.367 | Sling | Loosely constructed slingshot made of raffia. | |
319 | 1968.10.368 | Sling | Loosely constructed slingshot with loose knots and is made of raffia. | |
320 | 1968.10.369 | Sling | Slingshot made from woven fibers. | |
321 | 1968.10.37 | Textile | White damask tie-dyed with dark blue spots. Color: WH,BL | |
322 | 1968.10.370 | Sling | Loosely tied slingshot made from braided palm leaf rope. | |
323 | 1968.10.371 | Sling | Slingshot made from woven palm tree leaf, worn from use. | |
324 | 1968.10.372 | Sling | Slingshot made from woven palm tree fibers and worn from use. | |
325 | 1968.10.373 | Line, fishing | Fine, braided rope used for fish line. | |
326 | 1968.10.374 | Line, fishing | Finely woven rope made from palm fibers used for fishing line. | |
327 | 1968.10.375 | Rope | Finely woven rope made from plant fibers. | |
328 | 1968.10.376 | Line, fishing | Finely woven rope used for fishing line. | |
329 | 1968.10.377 | Rope | Old, loosely tied rope made from plant fibers. | |
330 | 1968.10.378 | Line, fishing | Small fine rope made for fishing line out of plant fibers. | |
331 | 1968.10.379 | Rope | Rope made from sticks of tree trunk and braided. The rope is bundled and tied together. | |
332 | 1968.10.38 | Textile | White damask dyed by natives, with long blue-green pin stripes, wide brownish blue-green band at each end. Color: WH,BL-GR | |
333 | 1968.10.381 | Trap, fish | Long, narrow cane fish trap, 1 year old. | |
334 | 1968.10.382 | Trap, fish | Long, narrow; cane. 1 year old. | |
335 | 1968.10.384 | Trap, fish | Long, narrow; cane. | |
336 | 1968.10.385 | Trap, fish | Long, narrow. | |
337 | 1968.10.386 | Trap, fish | Long, narrow. | |
338 | 1968.10.387 | Trap, fish | None | |
339 | 1968.10.39 | Shirt | "Sierra Leone Police" garet cloth shirt. Bluish-brownish green, batik dyed with above lettered design in circular pattern. Color: GR | |
340 | 1968.10.391A | Spearhead | Metal spear tip from Sierra Leone. No longer made. Used formerly to kill deer in traps, etc. Replaced by homemade guns. | |
341 | 1968.10.393 | Net, fish | End; for big ocean net. | |
342 | 1968.10.394 | Net, fish | End; for big ocean net. | |
343 | 1968.10.395 | Net, fish | End; for big ocean net. | |
344 | 1968.10.396 | Net, fish | End; for big ocean net. | |
345 | 1968.10.397 | Knife, harvest | None | |
346 | 1968.10.398 | Knife | Broad end. | |
347 | 1968.10.399 | Wedge | None | |
348 | 1968.10.4 | Carving | Nomali carving (soapstone?) from southern part of Sierra Leone. Laterally compressed seated figure with very prominent face and facial features. | |
349 | 1968.10.40 | Robe | Large, lavishly machine-embroidered with beige thread around neck and pocket. | |
350 | 1968.10.400 | Machete | Wooden handle. |