West Africa
Displaying 351 - 400 of 673
Catalog # | Name | Description | ||
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351 | 1968.10.4 | Carving | Nomali carving (soapstone?) from southern part of Sierra Leone. Laterally compressed seated figure with very prominent face and facial features. | |
352 | 1968.10.40 | Robe | Large, lavishly machine-embroidered with beige thread around neck and pocket. | |
353 | 1968.10.400 | Machete | Wooden handle. | |
354 | 1968.10.401 | Knife | Carved design on handle. | |
355 | 1968.10.402 | Blade, knife | Small, without handle. | |
356 | 1968.10.403 | Knife, harvest | Old; for harvesting; rough wood handle. | |
357 | 1968.10.404 | Ax | Handle split near end. | |
358 | 1968.10.405 | Blade, knife | Different. | |
359 | 1968.10.406 | Blade, knife | Old, bent. | |
360 | 1968.10.407 | Head, hoe | Iron burnt into wood. | |
361 | 1968.10.408 | Knife | Numbered on top of wood handle near juncture with blade. | |
362 | 1968.10.409 | Knife, harvest | None | |
363 | 1968.10.41 | Robe | Very large and heavy medium-blue country cloth; with dark blue woven stripes. Color: BL | |
364 | 1968.10.410 | Dagger | Carved wood on handle. | |
365 | 1968.10.411 | Dagger | Long narrow point, silver-colored metal handle. Numbered on end of handle. | |
366 | 1968.10.412 | Hoe | Made from old 1912 narrow-gauge railroad rail iron head burned into wooden handle. Curved head. Large black "3" written on lower side. Large black "1" written on upper part of handle near where end of hoe head emerges. Numbered on end of handle. | |
367 | 1968.10.413 | Iron, burning | Spear-like; Metal top covers end of wood handle. Handle is correct length. | |
368 | 1968.10.414 | Sword | Burnt wood design. | |
369 | 1968.10.415 | Sword | Has burnt wood handle. | |
370 | 1968.10.416 | Bag | Mammal skin bag. Soft golden brown fur similar in texture to mouton lamb. | |
371 | 1968.10.43 | Textile | Strip of country cloth. Natural color with 1 brown and 2 black stripes. Color: TN,BK,BR | |
372 | 1968.10.44 | Textile | Strip of country cloth. Natural color with 1 brown and 2 black stripes. Color: TN,BK,BR | |
373 | 1968.10.45 | Shirt | Hand tie-dyed. Yellow machine-stitched embroidery around neck and on pocket. 2 pearl buttons. Color: BL, OR, WH | |
374 | 1968.10.48 | Textile | Coarse-woven. Natural color with brown and black stripes. Color: TN,BR,BK | |
375 | 1968.10.483 | Textile | Fragment of country cloth. Natural color with 1 brown and 2 black stripes. Color: TN, BR, BK | |
376 | 1968.10.484 | Textile | Fragment of country cloth. Natural color with 1 brown and 2 black stripes. Color: TN,BR, BK | |
377 | 1968.10.489 | Pod, seed | End section of dark seed pod. cross-section star-shaped with 4 arms. 2 1/4' across 1 pair. 1 1/2" across another pair. Juju is made by grinding it into a grease and putting it on body for fever. | |
378 | 1968.10.490 | Pod, seed | End section of a dark seed pod. Cross-section star-shaped with 4 arms, 1 3/4" across one pair, 1 1/4" across other pair. Color: BR | |
379 | 1968.10.491 | Pod, seed | End section of a dark seed pod. Cross-section star-shaped with 4 arms, 1 3/4" across one pair, 1 1/4" across other pair. Color: BR | |
380 | 1968.10.492 | Pod, seed | End section of a dark seed pod. Cross-section star-shaped with 4 arms, 1 3/4" across one pair, 1 1/4" across other pair. Color: BR | |
381 | 1968.10.493.0001 | Chip, stone | None | |
382 | 1968.10.493.0002 | Chip, stone | None | |
383 | 1968.10.493.0003 | Chip, stone | None | |
384 | 1968.10.494.0027 | Chip, stone | None | |
385 | 1968.10.494.0028 | Chip, stone | None | |
386 | 1968.10.494.0029 | Chip, stone | None | |
387 | 1968.10.494.0030 | Chip, stone | None | |
388 | 1968.10.494.0031 | Chip, stone | None | |
389 | 1968.10.494.0032 | Chip, stone | None | |
390 | 1968.10.494.0033 | Chip, stone | None | |
391 | 1968.10.494.0034 | Chip, stone | None | |
392 | 1968.10.494.0035 | Chip, stone | None | |
393 | 1968.10.496 | Necklace | Pendant and chain; handmade. | |
394 | 1968.10.499 | Ring | Handcrafted metal ring with plain diamond-shaped center that has 3 silver dots on each side. | |
395 | 1968.10.501 | Ring | Metal ring with 2 large flat spirals above 5 thin concentric bands, 2 below center band. There are many small silver dots lining the sides of the center band and in the center of each spiral. | |
396 | 1968.10.502 | Tube | Aluminum(?), flask-shaped (Erlenmeyer flask). | |
397 | 1968.10.503 | Earring | Pair of twisted bronze earrings, each twist is crimped around the rim. | |
398 | 1968.10.511 | Fan | Rice fan with natural color with 3 strand black cross throught center from side to side. Color: TN, BK | |
399 | 1968.10.512 | Fan, rice | Natural color with black and natural (3 strands black alternating with 2 strands natural) cross through center from side to side. Color: TN, BK | |
400 | 1968.10.513 | Fan | Rice fan |