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1 ED1997.2.14 Sculpture Wooden gazelle sculpture from Kenya ED1997.2.14 (Sculpture) image
2 ED1997.2.15 Sculpture Wooden bust of a women with stretched earlobes and traditional hairstyle, likely from Kenya. Written on the bottom "From Jim and Virginia Selzer Nov. 29-'53" and a metal disk imprinted with "7". ED1997.2.15 (Sculpture) image
3 ED1998.10.4 Coaster West African. Woven with the same type of seeds used on a shekere. Roughly 15x15cm.  ED1998.10.4 (Coaster) image
4 ED1998.10.5 Coaster West African. Woven with the same type of seeds used on a shekere. Roughly 15x15cm.  ED1998.10.5 (Coaster) image
5 ED1998.10.6 Trivet West African. Woven with the same type of seeds used on a shekere. Roughly 30x30cm.  ED1998.10.6 (Trivet) image
6 ED1998.12.1 Comb Wooden comb with 8 tines. Carving of an elephant as decoration on the top.  ED1998.12.1 (Comb) image
7 ED1998.12.3 Comb Wooden comb with tines on top and bottom. Top tines are shorter and one is missing from the end. The front of the comb is carved to look like a face.  ED1998.12.3 (Comb) image
8 ED1999.1.52 Hosho An African (Zimbabwean) instrument with three dark, spherical gourds attached to a stick. Seeds are in the gourds, creating a rattle when shaken. ED1999.1.52 (Hosho) image
9 ED1999.1.54 Kpoko-Kpoko Small red wood piece with faces on either ends. Two holes, one on each end, with strings strung through it holding pieces of wood that move to make sound. ard included with object: "Handmade from a light wood, then stained. This rattle originates in the southeast part of Nigeria where it is used as a part of rituals and dances and to celebrate market days." ED1999.1.54 (Kpoko-Kpoko) image
10 ED2019-1 Shekere Western African Gourd Rattle. A and B. Consists of a dried gourd with beads or seeds woven into a net covering the gourd. Throughout the African continent it is called different things, such as the lilolo, axatse, and chequere. This instrument and its variations originate in west Africa, and this particular one came from Cameroon. ED2019-1 (Shekere) image
11 ED2019-10 Sistrum Modern sistrum made from thin sticks, metal disks, and wire. Would be played by shaking the instrument.  ED2019-10 (Sistrum) image
12 ED2019-11 Kalimba Also referred to as a mbira or thumb piano. Made of a gourd cut in half, covered with a wood soundboard with a sound hole cut in the center. 6 keys attached on top, meant to be played with thumbs. An animal skin string is threaded through the bottom edge for hanging.  ED2019-11 (Kalimba) image
13 ED2019-116 Mask A black mask with bronze (gold) triangles around the border and white cowrie shells decorating the interior. There's a face carbed in the middle of the wood, with bronze accents on the eyelids and nose. The design resembles that of masks created by tribes in central Africa near the Congo River Basin. ED2019-116 (Mask) image
14 ED2019-12 Drum African pellet drum ED2019-12 (Drum) image
15 ED2019-13 Akuaba Doll An akuaba fertility doll from Ghana, likely a replica. Commonly, young women who want a baby carry these dolls on their backs (or, keep it in their possession). ED2019-13 (Akuaba Doll) image
16 ED2019-14 Drum A miniature dunun drum with animal hide covering the top and the bottom of the instrument. This instrument comes from west Africa and is played by holding the handle and hitting the drumheads. ED2019-14 (Drum) image
17 ED2019-148 Slippers A & B. The back of the slippers read "Hand Made Slipper - RORO - 26." Likely from Africa. They are made from yellow and white striped fabric with a blue and green fruit design. The soles are white, and both slippers contain some damage as the heel of the slipper opens up. ED2019-148 (Slippers) image
18 ED2019-15 Armlet A West African arm band made of white, black, red, yellow, and green beads on top of a black leather base. ED2019-15 (Armlet) image
19 ED2019-16 Comb West African Wood Hair Comb ED2019-16 (Comb) image
20 ED2019-17 Rattle A & B. Nigerian cocoa bean rattles. Traditionally the Igbo women in southeastern Nigeria wear a waist belt rattle, and ankle rattle on each leg, and a rattle in each hand when they dance in ceremonies and festivals. The woven material is raffia palm fiber and the beans are the husk of the cocoa bean.  ED2019-17 (Rattle) image
21 ED2019-18 Sculpture Wooden sculpture of a woman from Kenya ED2019-18 (Sculpture) image
22 ED2019-180 Kalimba Half Gourd with 5 metal thumb keys. Engraved on the front with a hole cut in the lower half. The keys rest on a raised wooeden block . There are small gashes on the back of the gourd and from on the front. Also is called mbira or thumb piano. ED2019-180 (Kalimba) image
23 ED2019-181 Drum, Slit A hand-carved percussion instrument commonly found in Africa and Southeast Asia. This object comes with a striker to make noise. Drum (A) and striker (B).  ED2019-181 (Drum, Slit) image
24 ED2019-185 Rattle Made of cocoa beans and braided rope tied together. Beans attached to rope and dangled with untied ends. Meant to be tied and shaken by waist ankles or arms. Rough edges on cocoa beans cut in half. ED2019-185 (Rattle) image
25 ED2019-188 Shekere A gourd without a stem that has a curved narrow top and a round bulbous bottom. Seeds are strung all the way around the bottom portion in a criss cross pattern to create a rattle.  Throughout the African continent it is called different things, such as the lilolo, axatse, and chequere. This instrument and its variations originate in west Africa, and this particular one came from Cameroon. ED2019-188 (Shekere) image
26 ED2019-19 Sculpture A Kenyan wood figurine of a man  ED2019-19 (Sculpture) image
27 ED2019-191 Kpoko-Kpoko Nigerian percussion instrument. Carved faces on alternate side, X carved on opposite sides. Card included with object: "Handmade from a light wood, then stained. This rattle originates in the southeast part of Nigeria where it is used as a part of rituals and dances and to celebrate market days." ED2019-191 (Kpoko-Kpoko) image
28 ED2019-194 Sistrum African percussion instrument. Double y-shaped piece of wood, with flattened bottle caps strung on wire between the legs of the y's. Used on market days in celebrations and in dances. Made by the Kikuyu of Kenya.  ED2019-194 (Sistrum) image
29 ED2019-196 Rattle Cocoa bean rattle- Cocoa beans strung together by braided rope. Rope is pierced through beans to connect them. Rope is tied off in knots on ends. Cocoa beans are halves, some have minor cracks on shells. Insides of some beans have unique marks, like scratches. From Nigeria ED2019-196 (Rattle) image
30 ED2019-2 Drum Kenyan Batá Drum ED2019-2 (Drum) image
31 ED2019-20 Rattle A fur and animal hide covered rattle that is filled with seeds. Likely from Africa, and is cylinder shaped. ED2019-20 (Rattle) image
32 ED2019-21 Sculpture A wooden figurine of a West African dancer wearing items such as a straw skirt and a striped top ED2019-21 (Sculpture) image
33 ED2019-3 Game, Mancala A-B. An African counting game with 1 pack of stones. ED2019-3 (Game, Mancala) image
34 ED2019-4 Game, Mancala A-C. An African counting game with two packs of stones. ED2019-4 (Game, Mancala) image
35 ED2019-5 Game, Mancala A, B. An African counting game with 1 pack of stones. ED2019-5 (Game, Mancala) image
36 ED2019-6 Basket Coiled raffia basket. Alternating purple, ran, red, and blue rafia. Twine handle. Commonly made in Africa where raffia palm trees grow and produce raffia fibers for locals to use in basket weaving. ED2019-6 (Basket) image
37 ED2019-7 Rattle Cylinder, covered with animal skin. Filled with seeds so that it rattles when shaken.  ED2019-7 (Rattle) image
38 ED2019-8 Kalimba Also referred to as a mbira or thumb piano. Made of a gourd cut in half, covered with a wood soundboard with a sound hole cut in the center. 7 keys attached on top, meant to be played with thumbs. An animal skin string is threaded through the bottom edge for hanging.  ED2019-8 (Kalimba) image
39 ED2021-118 Adungu The adungu is a harp-like instrument from east-central Africa, namely in the areas of Uganda, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This string instrument is small and dark brown with four strings and three tuning pegs (one is missing from the top). It is played by plucking the strings. ED2021-118 (Adungu) image
40 ED2021-138 Card Game A set of fifty-three Whot game cards. The box is orange and yellow with the front reading "Waddingtons Whot - A game for everyone." It can be played with two or more players and is a popular game in England and Nigeria. ED2021-138 (Card Game) image
41 ED2021-154 Rattle Nigerian cocoa bean rattles. This particular object has 12 cocoa beans attached to the tan fibers of the string. The tag with the object reads: "Traditionally the Igbo women in southeastern Nigeria wear a waist belt rattle, an ankle rattle on each leg, and a rattle in each hand when they dance in ceremonies and festivals. About 10 women will dance and play to the same beat, so the sound of the rattles cuts through any drumming. The woven material is raffia palm fiber and the beans are the husk of the cocoa bean." ED2021-154 (Rattle) image
42 ED2021-172 Carving A gourd carving from Africa, likely from a calabash. The design on the outside of the light-brown gourd features three animals and vegetation. ED2021-172 (Carving) image
43 ED2021-20 Kalimba Also referred to as a mbira or thumb piano. Made of a gourd cut in half, covered with a wood soundboard with a sound hole cut in the center. 5 keys attached on top, meant to be played with thumbs. An animal skin string is threaded through the bottom edge for hanging.  ED2021-20 (Kalimba) image
44 ED2021-21 Sculpture Abstract sculpture made of dark wood. Sticker with "Kenya" handwritten on the bottom.  ED2021-21 (Sculpture) image
45 ED2021-31 Rattle Nigerian cocoa bean rattle. To be worn around the waist.  ED2021-31 (Rattle) image
46 ED2021-65 Carving A piece of dark-brown, wood-carving art from Africa. In the middle of the tall piece is a carving of a person's head with long, angular edges. ED2021-65 (Carving) image
47 ED2021-66 Mask, Boar A dark brown, wooden boar mask with white, gold, and red accent colors. This mask is most likely from Africa where various different groups of people use wooden, animal masks during their traditional rituals and ceremonies. ED2021-66 (Mask, Boar) image
48 ED2021-67 Carving An African wood-carving sculpture made of black wood. The carved-out picture shows an image of a lion and a sun.  ED2021-67 (Carving) image
49 ED2021-78 Comb A wooden comb from Africa, likely east Africa because it is double sided. The bottom teeth are longer than the top teeth and the image carved out in the middle (which divides the two sides of teeth) is of a face. It's stained a dark, ashy brown color and the teeth of the comb are on the sharper side. ED2021-78 (Comb) image
50 ED2021-91 Carving An African (Nigerian) piece of art made from thorn wood carving. The small figurine depicts a person sitting on a stool and weaving blue fabric.  ED2021-91 (Carving) image