African Project: Unattributed
Displaying 1 - 50 of 74
Catalog # | Name | Description | ||
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1 | 1968.10.0050 | Carving | Small soapstone carving, squatting figure, arms bent at elbow, hands at face, hunch-backed, somewhat laterally compressed. | |
2 | 1968.10.0065 | Carving | Carved bull horn depicting a bird, possibly a crane, with curved triangular cut outs representing the tail and legs. The eyes are inlaid with white horn. There are carved lines down the spine of the bird. | |
3 | 1968.10.0067 | Carving | Mahogany carved bust, polished with black shoe polish. Color: BK | |
4 | 1968.10.0084 | Carving | Carved bull horn depicting a bird, possibly a crane, with curved triangular cut outs representing the tail and legs. The eyes are inlaid with white horn. There are carved lines down the spine of the bird. | |
5 | 1968.10.0089 | Scoop | One-half gourd bowl or scoop. | |
6 | 1968.10.0090 | Scoop | One-half gourd bowl or scoop. | |
7 | 1968.10.0092 | Scoop | One-half gourd bowl or scoop. | |
8 | 1968.10.0093 | Bowl | One-half gourd bowl or scoop. | |
9 | 1968.10.0103 | Bowl | Calabash bowl. | |
10 | 1968.10.0105 | Bottle | Palm wine container made from a large circular gourd. The handle is made of twine. | |
11 | 1968.10.0107 | Bottle | Often attached to tree to collect wine. Made from a circular gourd. The handle is made from twine. | |
12 | 1968.10.0108 | Cup | Made from section of bamboo; used with tubelike straw or as a cup. Twine is attached at the top through two holes. | |
13 | 1968.10.0109 | Mortar | Tobacco mortar of light-colored carved wood. One end is hollowed out. | |
14 | 1968.10.0110 | Mortar | Heavy dark colored carved wood. One end is hollowed out in order to grind spices. | |
15 | 1968.10.0115 | Stool | Wooden stool, carved from one piece of wood. The stool is comprised of four legs that connect in the center with a conical seat. | |
16 | 1968.10.0135 | Instrument, percussion | Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine. | |
17 | 1968.10.0136 | Shell, turtle | Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine. | |
18 | 1968.10.0137 | Shell, turtle | Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine. | |
19 | 1968.10.0138 | Shell, turtle | Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine. | |
20 | 1968.10.0139 | Shell, turtle | Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine. | |
21 | 1968.10.0140 | Shell, turtle | Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine. | |
22 | 1968.10.0141 | Shell, turtle | Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine. | |
23 | 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. | |
24 | 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. | |
25 | 1968.10.12 | Board, game | Wooden game with 14 compartments and 42 small pink shells. Kabanka. | |
26 | 1968.10.76 | Carving | Small elephant, trunk down, carved out of ivory. | |
27 | 1968.10.77 | Figurine, animal | Small elephant, trunk upraised made out of ivory. | |
28 | 1968.10.78 | Figurine, animal | Small lion carved out of ivory. | |
29 | 1968.10.79 | Figurine, animal | Small donkey carved out of ivory. | |
30 | 1968.10.80 | Figurine, animal | Small camel carved out of ivory. | |
31 | 1968.10.81 | Carving | Ivory carving with pin attached to the back. Profile view of bust wearing turban, facing right. | |
32 | 1968.10.82 | Carving | Ivory carving with pin attached to the back. Profile view of bust wearing turban, facing left. | |
33 | 1968.10.83 | Carving | Of bust, facing left. | |
34 | 1969.15.0001 | Carving | Large carved wood bust, in profile. The hair is conical shaped with checkered etches. The shirt is vertically striped with a collar. | |
35 | 1978.31.0006 | Doll | Hand made. Wooden; dark green string hair, red bead eyes, blue and white bead necklace and waist band. Skirt made of leather, blue, yellow and white beads, and fish vertebrae. A knotted brown cord is tied about the arms. | |
36 | 1978.46.24 | Fan | Woven multi-colored wool body, end fringe, brown leather trip top and bottom, brown leather wrapped handle, dyed black line designs on handle, brown-tan striped leather loop on handle. Color: ML | |
37 | 1978.46.26 | Decoration, nose | Nose-ear decorations, a and b. Red jasper stick, red-orange color. Color: RD | |
38 | 1983.10.0001 | Statue | Male. | |
39 | 1983.10.0002 | Statue | Female. | |
40 | 1990.21.0004 | Burner, incense | From Coptic Christian Church in Addis Ababa. Censer is held by four twisted wire ropes attached to a bell-shaped handle. Each wire has five bells attached to it. The bottom portion of the censer has a ring at each corner for attaching a single bell. | |
41 | 1990.21.0008 | Plate, communion | Communion plate. Concave side is engraved with cat-like heads and geometric patterns. The rim is scalloped. | |
42 | 1990.21.0016 | Doll | Two parts. a. Female carrying doll baby on her back. Body of brown felt is decorated with bead work of green, white and orange. Clothing is made of black, orange and brown felt. An orange felt drape and bead shawl hold the baby onto her back. b. Doll baby being carried in sling around mother doll's back. Body of brown felt, black bead work for hair, white bead work earrings. | |
43 | 1990.21.0038 | Goblet | Base has four ring grooves; cup has 4 grooves at top and 3 at the bottom; stem has 2 groups of 3 grooves each. | |
44 | 1990.21.0039 | Goblet | Tan streaks in stem and base. Ring grooves: cup, 4 at top (one incomplete) and 3 at bottom; stem, 2 groups of 3 and 1 of 1; base, 5; 3 are incomplete. | |
45 | 1990.21.0041 | Cup | Cup for goblet. 4 grooves at top, 3 at bottom. The top has a 1" long crack that runs down through the grooves. White streaks. | |
46 | 1990.21.0042 | Goblet | Cup for goblet. 4 top grooves, 3 bottom grooves. White streaks. | |
47 | 1990.21.0058 | Carving | Carving of Ethiopian man with a walking stick. Grooves cut into the chest and back area represent the ribs and spinal column of the man. | |
48 | 1990.21.0059 | Statue | Bust of Ethiopian man with elongated ears, a beard, and a 'ponytail'. | |
49 | 1990.21.0070 | Carving | Traditional "Lady at the well". Woman is carrying a water jug on her back and a bucket in her hand. Jug has fibre rope that loops around the woman's neck. a. Statue. b. Jug | |
50 | 1990.21.0074 | Statue | Shades of the wood grain make the face appear to be half black and half white. |