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crescent shaped headrest atop a house with four post legs; all on a rectangular base

Headrest, c. 1880

Yaka

G255

standing female figure wearing short pleated yellow skirt, belt with tan disks, silver blouse, red and black bolero jacket, silver shoes, and silver necklace with flower or star pendant; woman has long black hair and wide eyes; body intertwined with one snake, another snake around woman's neck; attached black metal mount

Mami Wata figure, 1950s

Igbo

G255

female figure (one of a pair of door posts), wood and pigment, Gabon, Fang or Tsogo, XIXc., Pahouin Group

Female figure, early 20th century

Tsogo

G255

two female figures facing each other and embracing; string of red beads around feet of one figure and around neck of the other

Headrest, c. 1880

Luba

G255

(one of a pair of door posts), wood and pigment; Gabon, Fang or Tsogo Tribes, XIXc.; Pahouin Group possible lintel supports

Male figure, early 20th century

Tsogo

G255

central spoked wheel shape on rounded base with raised, fluted edges; ends of top headrest fluted, extended downward; carved with repeating triangular motifs

Headrest, 19th-20th century

Nguni or Tsonga

G255

bi-colored black and white male figure with explicit sexual attributes; standing on square base; very light wood

Male Figure, one of a pair, 1900-1925

Yombe

G255

human face mask; stylized, geometric features; several metal elements (nails, etc.) on upper lip; triangular cheeks and nose; horizontal band of stylized braids on forehead; triangular eyes; thick lips

"Kagle" mask, Date Unknown

Dan

G255

standing nude male figure with feet apart and short arms held closely to body; beard worn in small knob; hair in ponytail; slightly asymmetrical face with closed eyes; long, thick neck; scarifications on neck, body and between eyes and ears on sides of face; thick legs; dark brown patina

Male figure, 19th century

Baule

G255

protruding, frowning lips; tubular protruding eyes; thick, pointed nose; t-shaped forehead ridge; medium brown with lighter brown patina

Mask, first quarter 20th century

Dan

G255

bird mask with short beak with teeth, narrow eye openings; curved row of small protrusions on forehead; top of head inherently rough; dark brown patina

Mask, second quarter 20th century

Dan

G255

animal's head with squared-off snout; four tusks and six horns; diamond-shaped ears; encrusted patina-only small fragments of pigment remain

Mask, first half of 20th century

Senufo

G255

man's coverlet, wool, African (Mali-Fulani), stored in box; 'Simmons African'; (stored with 86.100.39); called "Ladaka," S85-89; designs: Bicirgal and Take Boje dow serra bodejo

Man's blanket (Landaka khasa), 20th century

Fulani

G255

Arkila Kereka, traditional mosquito net bed cloth, wool and cotton with tassels, Mali; stored in box; S85-97; woven for bride's trousseau; hung horizontally and 10-15 people may sleep underneath

Mosquito net (Arkila kerka), 20th century

Fulani

G255

man's coverlet (Kasa Bounawa), wool, mushroom dye, African (Mali) stored in box; 'Simmons African'; (stored with 86.100.40) S85-92.; gray dye from mushroom (Domdi); used by men daily for either wear (over left shoulder) or as a blanket; gray color thought to resemble natural color of bush

Man's Coverlet, 20th century

Fulani

G255

bi-colored black and white female figure with explicit sexual attributes; seated (partially kneeling) on square base; very light wood

Female Figure, one of a pair, 1900-1925

Yombe

G255

seated figure with legs bent and crossed one on top of the other; PL hand on hip, with elbow bent; very long PR arm with elbow on knee and chin resting on hand; slightly smiling face; large, high-set ears; figure wears a hat with protrusions on top and incised cross-hatched diamonds around edges; stone has tan patina; affixed to bronze-colored metal base

"Ntadi" figure, 19th century

Kongo

G255

Room Divider, 19th-early 20th century

Tutsi

G255

Room Dividers, 19th-early 20th century

Tutsi

G255

Room Divider, 19th-early 20th century

Tutsi

G255

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