Mende Society Mask, wood and raffia, Mende Tribe, Sierra Leone, Africa, XIX c. Msmt.s of helmet only. *Med.Raffia ?- Poss. Human Hair! — Sande mask, second quarter of 20th century
Mende

G254

top decorated with symmetrical design with scrolling edges; some cutouts in various shapes (teardrops, circles, quatrefoil, bar) inlaid with gold stamped with repeating circular patterns on front and back of comb; tapering teeth — Hair comb, about 1800
Swahili

G254

Basket woven with plant fiber and heavily beaded with black, white, orange, blue and red beads. Flared stem base with cone-shaped lid. Two straps cross over the top and are secured at sides. — Basket, early 20th century
Unknown

G254

Three figures as a support for a round top. PL figure is holding drum, center figure is on a horse and PR is female with a child on her back. Figures on irregularly shaped base. — Divination tray, mid 20th century
Yoruba

G254

silver wire filigree and openwork tops on silver stem; twelve bells hang from top section, bells are gilded; crowns on top are gilded as well as upright supports on top — Rimmonim (Torah finial) (one of a pair), Date Unknown
Morocco

G254

stepped towards center; shallow incised geometric decorative borders on some of the outward facing surfaces; open link chain — Rectangular silver pendant with chain, Date Unknown
Mende

G254

wood slit drum- "V" designs carved along edges of sides; diamond design at end of slit; four curved legs; barrel shape extensions on ends — Slit gong, about 1940
Lobala

G254

standing male figure playing a small xylophone-like instrument held at his stomach; man's hair styled in rows of braids; man wears a necklace or collar; small facial features — Male figure, 17th-18th century
Dogon

G254

helmet in the form of a man's head, with a small triangular face; hooked nose; openings under nose and at eyes; stylized ears; short, pointed black beard; high rectangular black eyebrows; looped, beehive-like headgear with five buckle-like elements in blue, black, white and red; beanie-like top of headgear with knob; rather bright polychromy — Gelede mask, mid 20th century
Yoruba

G254

wedge-shaped; flat bottom, curved top; front and back slightly convex; front and sides incised with vertical lines and diagonal hatching; small protrusion on front with string loop; medium-brown patina; waxy surface — Headrest, Date Unknown
Sidama

G254

folding design with hinge in center--can be unfolded into X shape or folded flat into paddle shape; saddle-like, when unfolded, with handle with ovoid-shaped serrated metal spatula at end; each side of seat carved with star-asterisk designs in regular geometric grid; medium patina — Coconut-grater stool, mid 20th century
Swahili

G254

top carved with stylized standing woman in front of shield shape, decorated with zigzags and lines on front, and triangles, zigzags and lines on back; geometric openwork top section flanked by smaller female figures — Hairpin, mid 20th century
Kwere

G254

rounded bottom section with tapering thin wedge base with D-shaped vertical metal ring and twisted wire loop; hole in bottom — Headrest, Date Unknown
Pokot

G254

rounded head with thin coat of dark slip; friendly features with eyes mostly open, broad nose, wide open, smiling mouth, and prominent chin; eyebrows and chin adorned with human hair attached with wax; holes around base of neck — Mask, 1960s
Makonde

G254

wooden cross with ornate carvings on both sides; long stem with a square base; one side of square base has smaller squares carved within base with four leaf-like patterns in center, the other side differs with more ornate carvings as well as a diamond shape in center; bottom of cross extends beyond square base and geometric carvings in ornately scalloped base; top of stem has two 'arms' protruding below cross with geometric patterns carved into them; diamond shape with carvings just above arms; cross has concave limbs with protruding buds, all caved with ornate latticework and thin lines; diamond shape carved in center of cross with four small circles in each corner — Hand cross, 17th century
Ethiopia

G254

silver metal cross in openwork style; slightly asymmetrical; looping knots and bars; some incised lines — Cross pendant, late 19th-early 20th century
Ethiopia

G254

white and black, red trim; five teeth inside opening between eyes; red protrusion above head, curving downward; front of body (above head) X design below zigzag; back of body checkerboard pattern; U-shape at top — Plank Mask, c. 1960
Bwa

G254

crucified Jesus on cross with two praying figures seated on crossbar of cross, flanking him; another praying figure with undifferentiated legs at bottom of cross; Jesus has sunburst-like halo; square decorative element with five punched designs at top of cross — Crucifix, 16th-17th century
Kongo

G254

abstract geometric openwork forms including rectangles and circles; vertical pin-like elements extending outward from base; copper and gold patinas on top, silver patina on back — Veil weight, mid 20th century
Tuareg

G254

at the top of tapper is a large, square head with a face characterized by oval, wide-set eyes, prominent nose, and partially open mouth; on top of head is a small headdress carved with patterned lines and slightly rounded at top; figure kneels on cone shape of tapper--her arms are bent at her waist and she cups her breasts with her hands; figure's belly is round with a large belly button and belt at her waist; top of tapper cone has a band of hash-mark-like carvings; tapper curves down to a point; tan in color overall — Tapper, 18th century
Yoruba

G254

light brown patina; standing man holding an infant in the crook of his PL arm, seated on a book; man has hair cut in a tonsure hairstyle — Saint Anthony of Padua, 17th-18th century
India

G254

length of strung beads of various types--predominately black, blue, and pink with variously colored beaded tassel strands at ends--with ten brown nuts; silver pendant with Christian imagery on white beaded strand on one side — Opele oracle chain, mid 20th century
Yoruba

G254

cylindrical drum with tapered top, resting on circular base; body carved with geometric patterns; tan drumhead attached to pegs around top of body by twisted rope — Drum, mid 20th century
Maroon

G254

tall, narrow wooden board with two-pronged base, rounded, carved top; widely spaced, horizontal lines of writing on each side of board — Qur'anic writing board, mid 20th century
Somalia

G254

full head form with small wide facial features; pointed chin; small ears; elaborate crown with round mirrors on four sides; cross form at top of crown; lobes on four elements on crown; geometric incised patterns in hair, with short braided ponytail at back of head; cowrie shell tied with cord around top of crown; dark wood patina — Mask, first half of 20th century
Mende

G254

horse on doughnut-shaped base supporting bullet-shaped drum on its back; horse has carved details of bridle, saddle, and neck ornament; drum has organic curvilinear decorations; heightened in red, white and green pigments; large pegs hold drum head onto drum body; each portion of drum head below pegs are wrapped in plant fibers — Drum, early 20th century
Baga

G254

strands of red and black beads attached to central bars of cloth-covered metal with ties; rigid, arcing thread-covered bar with bead strands between (white, black and red) on back; pouch-like bottom element in front of brown cloth with black, red and white beaded strands with some highlighting blue beads; tassel of blue, black and red beads on back; cowrie shell at front top of "pouch" — Man's corset, about 1970
Dinka

G254

two wood panels attached in book form with string; traces of gesso and fragments of running border designs in black on outer front cover; each inner panel split into three horizontal frames showing various scenes including Jesus with the 12 apostles, Mary and infant Jesus with a pair of angels with swords, the crucifixion, Daniel with two lions and St. George slaying a serpent-like dragon; orange, yellow, grey-blue, black and white — Diptych icon, about 1700
Unknown

G254

tiny comb with rounded top with finial-like protrusion; hole in top for wearing as a pendant; incised designs--same on each side--of zigzag bands, straight and curved bands and cross hatched zigzags — Beard comb, early 20th century
Unknown

G254

base of drum is three-dimensional sculpture of a nude woman seated on a low chair with a ladder back, with her hair in three braids, holding drum body on her head and with her PL hand; PR index finger on PR cheek; body of drum is rounded at bottom with incised geometric bands and two human figures at front; skin head stretched with strings on wooden pegs; white, green and black pigments — Drum, about 1950
Akan

G254

symmetrical design with linked elements; 3/4 rings with rust colored stones on ends next to large half-star shaped pendants; other pendants with inlaid filigree designs and thick chains; central pendant has three coins hanging from it — Brooches (Fibula with pectoral), early 20th century
Talouine-Irhil n'Oro

G254

Helmet Mask, wood and hair, full head tilted slightly upwards, fully scarified face and geometrically shaven head. — Mask, 1950s
Makonde

G254

Initiation mask, Suku — Initiation mask, 20th century
Suku

G254

Hand Amulet; Hand of Fatima metal, red glass cabuchon, enamel — Hand pendant, about 1850
Unknown Arab, Berber, or Jewish

G254

cloth pouch with front flap decorated with beads; design of three stylized faces with interlocking geometric designs; braided leather tassels and handles; attached to square black mount — Bag, 20th century
Yoruba

G254

two large central orange amber beads flanked by large group of stringed beads; coins mounted to hanging arms and smaller orange amber beads — Necklace (tasdit), early 20th century
Ida ou Semlal Amazigh (Berber)

G254

Vessel, Kurumba — Vessel, mid 20th century
Kurumba

G254

broad collar of blue faience beads, an extraordinarily large example of funerary jewelry typical of the middle kingdom; blue glazed faience. Both heads generally cracked and chipped at beak. — Broad collar, 2040-1783 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G254

Ear Hangers coins, amber, and shells, green and yellow enamel — Ear pendants (tiboukaria), 1880-1900
Unknown Amazigh (Berber) or Jewish

G254

Bead covered handle with geometric zigzag, triangle and striped designs in multicolored beads; head with bulging eyes and mohawk hairstyle at top; long tail of reddish-brown hair at end — Flywhisk, about 1950
Yoruba

G254

Multi strand black leather necklace with three tassels. Has a silver pyramidal shaped pendant with a flat back. Looks like a step pyramid with a diamond shape in center with engraving design around it. Silver ball on the center of the diamond shape. — Amulet (tcherot), 20th century
Tuareg

G254

silver wire filigree and openwork tops on silver stem; twelve bells hang from top section, bells are gilded; crowns on top are gilded as well as upright supports on top — Rimmonim (Torah finial) (one of a pair), early 20th century
Morocco

G254

headrest with fluted column on rectangular base; column supports curved oval element on top of smaller rectangle (oval and rectangle are carved from one piece of wood); two wooden pins on one side one on base and one on smaller rectangle — Headrest, c. 2635-2155 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G254

Two piece construction with top section attached to a ringed staff; figure seated on a small stool on top of a bowl-shaped element with four-sided element inscised with geometric patterns below — Staff, 19th-20th century
Swahili

G254

head with large features and wide eyes; hair styled in 4 buns — Head, 1000 BCE-300 CE
Nok

G254

comb topped with triangular head with scarifications below eyes; stylized shoulders and breasts — Comb, 20th century
Akan

G254

comb with 3 teeth topped with 2 faces; one on top of the other; each face has closed eyes and large, protruding turned-up nose — Comb, mid 20th century
Yaka

G254

crescent upper platform with double flat-supporting columns attached to an oval base; carved square design with four curvilinear appendages on upper platform; carved design with "Celtic knot" appearance on exterior of columns — Headrest, Date Unknown
Unknown Somali

G254

Drum, mid 20th century

Maroon

G254

Slit gong, first half of 20th century

Ndengese

G254

Wonder of the Night, 2018

Aziz Osman

G254

Yad (Torah pointer), c. 1900

Morocco

G254

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