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vessel with handle, surmounted by female head; opening of vessel is through top of figure's headdress; surface has glossy appearance; dark clay body — Vessel, 20th century
Mangbetu

G236

elongated, angular S-shape, hollow back, incised decoration on front, leather woven around handle — Insignia, first half of 20th century
Toussian, Turka, Gouin, or Lobi

G236

short sword-like object with detailed lion's head at end of handle; geometric shapes cut on edge of 'blade' with cut-out rectangles and circle near end; snake incised on each side of 'blade' — Insignia, late 19th century
Portugal

G236

helmet mask with yellow-skinned face, with wide nose and large eyes with red around bottom eyelids; three black vertical lines on each cheek; V and L-shaped repeated shapes for eyebrows; white circle surrounded by tiny blue vertical lines at center of forehead; green vertical plank on top of head with a seated puppet on top; puppet has red skin; puppet wears a long-sleeves shirt and pants of similarly patterned cloth--white with brown flowers and lines--and a blue neck kerchief; puppet has black short hair, blue dots for eyebrows and has a white spot surrounded by tiny yellow dots on forehead — Gelede mask with puppet, c. 2000
Yoruba

G236

figurative female pendant; main body of pendant is thick and rectangular, with a slightly thinner neck and a round head; dark lines on face mark the large, oval eyes, the large round nose, and the wide mouth; head is carved with dark lines that resemble hair; arms lie against the body and bend up so that hands rest on shoulders; a line runs down the center of torso, and two circles, with dark dots in the center lie on either side of line; entire piece is a light cream color with darker discolorations throughout — Pendant, 19th century
Luba

G236

large vessel with rounded base; flaring outward to pointed shoulder and inward to slightly raised mouth rim; shades of mottled black and grey; three red-orange semicircles above shoulder — Beer pot, mid-20th century
Nyakyusa

G236

ivory handle, metal blade, three holes near base of blade, three protrusions on edge behind holes — Sickle knife, early 20th century
Mangbetu

G236

Round-bodied jar with small, short foot; opening for lid has 2 notches; lid has large knob; jar covered overall with rows of protruding nubs; nubs on lid and sides of knob — Jar with lid, mid-20th century
Lobi

G236

vessel with handle, surmounted by male head; opening of vessel is through top of figure's headdress; surface has glossy appearance; dark clay body — Vessel in the shape of a Male Head, 20th century
Mangbetu

G236

unfinished panel; medium tan ground with light tan and dark brown pile fibers and flat stitching; geometric patterns with grids inside rectangles, bordered by linear bands; received framed, unglazed — Panel, mid-20th century
Kuba

G236

long vertical blade, slightly arched; arch completed by round-edge rectangle at top; protrusion above handle on one side of blade; wood handle; metal arch from bottom center of handle up to one side, incised lines on one side of blade; horizontal metal band at top of handle (decorated side) — Sickle sword, late 19th century
Benza

G236

circular body, lower body angled to small circular foot; long neck terminated by a wide flaring mouth; black high gloss glaze; thin wall construction — Reduced Black Piece, 1990
Magdalene Odundo

G236

two-pointed blade, straight point at center, curved point at back, two protrusions at back of blade, handle wrapped with cloth and rope — Throwing knife, early 20th century
Ngbaka

G236

Earthenware handled jug, black with incised line designs on top half. — Jug, mid-20th century
Lwena

G236

Large pot with flaring midsection and tapering shoulder; decorated with incised textured half-circles below mouth and band of leaf-like shapes alternating with 4 triangles between 3 textured bands — Beer pot, mid-20th century
Zulu

G236

Round body with rounded bottom; tapering to a narrow, long neck which flares out at the mouth; red body with six incised lines around mouth and two incised lines around shoulder flanking a zigzagged band in brown and tan — Vessel, about 14th century
Djenne

G236

light tan ground stitched with dark brown overall with a few appliqué pieces; linear and circular geometric elements overall; received mounted — Panel, mid-20th century
Kuba

G236

salmon-colored terracotta; rounded bottom section with small flat foot; rather long, wide neck with asymmetrical forms with three points; tilted, diagonal wide rim — Vessel, 1985
Magdalene Odundo

G236

rounded form with flat, concave underside; wooden body with wooden stopper attached to leather thong tied to leather strap around neck, with additional wide leather cord with knot at one end, attached to strap around neck; shoulder decorated with carved zigzag basket weave-like design, with similar design around outer edge of top of outward-flaring neck; flat, wide mouth rim; small top opening; top of stopper decorated with carved vertical ribs and zigzag lines; plant fibers on bottom; medium wood tones — Bottle with stopper, first half of 20th century
Somalia

G236

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

G236

blade flat scythe shape at top, solid X shapes with double C shapes down sides, wood handle wrapped with metal bands, vertical line of dots down center, each side of blade — Insignia, first quarter of 20th century
Mbole

G236

diamond-shaped opening on blade above handle; wood handle; brass bands wrapped around handle and protrusion on back of handle; cone shaped piece of brass attached to bottom of handle; incised decoration on one side of blade at edges — Throwing knife, first half of 20th century
Kota

G236

Pendant, mid-20th century

Pende

G236

Comb, mid-20th century

Zela

G236

Power figure, early 20th century

Sundi

G236

Cup, mid-20th century

Shoowa

G236

Pipe, mid-20th century

Yaka

G236

Pipe, mid-20th century

Yaka

G236

Power figure, early 20th century

Kusu or Zimba

G236

Vessel, mid-20th century

Mambila

G236

Vessel, mid-20th century

Ga'anda

G236

Boli power object, 20th century

Bamana

G236

Throwing knife, late 19th century

Ngbaka

G236

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