ritual beadwork with face and sixteen birds mounted on the crown; long fringe hangs from crown — Crown, about 1920
Yoruba

G236

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, 1930
Mangbetu

G236

black eight paneled shirt with abstract design in metallic (aluminum) pieces; fringe with metallic trim in middle of chest; braided fringe 'net' with metallic pieces across bottom half of back; braided fringe with tassles at sleeve edges and at bottom side edges; side pockets below sleeve openings; vee neckline; short fringe at bottom edge; breast pocket on left side — Tunic, 20th century
Dogon

G236

rectangular brown pouch; beaded overall with repeating diamond bands in red and white with blue and white horizontal center band and black beads on ground; blue and white beaded bands at top; beaded tassels at bottom of blue, black and white; strap beaded with black, red and white beads; received mounted with Plexi cover — Tobacco pouch, Date Unknown
Xhosa

G236

Whistle is fully beaded with blue, white, and red and is attached to a cloth strap — Whistle, 1940s
Grasslands

G236

long pointed handle attached to 17 wriggley-shaped snake-like figures; snake heads are very pointed and sharp — Ritual Iron, 1900-1950
Nigeria

G236

four-pronged object different shapes on each end; one is half scythe, one is half moon, and one is z-shaped with curl on end; final prong has pointed end — Scepter, 1900-1950
Mbum

G236

staff-like object with curved head piece from which extend 17 pieces with curls on end; flat pieces at end of staff and in midst of curled pieces; striated design on flat side of staff handle — Iron currency, 1900-1950
Ga'anda

G236

Belt, Date Unknown

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

flat bell shaped piece of iron; slight convex curve with 6- 1/2" handle extending from flat end; mottled brown surface that is irregular; darkened sections along handle and outer edges — Currency, mid 20th century
Angas or Afo

G236

long somewhat flat snake-like blade that includes three curves, a center ridge, and a handle on one end; a short-pointed prong extends from inside the center curve; the handle is wrapped in a fiber-like material; there is a loose ring attached to the end of the handle and one attached at the middle curve — Emblem, 1900-1950
Mafa

G236

cotton panel with various shades and sizes of blue and white stripes; light blue thread connects 13 strips of fabric together to create panel; two ends are hemmed with blue thread — Wrapper, 20th century
Dogon

G236

rounded pot with tapered bottom; hole at top with smooth border; upper section is textured by rows of small pyramid shapes; bottom section is untextured — Vessel, 1990
Mncane Nzuza

G236

pull-over garment with open sides, with two horizontal fabric tabs on each side; blue, white and orange striped fabric; twisted and knotted fringe; pouch pocket decorated with round medallion stitched in white; white stitching around neckline; embellished overall with square and ovoid 3-D elements wrapped in thread or yarn of various colors; white heart stitched on back — Tunic (faroumban), 20th century
Wolof

G236

tan and black/brown; 20 strips of tan fabric with three stripes of black/brown lengthwise; center stripe wide, side stripes narrower; three wide sections of horizontal geometric pattern and four additional sets of three horizontal stripes; final two strips of fabric do not have complete design; fringed at both ends — Woman's wrapper, 20th century
Dogon

G236

beaded crown; shells and small and large beads; three projections along top; front and sides beaded; center back of hat is plain except along edges; top section with knobs is an added three-dimensional section; lined; beads are red, white, black, yellow and olive — Hat, Date Unknown
Kuba

G236

tall, conical shaped vessel with slightly inward-turning shoulder and outward-flaring lip rim; white alabaster; black metal mount — Jar, c. 1600 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G236

Tabwa Mask, colored glass beads, feathers, cloth raffia and skin, Zambia late XIX-early XXc. — Mask, second quarter of 20th century
Tabwa

G236

Round bodied vessel with short, slightly tapered neck and flaring mouth; neck decorated with three pairs of tan and light brown stripes, brown stripe with tan diagonal lines and large tan stripe under mouth — Pot, Date Unknown
Djenne

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

Beaded Apron (Jocolo), South Africa — Beaded Apron (Jocolo), 20th century
South Africa

G236

woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African (Mali) XXc stored in box; stored w/ 85.125.1,5,11 narrow band handwoven, indigo dyed; Name: Kaai - beautiful — Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century
Dogon

G236

metal spring with incised decoration; flat circle of metal at end of each coil, with incised lines — Currency, 20th century
Igbo

G236

resist-dyed; brown and natural geometric designs; pompon tassles from neck and from under one sleeve; (Nenendono design) — Tunic, 20th century
Tenenkou Traore

G236

vest, alternating indigo-dyed strip cloth and striped strip cloth, embroidered and appliqued; cotton — Tunic, 20th century
Wodaabe

G236

Throwing Knife, 1930-1960

Ngbaka

G236

Currency Blade, c. 1900

Lokele

G236

Bundle of currency, Date Unknown

Loma

G236

Iron currency, 1900-1950

Idoma

G236

Iron currency, 1900-1950

Kwele

G236

Blade, Date Unknown

Topoke

G236

Costume, early 20th century

Bamileke

G236

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