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Whistle is fully beaded with blue, white, and red and is attached to a cloth strap

Whistle, 1940s

Grasslands

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

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

bird form, with long neck, long beak and protruding eyes; leaf-like wings; brown with white pigments on wings, eyes and mouth

Bird Headdress, 19th-early 20th century

Cameroon

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Elephant Mask, c. 1900

Bamileke

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round-bodied vessel with abstracted human neck and pointed head with circular open mouth for spout; small relief arms on stomach

Vessel in the Shape of an Abstracted Figure, Date Unknown

Cameroon

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bowl shape; rounded bottom; handle-like protrusion on one side, with short spout on opposite side; three bands of protruding "spikes" and indentations on body, band of "spikes" and u-shapes at rim

Vessel, 20th century

Bamum

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rounded body on thick base; long, thin neck; beaded overall in blue and white with diamond, triangle and banded designs.

Wine bottle with stopper, mid 20th century

Grasslands

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bottle stopper in the shape of a lizard-like animal, its legs inserting into bottle mouth; black cloth body decorated with diamond shapes in white, yellow and blue; shells on tail

Bottle Stopper, 20th century

Cameroon

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Hanging from ten strands of twisted leather the whistle is carved and painted in bright red, blue, yellow, black and white pigments.

Whistle, 1940s

Grasslands

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figurative, brass staff finial with small, seated man holding an object in each hand; figure's head is tilted up and adorned with a cylindrical headdress extending away from him; the top of the headdress is flat with a beaded pattern at the rim; figure's eyes are large, with round pupils at center; he has a mustache that curves up at the ends and a round beard; the figure wears a necklace and a square cloth around his waist, which covers his groin; the chair in which the figure sits is complex in design, with beaded and braided patterns and cutouts, and a flat, round base with beaded and braided accents; figure's legs point out in front of him and his feet do not reach the ground

Staff finial, c. 1930

Bamum

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pipe stem and bowl; stem of pipe has a metal spike through it; stem is reddish in color with faces carved into it that form four rows--in first and fourth row faces are right side up, and in second and third row faces are upside down; bowl of pipe is dark brown and L-shaped; there is a curved element, similar to a trigger shape, connecting the vertical and horizontal elements of bowl; horizontal element has three human figures with upraised arms bent at the elbow, round stomachs, and truncated legs and feet; the top of the bowl and the end of the bowl, near the rim, have carved bands

Pipe stem and pipe bowl, 20th century

Bamum

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round, bulbous basket; body of basket is globular; small flat coil at base; body of basket is unevenly shaped and sits at slight angle; neck tapers inward and then flares until lip is nearly the width of the body; neck of basket is decorated with braided cord circling base of neck and braided rim; wrapped cords are attached across each other between neck and lip in zig-zag pattern that forms diamonds and triangles; interior and exterior have matte dark brown-black coating/patina

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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bowl with rounded bottom made from a gourd; orange exterior with incised intricate designs with squares, diamonds, and bars with diagonal lines; tan interior

Bowl, mid 20th century

Fulani?

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circular basket; flat base with cylindrical walls; vertical stripes of diagonally wrapped fibers; at top stripes connect with triangles of wrapped fibers around opening; triangles' long sides face in alternating directions; two triangles handles formed by wrapped and twisted cords on opposite sides of basket; handle cords woven down into walls of basket and then out of walls on exterior to form long fringe; third bundle of fringe fibers attached between handle fiber bundles; fringe is strands of two-strand twists ended with knots; single two-strand twisted cord tied to handles to form long hanging/carrying (?) cord; rim of basket has two sticks woven onto basket walls; dark brown coating/patina throughout

Fringed basket, 20th century

Bamenda

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round bulb-like basket; dark brown concave base formed of plant material; vertical fibers/spokes of basket poke through base material around edge; basket is light brown horizontal weave; horizontal fibers are formed of two strands twisted around each other; two bands of darker brown around body of basket; walls taper toward top into long narrow point; top of point is wrapped in strip of purple and brown dyed fabric, with one end of the fabric strip loose; basket is filled with material that rattles when moved

Basket rattle, 20th century

Bamenda

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two round bulb-shaped basket rattles; dark brown patina throughout; tops of each basket woven into thick woven handle; handle curves so baskets are side-by-side; bottoms of baskets tied to stay together with red-brown wrapped cord; baskets are bulb-shaped with flat bottoms and walls that taper upwards at angle in opposing directions; baskets are filled with material that rattles when moved

Double basket rattle, 20th century

Bamileke

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globular body with small flat spiral base; tapers in at neck and flares to wide opening; shallow inner rim; rim is finished with braided weaving; braided cord circles at bottom of neck; three wrapped cords bound together are woven into cord at neck and into rim; cords zig-zag between cord and rim to form triangle pattern; dark brown patina throughout exterior; dark brown-black coating along most of interior; basket rests partially on lower walls to sit at slight angle

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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globular basket, with narrow cylindrical neck; opening finished with braided weave; basket sits in woven harness: basket rests on herringbone weave cylindrical base; six wrapped cords connect to base and to horizontally wrapped cord that sits at top of basket body; long two-strand twist cord loops inside harness as handle/hanging cord (?); three vertical harness cords have thin fiber twisting around from base to top; dark brown-reddish coating applied to exterior

Storage basket, 20th century

Kongo

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circular basket with bulbous base shape; opening and exterior of basket connected with band of wrapped and braided cords, woven across each other to form alternating diamond and triangle pattern; upper lip of basket opening formed with braided edge; exterior of basket is dark brown with some golden brown along the horizontal weaving; interior is mottled dark and golden browns with irregularly applied brown accretion/coating

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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stopper in the shape of an animal with a long tail; fused legs coming together to form bottle insert; beaded overall in blue and white with shell facial features

Bottle Stopper, 20th century

Cameroon

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woven raffia covered with red wool on which are three large frogs made of applique green and beige squares surrounded by blue wool blanket stitching; triangular area of white beads in front and back; each frog also has eyes of white beads with blue bead centers; raffia ties at center back Old accession tag inside cap : "14030.0, NW Kamerun" suggests that it may have come froma German collection. The shape of the cap is that of prestige caps worn in Bamoun, The iconography of frogs and perhaps snakes symbolized in the blue and green beadwork around each of the white areas is also typical for Bamoun. A hat with similar iconography, once worn by the Fon of Banso, is illustrated in Tamara Northern, THE SIGN OF THE LEOPARD. Storrs, CT: 1975., p. 74-cat. card

Beaded Cap, late 19th century

Bamum

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dance mask possibly Manjong Warrior Society. Helmet type with protruding eyes and high Rameses headdress.

Mask, 19th century

Possibly Unknown Bali

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Pot Stand, 20th century

Tikar

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Headdress, 20th century

Bamileke

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In the form of a human figure; figure appears to be sitting on a chair; has peanut shaped head; large headdress with triangular geometric pattern

Pipe in the form of a Human Figure, 20th century

Bamum or Tikar

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large pot with spout at shoulder; heavy flaring foot with 7 vertical loops; flattened globular body with 5 applied dancing female figures; thick, straight neck with 6 applied monkeys

Palm Wine Jar (Tikar Style), 19th century

Q

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smiling face with slightly open mouth, flat nose and openwork hairstyle with two buns; protruding ears

Mask, 20th century

Bamum

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Terra-cotta pipe with wood mouth piece; back of pipe has anthropomorphic figure with bull-like head; and around bottom are 3 animal heads with horns.

Pipe, late 19th century

Bamum

Not on View

Vessel, 20th century

Tikar

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In the form of a human head; pipe is missing stem/mouth piece; head possibly is anthropomorphic with animal head above human face

Pipe in the form of a human head, 20th century

Bamum

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applique embroidery; black ground with white and red applique patterning. Surface ornamentation (Needlework)

Fon's Tunic, 20th century

Bamum

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cylindrical shape; ribbed rim with blue, orange and white stripes; overall openwork design in white with short protruding blue tendrils; concentric circles with geometric design at center on top in orange, blue and white; crochet

Prestige Hat (Ashetu), mid 20th century

Cameroon

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Royal Cloth, Bamileke, cotton, stripwoven, indigo dyed with raffia resist technique (tritik)

Royal cloth, 20th century

Bamileke

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long horsehair tail with beaded finial in the shape of an elephant with a long tail and cowrie shell eyes

Flywhisk, First Quarter of 20th century

Bamileke

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rounded body on tall, thick base; long, thin neck; beaded overall, with black, red, white and blue grid on base and black, white, green, blue, red and pink radiating diamonds on body and neck

Beaded Bottle, 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View
rounded body on tall, thick base; long, thin neck; beaded overall with primarily black and white designs, with red, yellow, blue and green accents; zigzag patterns on base and neck; circles with zigzags on body

Wine bottle with stopper, mid 20th century

Grasslands

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rounded body and foot; thick, outward flaring mouth; band at shoulder with low relief organic design; texturized body

Vessel, 20th century

Bamileke

Not on View
wood stake topped with flaring form with 2 vertical protrusions; upper portion beaded with zigzags and bands in black and white

Bottle Stopper, 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Costume, early 20th century

Bamileke

G236

rectangular panel on woven base; small drum at center surrounded by vertically-placed small animal skulls; four small possibly primate skulls around top edge of drum; large long-handled spoon below drum; plant fibers bundled into a whisk at top; two largest skulls from animals with long snouts at top corners; 28 skulls of various types and sizes around edge of panel, all facing inward; two jawbones at left center, one jawbone at right center; covered overall with burnt black patina; NOTE: proper configuration of piece is horizontally with the spoon at the top and the whisk at the bottom--description and condition report written with the piece upside down, with the spoon at the bottom

Emblem panel, mid 20th century

Ejagham

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Tie Dye Wrapper, 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Woven Hat, 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Abia (Game Piece), 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Abia (Game Piece), 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Abia (Game Piece), 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Abia (Game Piece), 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Abia (Game Piece), 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Abia (Game Piece), 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Abia (Game Piece), 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Abia (Game Piece), 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Short Sword and Scabbard, mid 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Pipe Bowl, Date Unknown

Cameroon

Not on View

Beaded Bottle, 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Abia game token, late 19th-early 20th century

Beti

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Tunic, Date Unknown

Cameroon

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Large furnishing cloth panel, Date Unknown

Cameroon

Not on View

Vessel, mid 20th century

Mambila

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Shield, 19th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Game Piece (Abia), 20th century

Cameroon

Not on View

Baby Carrier with Doll, 19th-20th century

Fali

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