low stool with short spool legs; back of seat decorated with carved repeated diamond band; low curved horizontal backrest; medium brown patina — Low chair/stool, Date Unknown
Kran

G250

rectangular with four legs; projections sticking out both short ends, one holds an open bowl, the other appears to be stylized and elongated animal head; body contains 12 carved out round compartments — Gameboard (ma kpon), 2nd half of 20th century
Son of Nuopie

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very small face with round open mouth; raccoon-like eyes; small C-shaped ears; hair style in small round knots; wedge-shaped element on head with three vertical elements on each side; three rings around neck; dark brown-black patina — Helmet mask, Date Unknown
Vai

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C-shaped anklet with three clam-shaped bells with ball clappers inside; tops of bells decorated with geometric relief designs; anklet decorated with relief design of pair of braided bands; brown patina — Musical anklet, Date Unknown
Kran

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standing figure wearing striped short pants and short-sleeved shirt, with scroll design on chest, and hat with hook-shaped top element; man carries a gun; long face with prominent lips; large bare feet — Soldier, Date Unknown
Kran

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Mask, Date Unknown

Bassa

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small human face; pointed chin; high ears; hair styled in rows of braids; vertical line at center of forehead; closed eyes; wide nose; very thick lips with two protruding inlaid silver front teeth; dark brown patina — "Passport" mask, Date Unknown
Liberia

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"Passport" mask, Date Unknown

Liberia

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C-shaped anklet with five bands attached together; each band has five clam-shaped elements separated by relief design of vertical ribbed bands; ends decorated with scrolls at top; top elements decorated with applied radiating arcs; dark brown patina — Anklet, Date Unknown
Dan

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small, wide, placid face with wide, nearly closed eyes; flat nose; small mouth; ears set far back; hair has motifs of arrowhead-like braids; knob at top of head with seven extending ribs; seven pendant elements around hairline; attached twisted dried plant vine around bottom edge; dark brown-black patina — Helmet mask, Date Unknown
Gola

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two C-shaped elements which fit together to form a ring; each element has a pair of attached round ribbed balls--two of which (one of each half of the circle) have one row of zigzags; outer sides of each C have wide fluting; areas around balls have applied decorations of radiating arcs and braided bands — Ritual object, Date Unknown
Grebo

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standing nude female figure, wearing belt of blue beads on string; arms bent at elbows, with hands held in fists; large, flat feet; small breasts; protruding belly button; zigzag scarifications (?) on stomach; applied spiral forms above breasts; hair in widely-spaced braids; rings around neck; applied radiating half-moon designs on either side of spine and upper back; coppery patina — Female Figure, Date Unknown
Mano

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two wood elements: one long, thin element with one tapered end and geometric element on opposite end carved with facets and lines (mortar or applicator?); other element is a small cylindrical container of wood with footed base, carved with lines and ball on top of foot; bulbous, rough stopper; stopper and long thin element attached together with twisted plant fiber twine — Mortar and pestle with cover for medicine figure, Date Unknown
Loma

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"Passport" mask, Date Unknown

Liberia

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flat face with rounded chin and wedge-shaped, protruding nose; pairs of small diagonal slits for eyes; no mouth; wide headband (or hat) with triangle motifs; pair of pointed vertical horns or ears on top of head, with third forked vertical element between them; dark brown patina — Mask, Date Unknown
Loma

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"Passport" mask, Date Unknown

Dan

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"Passport" mask, Date Unknown

Liberia

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small human face; pointed chin; high ears; stylized braided horizontal band across forehead; slightly open mouth; coffee bean eyes; dark brown and medium brown patina — "Passport" mask, Date Unknown
Liberia

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Campaign pin, 1964

Liberia

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printed textile with large star medallions with portrait of a man wearing glasses at the center; "REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA" at top of medallions, "PRESIDENT W.V.S. TUBMAN" at bottom of medallions; repeating large crossed flags; white, golden yellow, and dark blue — Printed textile, 1964
Elson & Neill

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large pin-back button printed in black, blue, and red on white with portraits of two men wearing glasses; "INAUGURATION-1964" at top; "President TUBMAN TOLBERT Vice-Pres." at bottom — Pin-back campaign button, 1964
Liberia

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tripod bowl, thick walled black earthenware; round base and concave body with wide lip; three bands at outer lip, below hip and within concave body; body band of two wavy lines above a thinner and closer wavy line; lip and hip band have rope like designs with hip having a wavy line at top — Bowl, c. 1940
Liberia

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mask has inverted teardrop-shaped face; slit eyes surrounded by arcing scarifications; arcing scarifications on forehead; thin, pointed nose; frowning mouth with protruding lips; face surrounded by animal fur embellished with single wavy line of white beads around top and sides of face; black netting over top of head with attached multicolored feathers (blue, yellow, brown); long black cloth woven with subtle striped pattern on back — Mask with shoulder cloth, Date Unknown
Mano

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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

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tripod bowl, black earthenware; round base and concave body with flaired lip; five distinctive bands, one at lip and hip, two plain within concave body and last above foot; main band at hip rope like pattern within long thin ovals connected at ends — Bowl, 20th century
Dan

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Heavy forehead; vertical rib down center of face with 3 pairs of horizontal ribs (bottom pair unattached at sides); tacks on forehead, lips and across ribs — Mask, 20th century
Wobe or Bete

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Flat face; narrow eyes with proper right eye in white and proper left eye and cheek in terra cotta color; metal rods for teeth; beard and moustache braided and twisted brown and tan threads; metal bell and 2 ivory 'teeth' at center of beard — Mask, 20th century
Dan

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Bundle of currency, Date Unknown

Loma

G236

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

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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

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Mask, Dan — Mask, 20th century
Dan

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Medicine figure, Date Unknown

Loma

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"Passport" mask, Date Unknown

Dan

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