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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

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

Unknown Somali

G242

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

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

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

wood vessel with rounded bottom sits on conical base; carved with horizontal bands and wide central band with diagonal incised lines; cover may be part of a gourd, with braided and woven bands of plant fibers around bottom and top forming knob; elaborate straps attached to body of vessel, made of animal hide, with fringe in some areas, decorated with braided plant fibers and cowrie shells

Container, mid 20th century

Somalia

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small round shield made of hardened leather; convex central area; handle on back; exterior decorated with stamped concentric circles with stippling in circles and group of three bars; interior undecorated; loop of cord tied around handle; golden brown patina

Shield, mid 20th century

Somalia

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small round shield made of hardened leather; convex central area; handle on back; exterior decorated with stamped concentric circles with stippling in circles and group of three bars; interior decorated with concentric circles, incised and highlighted with black and red pigments, with four sets of three radiating lines at center, rows of diamonds inside concentric circles and rectangular motifs with Xs in the center; golden brown patina

Shield, mid 20th century

Somalia

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light wood; football-shaped bowl; handle carved with geometric patterns in rectangular and half-circle shapes

Spoon, early 20th century

Somalia

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crescent upper platform with cylindrical column attached to a circular base; carved rectangular design with four curvilinear appendages on upper platform; large carved triangles, verso of upper platform; carvings on base and column

Headrest, mid 20th century

Unknown

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