showing 14 results matching creditline:"The Norman Gabrick Endowment for African Art"

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Y-shaped twig with strung beads wrapped around branch; brown and tan beads and faceted red beads; beads encrusted with soil

Staff, 1900-1950

Ethiopia

G242

Y-shaped twig with copper-colored wire wrapped around areas of branch; pointed squared-off conical metal cap at opposite end (iron or bronze?)

Staff, 1900-1950

Ethiopia

G242

cylindrical drum with tapered top, resting on circular base; body carved with geometric patterns; tan drumhead attached to pegs around top of body by twisted rope

Drum, mid 20th century

Maroon

G254

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

roughly rectangular with curved top; multiple pieces of cow hide sewn together with a cowhide border sewn with white threads; suede side decorated with central round element; quadruped bird-like animal in LRC; four-legged, three-lobed insect-like animal in LLC; red snake, URC; six-legged football-shaped insect (scorpion?) with checkerboard design on its back in ULC; various lines of text written overall; some grids and geometric designs; text and drawings in red, green, purple and black; grid on back in black with purple text inside squares

Ritual mat, mid 20th century

Hausa

G242

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

standing female figure wearing short pleated yellow skirt, belt with tan disks, silver blouse, red and black bolero jacket, silver shoes, and silver necklace with flower or star pendant; woman has long black hair and wide eyes; body intertwined with one snake, another snake around woman's neck; attached black metal mount

Mami Wata figure, 1950s

Igbo

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cream colored ceramic vase with pale green shading at the top and bottom; faux crackling throughout; brown dimensional script throughout; oblong in shape with a thin neck and small opening

%C2%A9 Khaled Ben Slimane

White Vase, 2016

Khaled Ben Slimane

G242

Y-shaped twig with one gold metal band and one silver metal band attached around twig below branch

Staff, 1900-1950

Ethiopia

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three pronged elaborate blade; top two prongs have curved arches with pointed ends; smaller prong is curved with a single, longer point on the outer side; embossed, squiggly designs throughout the metal on the blade area, with circular designs on top two prongs and in the center, and is on both front and back side of blade; snakeskin handle in deep brown with jagged stitching on backside

Status blade, 19th century

Republic of the Sudan

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cylindrical drum with slightly tapered top, resting on circular base; body carved with triangular/chevron patterns between top and bottom lines of vertical stripes; tan drumhead attached to notched pegs around top of body by string; piece of copper wire twisted through one section of drumhead edge

Drum, mid 20th century

Maroon

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flat, bell-shaped piece of iron with 7" prong extending from flat end; irregular surface that primarily rust in color with darkening in center; slight convex curve in overall shape

Currency, mid 20th century

Angas or Afo

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red cotton flag with horizontal image orientation; three poles with telephone lines connecting each pole, in C, ending at two houses on R and L sides of image; two figures, each walking out of houses; Union Jack symbol in ULC; gold and white checkered edges on T, R and B; white cotton edging on L; mounted on white muslin

Flag, 1920s-1930s

Fante

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Drum, mid 20th century

Maroon

G254

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