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standing male figure playing a small xylophone-like instrument held at his stomach; man's hair styled in rows of braids; man wears a necklace or collar; small facial features

Male figure, 17th-18th century

Dogon

G254

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

four pairs of nude caryatid figures with upraised arms and bent knees, supporting thick seat; figures have tall hairstyles and large bellies; vertical support column at center; thick base; dark finish

Stool, 16th-17th century

Dogon

G250

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

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

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

eleven paneled, black cloth with blue tie-dyed stripes; some stripes are single and some are triple; blue striped panels are interspersed with plain black panels

Blanket, 20th century

Dogon

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rounded lower portion/base, with two rounded indentations at front top; two figures from the torso up, with arms at their sides, behind indentations--female figure at right, male figure at left; each figure wears a flat headdress with scalloped edges with a rounded metal hook extending up from top center, with a pair of pendants hanging from each hook; two more similar hooks with pendants on base--one between figures, one between indentations; heavy; piece is encrusted overall--facial features of figures blurred by encrustations; brown patina

Twin shrine, mid 20th century

Dogon

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indigo dyed cotton panel with cream-colored ovals alternating diagonally across textile; panel is rectangular-shaped and consists of six strips of fabric sewn together to create shape; one end of rectangular is frayed; opposite side has some fraying, possibly due to wear

Panel, 20th century

Dogon

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African (Mali) stored in box; stored w/ 85.125.2,5,11 Name: Gala Pere, meaning simple indigo. Designs: nonsirikokohou (fingernails): sarkoudiou guire tanou (three pairs of straight lines side by side) Combination of these two designs is considered very beautiful by the Dogon near Bankass. A newly married woman would wear this wrapper. She would also wear it after she had born a second child and joined her husband's family.

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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metal blade, carved wooden handle with squatting female figure, leather sheath, tooled with vertical zig-zags on one side, looped leather strap on other side, plain leather tip with traces of animal hair on one side

Dagger with Sheath, 19th-20th century

Dogon

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Square painted mask with cylindrical mouth, spear shaped nose, 10 in. beak protruding from forehead; mask is surmounted by a female figure with bent knees and arms above head holding a vessel on her head

Hornbill mask, early 20th century

Dogon

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African XXc (63-1/2 x 39-1/2') *another box of textiles in T22, Bin 2 up lists 85.125.11; one might be .13 Name of Cloth: Serede Sarkoudiou-a cloth with a line that goes straight ahead. Usually worn by old women.

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African XXc stored in box; dims 49-1/2 x 29'; stored w/ 85.125.3,9,12 Narrowband, handwoven, indigo dyed. Name of Cloth: Sarkousou or straight line. Supposedly fashionable as a design before the coming of white people. Size suggests a wrapper for a young child.

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African XXc stored in box; dims 60 x 40-1/2'; * .11 is also listed in another box;might be .13 Name of Cloth: Alalenou or "the person who wore this first". Wide spacing of the designs is due to fatigue on the part of the dyer. Border design: Igiya Goro-yne. Design represents a husband who should love all of his wives equally. Can be worn by any woman.

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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Stylized sheep with flat head, curling horns, thin body and long tail

Ram, early 20th century

Dogon

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African XXc stored in box; dims 59 x 40'; stored with 85.125.4,7,8,11 Name of cloth: Gala or indigo. Friges added after weaving to prevent unravelling and to enhance its appeal. Worn by young women.

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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Aly Kassogue (maker), shirt, cotton, dye, African; stored in box; (Simmons); stored w/86.100.6ab,27; dye from sa, a wild grape plant; dye called Sa djoi; shirt worn for hunt and hunting rituals

Hunter's Shirt (Danon Argoi), 20th century

Aly Kassogue

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African XXc stored in box; stored with 85.125.6,7,8,11 Name of Cloth: Tingoun Sarkoudiou-southern straight lines. This heavier cloth is more expensive than the thinner variety. It comes from the Bankass region in the south and is preferred by them. Any woman can wear it.

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African XXc stored in box; dims 60-1/2 x 41'; stored w/ 85.125.3,9,10 Name of Cloth: Ina Toumouti or "the cloth for my mother". Design Name: Sarkoudiou straight lines. Cloth is a very old type whose alternation of dark and light straight lines is considered very beautiful.

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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two elongated figures kneeling with hands to ears, elbow reach down to thighs at finial; two circular balls and two rings at upper center

Hairpin, 20th century

Dogon

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African XXc stored in box; dims 65 x 45'; stored with 85.125.3,10,12 Name of Cloth: Ina dougoua or "my mother has dressed me." Cloth of this design is bought for a daughter when she marries. Border Design: Songonnon Demou or "something which is sewn up."

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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woman's skirt length, Dogon, cotton, narrowband, handwoven, indigo dyed; name of cloth: Sogou, a cloth for a newly married woman; made by Yessa Kelepili from Bandiagara; purchased on the road to Sanga, July 19,1985

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Yessa Kelepipi

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African XXc stored in box; dims 60-1/4 x 44-1/2';stored with 85.125.4,6,8,11 Name of Cloth: Alalenou or the person who wore this first. Design by Aisseta Napo, a dyer. Can be worn by any woman.

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Design invented by Aisseta Napo

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woman's skirt length, cotton, indigo dye, African, stored in box; stored w/ 85.125.1,2,11 Narrow band, handwoven, indigo dyed. Name of Cloth: I Souni. A husband buys this cloth for his wife after she has given birth.

Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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stylized figure seated on the back of a stylized horse; figure has outstretched arms

Horse and Rider, early 20th century

Bamana or Dogon

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Woman's skirt, c. 1980

Dogon

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Woman's skirt, c. 1980

Dogon

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Woman's skirt, c. 1980

Dogon

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Woman's wrapper, c. 1986

Dogon

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Hairpin, 20th century

Dogon

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Woman's Skirt Length, 20th century

Dogon

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Kanaga Mask, 20th century

Dogon

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