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silver architectural-like element with four pieces of gold twisted wire, in a rough star of David, surrounding the Hebrew letter Shin. — Mezuzah (doorpost), Date Unknown
United States

G362

axe-like weapon on wooden staff; head etched on each face with scrolling foliage against a stippled blackened ground; axe-blade with the crossed staves of Burgundy impaling a coronet and dividing the letters "FAR"; head with open socket and four side-straps; wooden haft (probably original) — Halberd, 1527–47
Austria

G340

modified telephone; lobster receiver — Aphrodisiac Telephone, 1938
Salvador Dali

G376

silver four-door automobile; front in the style of a Volkswagen with three headlights; sloped back with back central vertical fin and back louvered window; brown leather interior; sunroof — Tatra T87 four-door sedan, 1948 (designed 1936)
Hans Ledwinka; Manufacturer: Ringhoffer-Tatra-Werke AG

G379

Nkisi Nkonde (nail fetish); a fetish figure in wood; the surface is covered with a variety of accoutrements: nails, reed, shells, bone, wood, string and clay; the 'magic' receptacle in the abdominal area bears a mirror — Power figure, early 20th century
Kongo

G250

c-shaped; twisted design; tapering, flattened ends with incised arc design; silver patina — Bracelet, Date Unknown
China

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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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C-shaped bracelet; human head at each end; sides beneath heads and center decorated on each side with applied scrolls; applied braided design at outer center — Bracelet, Date Unknown
Djenne

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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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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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"Passport" mask, Date Unknown

Dan

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standing dog with pointed ears, long pointed snout, long thin legs and tail; mouth slightly open — Dog, Date Unknown
Djenne

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c-shaped; twisted design; tapering, flattened ends with incised arc design; silver patina — Bracelet, Date Unknown
China

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silver button-like object with loop on back; relief design with two men, with standing man at back holding hair of seated man at front, who holds an open book with incised text; blossoms at top; incised blossoms and branch on back; unsigned — Manju netsuke depicting Chinese scholar, c. 1840s
Unknown

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original metal printing plate — Printing plate for Gasworks, 1916
Walter Gramatté

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metal blade, rolled at top to create "handle" — Grainer (?), from a Three-Piece Hide Tanning Set, Date Unknown
Ka'igwu (Kiowa) or Tsistsistas (Cheyenne)

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ring with four posts extending from it; "N", "S", "E" and "W" metal cutout letters at end of each post; brown and green patina; very small gilt traces on top of "W" — Weathervane directionals, 19th century
United States

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cylindrical form; gold metal; plate on front printed "BABY" — "Baby" still bank, 20th century
United States

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metal cylinder with holes down one side and numbers in dollar amounts from $1 to $5; screw on top releases bottom to remove coins; printing on one side — "Dime Tube" still bank, early to mid 20th century
B & R Manufacturing Co.

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oval shape with slots and counters for individual coins on each side, nickels & dimes, halves, currency& cents, quarters; bill hole in bottom; silver color; — "The Traveling Teller (registering)" still bank, c. 1904
Automatic Recording Safe Co.

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long skinny metal pipe, in deep rust color with gold striped inlay; pointed end/ mouthpiece with gold tip with fine etching — Metal fighting pipe (buyōkiseru), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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Cylindrical form with red at either end — Magazine rack, c. 1935
James Waring Carpenter; Manufacturer: McKay Company

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brown; bellows shape; gold medallion (heraldic shield) with woman's head; gold plaque below; coin slot in front; hanging loop on top — "Dinna Waste Your Wind, John" still bank, 1901
Scotland

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bellows shape; brown; gold medallion with head, crown, flora and fauna on front; gold plaque with label below; coin slot on front; top with removable hanger — "Jane's Wee Bellows" still bank, 1896
Scotland

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egg seated on a wall wearing a hat; copper color; coin slot in back of head; stopper missing — "Seated Humpty Dumpty" still bank, 20th century
United States

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dark brown; rectangular block above face containing metal floral nail in center surrounded by four smaller, plain metal nails; three similar plain nails on face; three rounded elements on each side of head--hair; horizontal stripes on face on either side of nose; vertical stripes carved over temples on forehead; protruding lips — Do mask, second quarter of 20th century
Ligbi

G242

folding design with hinge in center--can be unfolded into X shape or folded flat into paddle shape; saddle-like, when unfolded, with handle with ovoid-shaped serrated metal spatula at end; each side of seat carved with star-asterisk designs in regular geometric grid; medium patina — Coconut-grater stool, mid 20th century
Swahili

G254

rounded bottom section with tapering thin wedge base with D-shaped vertical metal ring and twisted wire loop; hole in bottom — Headrest, Date Unknown
Pokot

G254

wooden cross with ornate carvings on both sides; long stem with a square base; one side of square base has smaller squares carved within base with four leaf-like patterns in center, the other side differs with more ornate carvings as well as a diamond shape in center; bottom of cross extends beyond square base and geometric carvings in ornately scalloped base; top of stem has two 'arms' protruding below cross with geometric patterns carved into them; diamond shape with carvings just above arms; cross has concave limbs with protruding buds, all caved with ornate latticework and thin lines; diamond shape carved in center of cross with four small circles in each corner — Hand cross, 17th century
Ethiopia

G254

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

standing nude female figure, in dark wood; geometric linear pattern carved on torso, back and chest; small, nude child hanging on back of the figure — Maternity figure, first quarter 20th century
Dan

G250

lozenge-shaped box on raised foot; blue ground and interior; scrolling multi-colored flowers; central round medallion with pair of blue birds on a branch against a maroon ground — Cloisonné box with cover, 18th century
China

G214

top double-doored cabinet with 2 interior shelves, pin closure and 3 hanging pendant pulls rests on large cabinet; double-doored cabinet with 3 shelves, 2 drawers, pin closure and hanging pendant pulls rests on a stand with carved apron — Compound Wardrobe, one of a pair, early 18th century
China

G218

assembly of rifle butts, machine gun magazines, shell casings, a hammer, and other weaponry and utilitarian objects crating abstracted face; two shell casings within metal O-rings create eyes; offset cylinder mouth — Untitled (mask), 2017
Goncalo Mabunda

G369

Glass with metal inclusions; presented in wrought-iron mounts — Vase with metal mounts, c. 1930
Daum Frères; Designer: Mountmaker: Louis Majorelle

G379

6 wood pieces carved with foliage and birds held against a central wooden bar with a gold metal ring — Mold for Gourds, Date Unknown
China

G217

angular design--pair of angular handles; pointed shoulder; wide mouth; decorated with Asian-style designs of cranes, bamboo, fan shapes, the moon and flowers — Sugar bowl, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, c. 1875
William Fairbourne and Sons

G354

yellow and orange glass; red and yellow neon tubing — Sunburst, 1999
Dale Chihuly

G100

pair of pink glass pumps with medium height heels; nail protruding up from inner heel of each shoe — Cinderella Shoes, 1999
Silvia Levenson

G260

in the form of the chalice; removable inner round cover for paten, which fits underneath base of chalice; pink lining; brown leather exterior with gilt embossed scroll designs; silver hook closures — Case for Eucharistic chalice and paten, 1627
Germany

G350

hanging rack; wire structure with fourteen wood balls attached to projecting wires; wood balls painted various colors — Hang-It-All, c. 1955 (designed 1953)
Charles Eames; Designer: Ray Eames; Artist: Tigrett Enterprises

G378

dark brown face with very large bulging eyes with small pupils; protruding teeth; red lips; large protruding ears; vertical element at top center of head; blue and white crescents on cheeks; hair with zigzag edges — "Igbudu" mask, 1900-1950
Yoruba

G250

folding fan of ivory with cream colored ribbon near top of ribs; lacy openwork design of Chinese figures in landscape; figures at top of ribs; row of fish and dragon beneath figures; guards carved with figures and dragons — Folding Fan, early 19th century
China

G217

seated figure on a raised dais; figures depicted with raised arms, holding up the top part of the dais on right, left and back sides; seated figure holds disk shape in PR hand, and hollow staff in PL hand; figure wears necklace made out of shells; textured, mud-like substance coats surface throughout — Figure, mid 20th century
Igala (?)

G250

length of strung beads of various types--predominately black, blue, and pink with variously colored beaded tassel strands at ends--with ten brown nuts; silver pendant with Christian imagery on white beaded strand on one side — Opele oracle chain, mid 20th century
Yoruba

G254

functioning handled screw device with a blade at bottom, pointed toward a cloth-covered, padded area on horizontal board; portions painted red and white — Soft Machine II, 1963
Mark Brusse

G376

black ovoid base; green marbleized wedge shape on top; black stapler lever — "Aristocrat" stapling machine, 1937
Lester L. Wheeler; Designer: William H. Gref; Designer: Orto Heller; Manufacturer: E.H. Hotchkiss Company (stapling mechanism); Manufacturer: Plastic Turning Company (casing)

G379

four-sided carved wood lantern with glass panels; metal hardware at top for hanging — Lantern, 18th century
China

G216

house-shaped box decorated with fruit motif — "Pacific" from the Tzedakah Box series, 1998
Tony Berlant

G362

four-sided carved wood lantern with glass panels; metal hardware at top for hanging — Lantern, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G216

Multi strand black leather necklace with three tassels. Has a silver pyramidal shaped pendant with a flat back. Looks like a step pyramid with a diamond shape in center with engraving design around it. Silver ball on the center of the diamond shape. — Amulet (tcherot), 20th century
Tuareg

G254

Heliotrope glass with silvered metal mounts — Sherry krug, c. 1900
Koloman Moser; Retailer: E. Bakalowits & Son

G379

Round base with aqua colored glass — Table lamp, c. 1928
Attributed to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot; Manufacturer: Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik (a.k.a. WMF)

G378

lazy susan with removable central section; blonde finish; green felt on base — Lazy susan, 1947-c. 1955
Eva Zeisel; Manufacturer: Red Wing Potteries

G301

angular design--angular handle and top knob; pointed shoulder; flat top; two ivory rings on handle; decorated with Asian-style designs of cranes, bamboo, fan shapes, the moon and flowers — Teapot, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, c. 1875
William Fairbourne and Sons

G354

post with two figures; bottom maternity figure is kneeling and holding two sticks presented vertically and touching the base of the post; bottom figure supports a circular bowl shaped platform which supports a male equestrian figure with elaborate saddle and trappings; figure wears a conical shaped crown decorated with the faces of past rulers; metal mount — Ancestral Post, c. 1910
attributed to Adeshina

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cabinet with open gallery on top, carved with openwork clouds and lions along lower edges; pair of hinged doors below with 2 shelves and 3 drawers on interior — Display Cabinet, one of a pair, 18th-19th century
China

G218

tube with openwork design with applied grapes, candelabra, 2 tablets and plaque with liquid being poured from a pitcher into a basin, backed with copper; open crown at top; handle with twining applied vine — Megillah (scroll of Esther) with case, c. 1885–1890
Poland (probably)

G362

small wooden box with hinged lid; metal handle, hinges and closure; decorated with painted and low relief carved flag and eagle on top, cross on PR side, feather fan on PL side, rattle and drum on front and feather fan and pipe (?) on back; glass and metal pendant portrait of Jesus attached to lid; lined with blue velvet — Medicine Box, 20th century
United States

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Adjustable copper shade — Table lamp, 1928
Christian Dell; Manufacturer: Belmag

G379

Armchair, William Gray Purcell; Designer: George Grant Elmslie — Armchair, c. 1912-1913
William Gray Purcell; Designer: George Grant Elmslie

G300

Thin face with pointed beak-like open mouth; pointed tongue; upper and lower sections and ears covered with shells; PL side of eye region yellowish, PR side of eye region red; each ear has three pointed metal earrings and loose fibers; hair fragments at top — Mei Mask, c. 1920
Iatmul

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Sideboard, George Grant Elmslie; Manufacturer: John S. Bradstreet and Company — Sideboard, 1915
George Grant Elmslie; Manufacturer: John S. Bradstreet and Company

G300

Jug, dated 1580, earthenware with salt glaze, decorated with band on neck and armorial medallions on front and sides — Jug with lid, 1580
Netherlands

G325

figure with six heads, arms, and legs astride crouched bull on wood base; metal bands around wrists, some biceps, and most ankles; halo with flames attached at back; two hands of two arms together in praying position, other arms bent and flare outwards. Upper left arm holds long staff, lower one holds implement with "curly q"-shaped end. Upper right arm holds a trident. Lower right arm fingersshaped like it was holding something in hand. Three bottom heads have crystal inlay eyes. Three smaller heads on top considerably smaller. — Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power, second half 13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

Sari, fine dark green cotton material. Wide gold bands on either side and very heavy gold bands at each end. — Sari, 19th century
India

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wood body with diamond design with studs; top and butt have relief designs; zigzag, scrolls and other designs on mechanism — Flintlock Pistol, one of a pair, c. 1830
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wood body with diamond design with studs; top and butt have relief designs; stars incised on mechanism — Flintlock Pistol, one of a pair, c. 1830
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celluloid standing child holding a purse, wearing shorts and a shirt with a sailor collar and a red beret; coin slot in purse; metal circular covered hole at the back; — Standing child still bank, early-to-mid-20th century
Japan

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boxy building; 2 chimneys are coin slots; traces of green, red and yellow pigments — Building still bank, 20th century
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mask; roughly triangular boat-like form; pebbled surface with rust-colored surface accretions; protruding elements in rows on forehead; rounded, blue glass horns; rounded, handle-like, C-shaped fluted metal element at top center; vertical bundle of copper wires through center; dark blue and white glass piece at bottom; attached to cross-shaped metal hanger with adhesive and horizontal loops of wire across center — Face (Pilchuck 6), Date Unknown
Bertil Vallien

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many strands of small yellow beads attached at two opposite ends with large metal clasps; one dark blue bead — Necklace, Date Unknown
Mende

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seated woman wearing a thick scarf tied around her head, with the tail trailing down her back; woman also wears a wide collar or necklace; bare breasts; figure has one knee drawn up and the other leg down, with knee bent; one hand on each knee; green and brown patina — Seated Figure, Date Unknown
Djenne

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long; black metal; leather case with buckle closure included — Binoculars (field glasses), c. 1912
F. Davidson & Co.

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wood rectangular box with wood bands and metal studs; top opens; coin slot in top; keyhole in one side — Trunk still bank, 20th century
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brown/green mottled ceramic bunny; one ear up, one down; coin slot adjacent to down ear — Rabbit still bank, 20th century
Germany

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dark wood box on rectangular base; box is narrower at base than top which has a level area in center for coin slot — Money Box still bank, mid to late 19th century
United States (probably)

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flat base; straight sides; flat shoulder; slightly lifting mouth rim; brown and grey; metal ring on side of body; four felt feet on bottom — (Raku wall vase), 20th century
Setsuko

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loose purple tunic with long side vents with orange binding and red sleeves; right front diagonal opening--orange; neck and shoulders have woven tape trim--red and metal thread with insert of black satin; metal bead and yarn closure at neck — Woman's tunic, 20th century
Lisu

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wood tray with scalloped ends; metal holders for glasses and decanters: four circular decanter holders; two levels of glasses holders, eight on bottom level and eight on upper; upper level glasses rest on metal holder with star cut-outs in base handle at top to left tray — Tray, from a cordial set, c. 1870
England

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clear glass toy building block with letters A-D on 4 sides; coin slot on top and silver colored metal cover over bottom — Toy block still bank, 20th century
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black hand-woven cotton jacket with needlepoint and metal trim at neck; jacket has stand-up collar and side slits; cuffs and sides have white 3-1/4" embroidered panels; unlined — Jacket, Date Unknown
Miao

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red, yellow, green; open band design; dragon face; yellow nose; green brows; black and white eyes; blue ears; green whiskers; red background; pink and blue fringe; red tail with tassel; some embroidery; yellow metal on cheeks; paper lining — Child's Hat, Date Unknown
Miao

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cap with brim on back; predominately maroon and blue fabric with appliqués in floral designs with bees on crown; metal floriform elements, butterflies, bells and fish suspended by chains on back; eleven small metal Buddhas on front; chin strap — Hat, Date Unknown
Miao

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angular design--angular handle and spout; pointed shoulder; decorated with Asian-style designs of cranes, bamboo, fan shapes, the moon and flowers — Creamer, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, c. 1875
William Fairbourne and Sons

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center red strip with cross stitch alternating with raised metal flowers; bottom border has small metal ornaments on black applique; cotton ties — Sashes, from a two-piece set, Date Unknown
Miao

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black and dark red with silver inlay and embroidery; geometric design similar to 2004.67.253 but larger designs; 1/2" bottom fringe; ties 17.5" long — Apron, Date Unknown
Miao

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black and dark red with silver inlay and embroidery; geometric designs similar to 2004.67.252 but with smaller designs and no fringe; ties 17.5" -19" — Apron, Date Unknown
Miao

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metal gold colored seated Asian figure; PR leg drawn up with arm resting on it; large fish under PL arm; pack on his back; leaf design on chest; he is barefoot — Man with fish still bank, 20th century
Japan

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wood box of several woods, light and dark; light strips on corners and around base appear to be veneer; octagonal raised section in lid; coin slot in top below raised section — Money box still bank, 20th century
United States (probably)

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flask is long and thin with a cylindrical base; bottom of piece has metal band with line of dots around center; above band is main base of piece with ornate design in shape of circle at center and curved designs at top; another metal band separates the base from the neck of the flask and a smaller metal band separates the neck from three bands of ivory, followed by a thicker band of metal; the ivory stopper of the flask is carved into the likeness of a head; the head is oval with small eyes, sharp eyebrows, a wide nose, and a small mouth; on top of head is a small, round headdress — Flask, 18th century
Mende

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standing male figure with slightly bent knees; face is characterized by large, oval eyes with horizontal slits in the middle, a triangular nose, a crescent-shaped mouth, and a square beard; he wears an elaborate headdress that runs down the side of his face and connects with his beard; the figure's arms are bent and his hands rest on his protruding belly; feet blend into a round base and there is a carving for each toe; figure's genitals are visible; the piece is the dark brown hue of the wood from which it is carved and it has a sheen — Standing male figure, early 20th century
Songe

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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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cloth amulet with thin string as strap; blue square piece of cloth, with a small, metal figure in T center; strips of colorful cloth hangs downward from top edge — Amulet [from a shaman costume set], late 19th-early 20th century
Unknown

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highly stylized figure; central rounded columnar area with protrusion at center (penis or navel?); slightly wider bottom portion with vertical indentation indicating legs; wedge-shaped head with beaklike nose protrusion; ring around waist/top of legs; flat top and bottom; medium wood patina — Figure, 1935-1955
Zande

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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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headdress, with tan cloth cap and small brim; metal bells and other metal strips attached to banding; cloth cords and strips of cloth fabric hang at base — Headdress [from a shaman costume set], late 19th-early 20th century
Unknown

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Campaign pin, 1964

Liberia

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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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