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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

rectangular brown pouch; beaded overall with repeating diamond bands in red and white with blue and white horizontal center band and black beads on ground; blue and white beaded bands at top; beaded tassels at bottom of blue, black and white; strap beaded with black, red and white beads; received mounted with Plexi cover

Tobacco pouch, Date Unknown

Xhosa

G236

beaded crown; shells and small and large beads; three projections along top; front and sides beaded; center back of hat is plain except along edges; top section with knobs is an added three-dimensional section; lined; beads are red, white, black, yellow and olive

Hat, Date Unknown

Kuba

G236

backrest has vase-like central element with heart cutout at center; two scalloped elements at top corners of backrest; three rounded lobes at top of backrest; straight back legs with square cross-sections; front legs are turned with pad-like feet; turned spindles--spindle at front has three large knobs at center, top spindles on sides have even beadlike patterning; woven plant fiber seat in trapezoidal shape

East Windsor side chair, 1770-90

Attributed to Timothy Loomis III

G304

head-covering, helmet-type mask with very large eyes and beaklike nose; eyes are red, brown and yellow; small ears with feather earring in PL ear and feather topknot

Spirit Mask (baba), c. 1950

Abelam

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Shallow with foot; central star/flower design in pink, yellow, purple and green

Basket, 20th century

Beta Israel (Falasha)

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Bowl-shaped basket with red and brown design on tan ground; triangles in colored bands

Basket, Date Unknown

Lozi

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Shallow with foot; central star/flower design and pyramid design on foot in pink, yellow and green dyed fibers

Basket, 20th century

Beta Israel (Falasha)

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Oval-shaped basket with domed, slightly pointed cover; decorated with knots of fiber in an overall triangle and diamond pattern in dark, light and medium shades

Covered Basket, 20th century

Kuba

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Shallow with foot; central radiating star design and pyramid design on foot in pink, green and purple dyed fibers

Basket, 20th century

Beta Israel (Falasha)

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Small mat with geometric design in dark brown, light brown and light tan fibers; pair of diamonds with smaller diamond inside each at center; paired triangles above and below diamonds

Clan Emblem, Date Unknown

Mbole

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Small mat with geometric design at center in dark and light brown fibers flanked by bands of light tan

Clan Emblem, Date Unknown

Mbole

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small rectangular mat; brown border with tan undulating lines; top of mat tan with curved purple zigzag pattern

Mat, 20th century

Tutsi

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small round mat; tan ground with one radiating zigzag in brown; edged in brown

Mat, 20th century

Tutsi

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woven with dark and light fibers in gingham-like design; zigzag pattern on back

Ceremonial Mat, 20th century

Republic of Kiribati

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woven, plain; turned-back "hems" at long sides

Ceremonial Mat, 20th century

Republic of Kiribati

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woven with dark and light fibers in subtle checkered design

Ceremonial Mat, 20th century

Republic of Kiribati

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woven, plain; central "seam" where weaving changes direction to opposite diagonal

Ceremonial Mat, 20th century

Republic of Kiribati

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woven with dark and light fibers in gingham-like design

Ceremonial Mat, 20th century

Republic of Kiribati

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natural tan hat with long tan tasseled fringe around brim; two black stripes circle cap; round in shape

Hat, 1940

Kuba

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undecorated dark orange panel

Bark cloth panel, Date Unknown

Ga'anda

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Small mat with geometric design in center flanked by 2 bands of light fibers; design consists of 2 pairs of diamonds with central crosses connected by bars in dark fibers

Clan Emblem, Date Unknown

Mbole

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round, bulbous basket; body of basket is globular; small flat coil at base; body of basket is unevenly shaped and sits at slight angle; neck tapers inward and then flares until lip is nearly the width of the body; neck of basket is decorated with braided cord circling base of neck and braided rim; wrapped cords are attached across each other between neck and lip in zig-zag pattern that forms diamonds and triangles; interior and exterior have matte dark brown-black coating/patina

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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basket and removable lid; brown; circular basket with flat base; walls flare slightly near base and rise vertically; four dark brown woven zig-zag bands in diagonal pattern around basket; opening of basket is finished with braid weave; basket walls angled slightly to one side; lid of basket is funnel-shaped with wide opening tapering toward top to end in a point; opening of lid is finished with spiral wrapping

Lidded basket, 20th century

Tutsi

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basket with removable lid; oval bottom with wider top opening; three ties of woven triangles, two columns on each long end and one column on each short end; rings of color--light brown and purple visible on inside, faded to dark brown on exterior; oblong lid with shallow oval knob; woven triangles around lip and on top of knob; lid and basket have same coloring

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kuba

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dark brown; square basket weave at base; square herringbone weave along body; square base and lower walls tapering to smaller circular neck, with flared circular opening; top of neck is circled by band attached with vertical fibers, with two thinner bands wrapped underneath; interior opening is circled by one thin band; rim is formed by spiraling wrapped fibers

Bottle shaped basket, 20th century

Kuba

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basket and removable lid; medium brown with glossy exterior finish; circular basket and lid; basket is vase-like shape with body flaring upwards from narrower base to a wider shoulder, with narrower neck; neck and opening of basket roughly the same width as base; lid is circular with raised circular knob; body of basket has two bands of woven downward triangles; each band has pattern of six single triangles around sides and pairs of triangles on opposing sides; triangle fibers are slightly darker brown on exterior and brown-purple on interior; two handles on opposing sides, each formed by two oval loops of fibers woven into basket above shoulder

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kuba

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circular basket; flat base with cylindrical walls; vertical stripes of diagonally wrapped fibers; at top stripes connect with triangles of wrapped fibers around opening; triangles' long sides face in alternating directions; two triangles handles formed by wrapped and twisted cords on opposite sides of basket; handle cords woven down into walls of basket and then out of walls on exterior to form long fringe; third bundle of fringe fibers attached between handle fiber bundles; fringe is strands of two-strand twists ended with knots; single two-strand twisted cord tied to handles to form long hanging/carrying (?) cord; rim of basket has two sticks woven onto basket walls; dark brown coating/patina throughout

Fringed basket, 20th century

Bamenda

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two round bulb-shaped basket rattles; dark brown patina throughout; tops of each basket woven into thick woven handle; handle curves so baskets are side-by-side; bottoms of baskets tied to stay together with red-brown wrapped cord; baskets are bulb-shaped with flat bottoms and walls that taper upwards at angle in opposing directions; baskets are filled with material that rattles when moved

Double basket rattle, 20th century

Bamileke

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globular body with small flat spiral base; tapers in at neck and flares to wide opening; shallow inner rim; rim is finished with braided weaving; braided cord circles at bottom of neck; three wrapped cords bound together are woven into cord at neck and into rim; cords zig-zag between cord and rim to form triangle pattern; dark brown patina throughout exterior; dark brown-black coating along most of interior; basket rests partially on lower walls to sit at slight angle

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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basket and removable lid; herringbone weave; basket has square base; walls taper into circular body and then flare to connect to opening band; opening band is wider than base of basket; basket rim formed by vertically wrapped bands; two thin bands wrap around where opening band and basket body connect; exterior has some brown-black coating, mostly glossy red-brown; interior is brown; lid is slightly smaller version of basket, except opening band has two wrapped cords circling where band and body of basket meet; lid is slightly lighter in color; lid has one band wrapped inside interior opening

Lidded basket, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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conical basket with square base and oval opening; woven square base; body formed by vertical fibers, with four horizontal bands of seven thin two-strand twists woven into vertical fibers; top of basket has thin woven chevron band and band of basket weave; vertically wrapped opening; braided cords attached around roughly one-half of basket circumference near opening; two sticks from base to opening on interior of basket; two handles of braided cords attached to basket where sticks are, at first and fourth woven bands; vertical fibers have slight twist around body of basket; dark brown patina/coating throughout

Carrying basket, 20th century

Kuba

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light brown; small circular base with shallow extended rim, so bottom of basket sits slighty above ringed base; spiral coil base; walls of basket are slightly rounded funnel shape flaring toward top

Storage basket, 20th century

Tutsi

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circular basket and removable lid; dark brown glossy exterior and dark brown demi-matte interior; wider spiral base with narrower neck beginning about halfway up body of basket; opening and neck are same width; lid of basket is spiral woven top with slightly flaring walls down toward opening

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kongo

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long thin oval base; base is plant material tied with thin fibers to basket in four places through holes in base; vertically wrapped cord around bottom of basket walls; walls have horizontal diamond pattern in weaving; basket walls taper to narrow top; top of basket decorated with braid pattern down center; long thin hoop handle formed from one piece of curved plant material, woven into short sides of basket; basket and handle have brown coating/patina; base is slightly concave and covered in dark brown patina

Basket rattle, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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globular basket, with narrow cylindrical neck; opening finished with braided weave; basket sits in woven harness: basket rests on herringbone weave cylindrical base; six wrapped cords connect to base and to horizontally wrapped cord that sits at top of basket body; long two-strand twist cord loops inside harness as handle/hanging cord (?); three vertical harness cords have thin fiber twisting around from base to top; dark brown-reddish coating applied to exterior

Storage basket, 20th century

Kongo

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footed basket and removable lid where body of basket stands on woven leg and base--chalice shape; base is formed of circle and upright cylinder, woven into bottom of basket; opening of basket is also circular and slightly smaller than bottom; lid is circular with an oval knob; exterior is fairly uniformly dark brown while interior of basket and lid have alternating bands of golden brown and dark purple-brown

Footed and lidded basket, early 20th century

Kongo

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Vase-shaped basket with flared rim; coiled. Design consists of vertical rows of triangles split by solid bars which originate from central devil's claw. Possibly represents arrow-points. Design is in black against natural, with black rim.

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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apple shaped form with knob handle; flat cover with defined vertical rim; light brown; ring foot; three openwork bands on body

%C2%A9 Rena Point Bolton

Basket with cover, 20th century

Rena Point Bolton

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light brown; circular form with stepped lid; knob handle; dark brown designs around knob with five triangles forming broken-apart star, two additional triangles and three areas of brown radiating lines; woven V-shapes on outer edges; woven radiating star design on underside

Basket with cover, Date Unknown

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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woven cup form in tan and black fibers with stepped zig-zag design

"Wineglass" coiled jar, Date Unknown

United States

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black and tan woven dish with black flower in center; four ladder designs and 3 figures with red tunics

Tray with central daisy and figures, Date Unknown

United States

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basket and lid with swastika bird and canoe motifs in light and dark brown; sun symbol on center of lid

Small lidded basket with swastika, Date Unknown

United States

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squat, cylindrical basket; primary fibers tan with brownish/red bands in 2 alternating sections near foot and lip; central tan band has 2 ducks, 1 fish and 2 crown motifs

Northcoast basket with ducks and whale, Date Unknown

United States

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flat bottom; rounded sides flaring steeply outward to wide flat shoulder; short neck; wide mouth; medium brown with band of dark brown zigzags on neck and three bands of repeating dark brown diamonds on body

Basket, c. 1900-1920

Yokuts

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slightly ovoid; bowl shaped with flat bottom; light brown with dark brown pairs of male and female dancers, with men wearing tailcoats and women wearing long gowns; repeating short zigzags on bottom

Basket, c. 1910-1930

possibly Tulare

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rounded sides with flat bottom with rounded bottom edge; inverted rim; light brown with medium and dark brown geometric designs of X's and diamonds of various sizes

Dejikup basket, c. 1900

Washoe

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bowl-shaped basket with flat bottom and slightly outward-flaring, rather tall sides; light brown with dark brown quadrupeds, headless figure and hands

Basket, Date Unknown

Washoe

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jar-shaped basket; flat bottom; sides flare outwards and inwards forming slight shoulder; short wide neck; outward-flaring rim; medium brown with dark brown decoration of figures alternating with turtles on body; wave-like wedges on mouth and shoulder

Basket, Date Unknown

Indé (Apache)

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flat bottom; slightly outward-flaring sides with slight inward flair near top; light brown with dark brown X shapes separating + shapes, standing figures and quadrupeds; star on underside

Basket, Date Unknown

Indé (Apache)

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coiled basket in jar form with flat foot; slightly outward-flaring sides, tapering in to subtle shoulder; wide outward-flaring mouth rim on wide, very short neck; light brown with vertical dark brown designs of pairs vertically-placed triangles and ladder-like designs with rectangles and arrowheads

Basket, c. 1910

Indé (Apache)

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flat wide base; outward flaring rounded sides; pointed flat shoulder; wide, short neck with wide mouth rim; light brown with dark brown horizontal and vertical rows of triangles; four-pointed star or flower shape on bottom

Basket, c. 1900

Yokuts

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flat base; cup shaped with outward flaring sides; light brown with four rows of dark brown text--partially illegible--with some text referring to "JOHN 10.1-18." and "JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD"

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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flat bottom; rounded sides flaring slightly outward to pointed narrow shoulder; short neck with wide outward-flaring mouth rim; light brown with three dark brown bands on body with light brown diamonds with medium brown centers; stepped checkerboard designs in dark brown at neck and rim

Basket, c. 1900

Yokuts

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rounded form, with rounded bottom and inward-flaring rim; predominately medium brown and light brown, with vertical rows of diamonds on body; light brown band with dark brown vertical lines in repeating groups of three near bottom

Basket, Date Unknown

Natinixwe (Hupa)

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concave bottom; slightly outward-flaring sides; medium brown; woven light brown geometric pattern of closely-spaced vertical stepped lines

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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concave bottom; rounded bowl shape with rather straight sides; medium brown woven with light brown wide band on body with medium brown stepped design with light brown diagonal lines and dark brown outlining and central band

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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flat bottom with rounded edges; straight sides; light brown with dark brown stepped and checkerboard geometric designs

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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rounded form with rounded bottom; medium brown with wide woven light brown band on body with three identical geometric forms made of dark brown triangles and dark and medium brown striped central square

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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small coiled basket; wide, flat bottom with inward-flaring sides; wide mouth; light tan with golden brown geometric patterning

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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concave underside; rounded form; medium brown with wide woven light brown band on body decorated with bold repeating geometric band with triangle motifs in dark brown; narrow bands with thin dark brown diagonal lines at top and bottom

Hat, c. 1910-1940

Natinixwe (Hupa)

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small coiled basket; bowl-like shape; radiating star or flower-like shape, with two "petals" and two triangles; dark brown and light tan

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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slightly concave bottom; bowl-shaped with outward-flaring sides; light brown with five vertical sections delineated with dark brown lines; each section contains a dark brown vertical zigzag; dark brown circle at bottom center

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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inverted teardrop-shaped with short necked opening; two plant fiber twine loops with another plant fiber twine length tied between them forming a handle; subtle two-toned stripe design in light brown and greyish-brown colors; medium brown overall

Water Jar, c. 1910-1950

Paiute

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bowl shaped with flat base and outward flaring sides; pair of handles at rim; light brown with dark brown outer stripe on handles and dark brown quadrupeds (alpacas?)

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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flat bottom; very slightly outward-flaring sides; light brown with dark brown diamond/check design with small brown square inside each diamond; brown circle on bottom with ring of brown squares

Basket, before 1922

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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flat bottom; outward-flaring sides to pointed steep shoulder; short wide neck with outward-flaring mouth opening; medium brown with dark brown diagonally stepped squares; brown ring around bottom edge and brown circle at bottom center

Basket, c. 1911

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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ovoid, canoe-shaped coiled basket with flat bottom; rounded sides; light brown with dark brown vertical rows of diamonds on side and three inverted T shapes at each end

Canoe-shaped basket, Date Unknown

Pomo

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slightly concave bottom; nearly straight sides; fine weaving; exterior decorated with central band of squared-off scrolls in orange and brown flanked by geometric bands of orange and yellow; two grey bands at interior

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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concave bottom; bowl shaped, with slightly outward-flaring sides; two bands of dark brown geometric forms (rectangle and arrowhead motifs) on light brown; dark brown rings on underside

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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oblong shape; flat ovoid bottom; light tan body with V-shaped dark brown repeating elements and row of dark brown dogs at top edge

Berry basket, 1910-1920

Skokomish Twana

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light tan bowl; band of dark brown with medium brown diamonds bordered in light tan; some dark brown loops at top edge

Basket, 1900-1915

Tübatulabal

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cylinder-shaped; flat bottom; twisted and braided; tan

Basket, Date Unknown

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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rounded bowl with loops of splint forming eight feet; tan, brown and red -orange splint; looped red top edge

Bowl, Date Unknown

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)

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Nearly flat basket with raised element in center; geometric circle design at center in brown, yellow, white, green and blue dyed fibers

Basket, c. 1950

Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi)

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Klikitat fully imbricated basket; checkerboard patterning in yellow, red, brown and cream.

Basket, 20th century

Qwulhhwaipum (Klikitat)

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Black six-pointed star in center with central design of outlined nine-pointed star

Basket, 19th-20th century

Indé (Apache)

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design of three meandering lines

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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white serpentine design on dark brown

Basket, 19th-20th century

Klamath

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flat bottom with star design

Basket, c. 1900-1930

Chemehuevi

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5 lines composed of connected triangles , letters O, M, N, H, & E

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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5 whirling arms radiating from center

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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double outline 5 pointed star, negative diamonds within each point

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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3 radiating lines from center, like cornstalk

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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3 pointed star design with 6 dogs

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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double outline star pattern with five crosses

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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squash blossom design

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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center 10 point concentric star and rim border of vegetable fiber; 20 stepped lines

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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coiled basket, FAN-SHAPED AND STAR DESIGNS

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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NEGATIVE GEOMETRIC PATTERN WITH INITIALS AND DATE, 'IBK' AND '1919'

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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human and animal designs with center whirling motif

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Basket, 19th-20th century

Kawaik (Laguna Pueblo)

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Olla form with geometric design

Basket, c. 1900

Indé (Apache)

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oval basket; woven grass fibers

Oval Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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basket, straw, previously attributed to Pima; design is desert poppy in shades of purple; large shallow basket; coiled

Basket, early 20th century

Diné (Navajo)

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miniature tray-like basket; coiled; design is four coyote tracks; colors are natural and black

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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Deep round miniature basket; coiled. Design consists of a band of female figures in black and light blue.

Miniature Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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Small olla shaped basket with cover; coiled. Design consists of five vertical bands of checkerwork. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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Vase-shaped basket with flare rim; coiled. Design consists of modified fret pattern in successive rows. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Shallow rectangular basket; coiled. Design consists of vertical panels of checkerwork around sides. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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Shallow round basket with cover; finely coiled. Design conisists of whirlwind pattern on sides and cover. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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Shallow boat-shaped basket; coiled. Design consists of a band of coyote tracks around the rim. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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Round coiled plaque. Design consists of central devil's claw from which emanates black geometrically-shaped bands to the rim. Colors are natural and black.

Round Coiled Plaque, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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Round basket with flared sides; coiled. Design consists of whirlwind pattern with coyote tracks on bottom. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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Small round basket with flared sides; coiled. Design consists of coyote tracks in panels around the sides. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Basket, straw, American Indian (Pima), XXc NO SPECIFIC PHOTO AND DIMS. ON CAT. CARD (GROUP INFORMATION) Deep round basket; coiled. Design consists of a double row of brown triangles, possibly representing feathers. Colors are natural and brown.

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Basket, straw, American Indian (Pima), XXc NO SPECIFIC PHOTO AND DIMS. ON CAT. CARD (GROUP INFORMATION) Basket with pinched handle and double mouth; fine coilwork. Design consists of stepped radial rectangles, possibly a modified whirlwind pattern. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Vase-shaped basket with flared rim; coiled. Design consists of central devil's claw disk in black with crenellated concentric circles in natural and black, interrupted by diamonds at the neck. Has a black, plaited rim.

Basket, 20th century

probably Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature round flat plaque; coiled. Design consists of maze pattern with figure at entrance (House of Suihii Ki--see 42.18.72). Colors are natural and black.

Basketry Plaque, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature flat plaque; coiled. Design consists of a central devil's claw from which emanates a maze pattern, at the entrance of which stands a human figure. This pattern is called the House of Shuihii Ki, a legendary figure, who supposedly lives in the mountains where no one can find him. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature round basket with flared sides and plaited border; coiled. Design consists of a checkered pattern broken by three solid vertical bars. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature round basket; coiled. Design consists of rows of horizontal stripes broken by three vertical bands. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature vertical-walled, deep basket; coiled. Design consists of horizontal bands broken by diagonal bands that form triangles. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature olla basket; coiled. Design consists of four blue figures which resemble cactii. Colors are natural, blue, brown, and black.

Miniature Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature round basket with cover; coiled. Design consists of stepped triangles in a radial pattern. Cover has a four-petal squash-blossom pattern. Colors are natural, red, and black.

Miniature Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature olla basket with cover; coiled. Design consists of stepped rectangles in red and black. Colors are natural, red and black.

Miniature Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature olla basket with cover; coiled. Design is a row of diamonds running horizontally around the sides. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature basket, round with narrow mouth; coiled. Design consists of three rows of petal motif around sides. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature basket, olla shape; coiled. Design consists of swastikas connected with fretwork. Colors are natural and black

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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shallow tray; finely coiled, with plaited border; design consists of a central devil's claw from which emanate four squash blossom petals that enlarge concentrically to the rim; colors are natural and black

Basket, early 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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small, saucer-like basket; coiled; design consists of central devil's claw from which emanate three squash blossom petals that enlarge concentrically to the rim of the basket; colors are natural and black

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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miniature basket with flaring sides; finely coiled; design consists of a series of ladder-like vertical segments around the sides; colors are natural and black

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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miniature basket, shallow with sloping sides; finely coiled; design consists of alternating reversed T-bars in a continuous pattern around the sides, in natural and black (possibly a variation of a squash-blossom design.)

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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circular basket with bulbous base shape; opening and exterior of basket connected with band of wrapped and braided cords, woven across each other to form alternating diamond and triangle pattern; upper lip of basket opening formed with braided edge; exterior of basket is dark brown with some golden brown along the horizontal weaving; interior is mottled dark and golden browns with irregularly applied brown accretion/coating

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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standing unisex figure, head adorned with tall, rounded headdress; face is simple with flat, white porcelain eyes, a small carved nose, and a mouth somewhat obscured by round, fabric pouch under chin, which ties at back of neck; figure's abdomen is covered by protruding cylinder with mirrored-front; figure's legs and feet are carved directly into a circular base; overall color of piece is the brown of clay in which it is encrusted; however, there is some red in the fabric piece tied at neck

Power figure, early 20th century

Sundi

G250

central beaded section with predominately blue and white beads, accented with red, in the form of two braid-like loops, stripes of beadwork on the loops and alternating short rows of blue and white beads on either side of loops; long sections on either end of rows of cowrie shells edges with larger blue and white beads; large blue bead at each end; tan cloth backing

Belt, Date Unknown

Kuba

G236

tapering from wide base; face with protruding eyes, open mouth, protruding forehead; very large fox-like high ears; looping "handle" on back of head; separate snake head may have originally protruded from mouth; pink with black linear designs

Mask, 20th century

Sulka

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many tiny braided strands of dark brown hair in two large clusters; central large hook-shaped ivory pendant; each hair cluster bound near top/back with cording; braided tan cording neck ties

Necklace (lei niho palaoa), c. 1800-1850

Kānaka Maoli

G256

horse on doughnut-shaped base supporting bullet-shaped drum on its back; horse has carved details of bridle, saddle, and neck ornament; drum has organic curvilinear decorations; heightened in red, white and green pigments; large pegs hold drum head onto drum body; each portion of drum head below pegs are wrapped in plant fibers

Drum, early 20th century

Baga

G254

pointed face with flat yellow sides and large open white eyes; loop at nose, small mouth opening; short, rounded headdress of solid black, one zigzag row and outer dark band

Yam Mask, c. 1975

Abelam

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Tan cloth with subtile woven zigzag and diamond design; long fringe on 2 sides, with short fringe on one short side and knotted fringe opposite

Currency cloth, 19th century

Mbuun

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natural colored fish net knotting bag; pair of cords threaded through wicker rings around top of bag and woven through bottom of bag, leaving two cords on each side for handles

Backpack, 20th century

Taiwan

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Tan cloth decorated with diamonds and rectangles in light and dark brown; ravelling edges create fringe

Currency cloth, 19th century

Ambundu

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small fan formed with feathers with quills attached to braided fiber strands tied together; blue feathers with cut feather fragments in orange, white, brown, yellow and blue forming geometric patterns below yellow tips; mounted inside plexi case

Fan, c. 1000

Peru

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Basket with straight sides; cone-shaped lid; red dyed leather on bottom, at rim of basket and cover and ties; pyramid decorations in purple, red and green dyed fibers

Lunch Basket, 20th century

Beta Israel (Falasha)

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pointed face with bulging white eyes; ovoid headdress with radiating design of alternating linear zigzags and solid color bands or rust red and yellow; wooden pick behind supports face

Yam Mask, c. 1975

Abelam

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pointed nose; brown band with white zigzag row below at top; face painted white, orange and yellow with orange eyes; loop at chin

Yam Mask, c. 1975

Abelam

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Shallow oval basket with handles in wrapped twined and plain weave. Only design consists of three black raised bands and a black rim. Colors are brown and black.

Basket, 20th century

Indonesia

Not on View
long, thin face with pointed chin; open mouth with slightly pursed lips and visible teeth; large eyes with light pink pigment above and salmon pigment below

Mask, 20th century

Kanyok

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stylized human face with protruding features; movable jaw; 4 upper teeth

Mask, Date Unknown

Dan

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paper-like plant fiber cloth of light tan with brown flecks; painted design with border containing light brown striped and dark brown leaves; center has irregular grid with geometric leaf design in browns

Bark Cloth Panel, Date Unknown

Samoa

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tan and brown, with geometric diamond motif design

Panel, Date Unknown

Kuba

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flattened nose; dropping eyelids; open dentated mouth; raised scarification lines on forehead and cheeks

Mask, late 19th-early 20th century

Pende

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very long, curved-under nose; large upward-slanting black eyes with perforated holes; smiling white mouth with small opening; small "knobs" represent beard; white bird on forehead; high-set ears with two piercings each; red patina on face; brown at top of head; ovoid shape overall

Mask, 1920s-1930s

Papua New Guinea

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tan and black panel decorated with geometric pattern; hemmed along edges; geometric pattern is slightly raised

Panel, 1st half of 20th century

Shoowa Kuba

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two small light tan panels sewn together; panels decorated with brown stitched geometric patterns; bordered on three sides with brown pile fabric with tan triangles, rust colored band and thick curling plant fiber trim

Panel, 20th century

Kuba

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beaded crown with three bosses and two horn-like projections; red, white, blue, turquoise and yellow beads; geometric designs include triangles, diamonds and circles

Hat, Date Unknown

Democratic Republic of Congo

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medium tan ground; two rectangular areas of design--one with central band of repeating diamonds with dark brown and light tan grids through center and similar bands with repeating triangles with smaller triangles inside flanking diamond band; second larger design area has diamonds with various designs--broken into triangles filled with grids, divided into smaller geometric shapes--in dark brown, two shades of medium brown and tan; received framed, unglazed

Panel, mid 20th century

Kuba

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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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irregular orange rectangular panel with brown linear designs in irregular stripes with lines and dots; received sewn to a piece of Ethafoam

Bark cloth panel, Date Unknown

Mbuti

Not on View
three sections--two with dark brown ground flanked central section with medium brown ground; outer sections have light brown geometric shaped appliqués in random patterns; central section has geometric appliqués in dark, medium and light brown with primarily rectangular motifs; received mounted

Appliqué panel, Date Unknown

Kuba

Not on View
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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light tan ground; patchwork-like panel with sections with various geometric designs in dark, medium and light browns--primarily diamonds and zigzags; may be a pile panel with severe losses to raised pile; received mounted

Panel, mid 20th century

Kuba

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irregularly-shaped panel; cream-colored ground with dark brown and black designs of lines, stars and comb-shaped elements; received framed

Bark cloth panel, second half of 20th century

Mbuti

Not on View
unfinished panel; medium tan ground with light tan and dark brown pile fibers and flat stitching; geometric patterns with grids inside rectangles, bordered by linear bands; received framed, unglazed

Panel, mid 20th century

Kuba

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light tan ground stitched with dark brown overall with a few appliqué pieces; linear and circular geometric elements overall; received mounted

Panel, mid 20th century

Kuba

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12 light brown panels of various sizes sewn into a long panel; panels decorated with dark brown stitching in various geometric patterns; some appliques of geometric shapes in same colors and fabrics

Panel, 20th century

Kuba

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red and yellow fibers woven around circular band; six brush-like red-orange elements; two tassel-like ornaments, front and back-one with orange hairs and one with orange and black hairs

Woman's head band, c. 1970s

Sema Naga

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red and yellow fibers woven around circular band; six brush-like red-orange elements; two tassel-like ornaments with red-orange and black hair, front and back; one large "tassel" has longer black hairs

Woman's head band, c. 1970s

Sema Naga

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red and yellow fibers woven around circular band; six brush-like red elements; two tassel-like ornaments-one slightly larger than the other-front and back- with red and black hair

Woman's head band, c. 1970s

Sema Naga

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paddle form with tapered handle with large end element; geometric carving on paddle with traces of white pigment in recesses; red pigment traces on handle

Ceremonial Club, 19th-20th century

Massim

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black cotton shoe body with blue side linings; upturned toe; satin stitch embroidery on front and sides in floral design in pinks, yellow, green, orange, red; reinforced sole (plant fiber and fabric) with heavy cord stitching throughout

Pair of Shoes, Date Unknown

Miao

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off-set hexagonal top and bottom, with triangle facets on sides; slightly domed cover; multicolored geometric designs on cream ground with green trim; rattan handle

(Handled bucket with cover), Date Unknown

Unknown Japanese

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spherical vessel with outward flaring lip; holes punctured throughout; 2 heart-shaped faces with pursed lips carved into opposite sides

Smoking Pot, 19th-20th century

Papua New Guinea

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ovoid face with pointed chin; sloping forehead; coffee bean eyes; long, pointed nose; ovoid mouth; white pigment overall

Bwami Society Mask, 19th-20th century

Lega

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brimmed straw hat with conical top; clusters of red, green, and yellow ribbons hang over brim and from top; red and yellow silk tassel on top. Textile - Non-Woven

Hat, Date Unknown

Maya

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one of a pair of dance headpieces adorned with a small wooden figure of an antelope; figure rests on top of woven basket; antelope has long snout with an open mouth and slightly protruding tongue; its eyes are almond shaped and positioned on the upper side of either side of the head; its ears are oval and situated on either side of the head, each with a red loop tied through it like an earring; the animal's head and back are decorated with carvings; long antlers are carved in spiral patterns and protrude out away from the figure; a long, thick neck connects to the round but lithe body of the antelope; the animals rests back on its haunches and has a rope tied around its neck; a metal band is also present at the animal's neck; the figure sits on a woven mound that resembles an upside down basket; the entire body of the antelope is the dark brown of the wood from which it is carved

Dance headpiece, 20th century

Bamana

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ovoid container with cover; medium brown coiled plant fibers with ovoid wooden disc on bottom and ovoid wooden element on cover, carved with a three-dimensional baby crocodile (?)

Basket with cover, Date Unknown

Indonesia

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figure has a carved, hollow cylinder at the top of the head; behind the cup shape is a piece of cord with a thin circle of wood at the end, which forms a cover for the cylinder; figure's head is rounded, with prominent eyes; nose is small; lips are pursed into a point; ears are carved at the side of the head; neck is long and thin; figure is seated, with the arms bent at the elbows, with the hands resting on the face; back is hunched; knees are bent into a seated position; piece is anchored by the large feet which are connected at the heel; feet have notched carvings for toes; honey-colored

Mortar, 20th century

Lulua

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one of a pair of dance headpieces adorned with a small wooden figure of an antelope; figure rests on top of woven basket; antelope has long snout with an open mouth and slightly protruding tongue; its eyes are round and placed on the front of the head and its ears are oval and situated on either side of the head; the animal's head and back are decorated with carvings; long antlers are carved in spiral patterns and protrude out away from the figure; a long, thick neck connects to the round but lithe body of the antelope; the animals rests back on its haunches and has a rope tied around its neck; a metal band is also present at the animal's neck; the figure sits on a woven mound that resembles an upside down basket; the entire body of the antelope is the dark brown of the wood from which it is carved

Dance headpiece, 20th century

Bamana

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rectangular panel; very light brown with grey overall freeform dots

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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conical shape with rounded top; thick, heavy; exterior of beige crocheted cotton in primarily vertical ribs; bottom edge of cotton cloth (faded blue); interior of thick woven plant fibers

Hat, Date Unknown

Kirdi

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bowl with rounded bottom made from a gourd; orange interior, tan exterior; exterior decorated with incised half-circles, diamonds, triangles, and flower motifs

Bowl, mid 20th century

Fulani?

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rectangular panel; medium brown with black designs; three sections--two with only splatters and drips, one with splatters and drips along with larger black dots

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; yellowish brown with grey designs; plain bands and bands of alternating solid grey and stripes

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with black and brown designs; slightly sloping bands of brown or black with uncolored areas at center; three black bands have twist at center

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; cream colored; black designs; one side has large radiating diamonds with short parallel lines surrounding them; other side has bar of bowtie shapes with parallel lines inside and bar with curving groups of parallel lines

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with black linear designs; various motifs with groups of three parallel lines as background, in regular band, and as part of freeform stepped design; one quadrant has black predominately triangular forms

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; folded in quarters widthwise; medium brown; decorated with freely drawn striped bands, star, circles surrounded by dots, groups of four parallel lines, and roughly triangular brown forms at edges

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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nearly square panel; medium brown with black designs in four quadrants; two quadrants have similar motifs with rectangular grinds surrounded by freeform triangles with parallel lines, stars, and dark bow tie shapes; one quadrant has similar grids place irregularly along two side and arcs made of pairs of curving line in one corner; one quadrant has dark zigzags and triangles with parallel lines

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with black designs; lengthwise bands of rectangles with parallel lines alternating with conjoined bowtie shapes; these bands alternate with bars with scrolls on ends, decorative scroll motifs, bands with diagonal lines at ends, and scrolls with hook forms

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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round bulb-like basket; dark brown concave base formed of plant material; vertical fibers/spokes of basket poke through base material around edge; basket is light brown horizontal weave; horizontal fibers are formed of two strands twisted around each other; two bands of darker brown around body of basket; walls taper toward top into long narrow point; top of point is wrapped in strip of purple and brown dyed fabric, with one end of the fabric strip loose; basket is filled with material that rattles when moved

Basket rattle, 20th century

Bamenda

Not on View
rectangular panel; medium brown with black designs; parallel curving lines, stars, groups of short parallel lines

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; golden brown with black designs; hard fold widthwise separating two different design motifs; one area has three concentric circles with radiating triangles, with stars and bowtie shapes; other area has striped triangles and rectangles with lines connecting some forms

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; cream colored with black designs; lines with arcs between them; dots in curvilinear lines and bordering some solid lines; tight fibers

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
circular basket and removable lid; lower half of basket and top half of lid are brown herringbone weave; upper half of basket and lower half of lid are flat strips of dark brown bark with carved designs; band on basket is larger, with strip of bark attached on inside for lid to fit onto; designs are rectangles filled with lines, half-circles, diamonds; lid is inverted and slightly shorter version of basket

Corn or millet storage basket, late 19th century

Zanaki

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domed hat made from a portion of a gourd; brown patina; part of stem at top center; lining of basket woven plant fibers; neck cord of white and red braided cotton threads

Hat, Date Unknown

West Africa

Not on View
rectangular panel; golden brown with dark brown designs; thin lines with parallel curving lines at center; two rounded forms on long sides with stripes of parallel lines; triangular broom-like forms in corners

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; yellowish brown; grey designs; freeform curving lines, with two terminating with star or flower shapes; some parallel lines in pairs and one group of three

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; medium brown; decorated with dark brown designs in four stripes--football shapes--some with dark band around edges and dark centers--stripes, and striped zigzag

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
long thin oval body of rattle; silver colored metal base bound through pierced holes to basket; body of rattle: spirally-wrapped cord around bottom; basket weave and braided fibers running horizontally; vertical fibers with spaces between them towards top; top is decorated with braid and straight fibers running length; small oval red and black beads visible inside basket; long hoop handle formed by single piece of curved plant material; dark brown patina on plant fibers

Hoop handled rattle, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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rectangular panel; golden brown with black designs; row of concentric circles with radiating lines at center between short ends; circles are surrounded by straight and arcing parallel lines in various configurations and stars

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; dark brown; overall freeform design in black; starburst shapes with lines, zigzags, and arcs

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; tan with black designs; freeform zigzagging lines running lengthwise; triangles and diamonds with parallel lines at long sides and at two corners

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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beanie form with four protruding knobs around edges and one knob at top center; beaded overall with black and white beads in bands with diamond and triangle motifs; red beads around edges of knobs; one row of blue beads around bottom edge; basket weave interior

Hat, Date Unknown

Pende

Not on View
irregular rectangular panel; cream colored; decorated with thin black lines in curving forms with X and star forms, circles with stars and rings on dots, dots parallel to lines, and zigzag in one corner

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

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rectangular panel; golden brown with dark brown designs; long thin scrolling lines and parallel lines joined with a center band--some with looping C shapes at either side

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; golden brown with grey linear designs with sections of parallel lines rather like fork tines

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; medium brown with black freeform linear designs of columns with comb-like elements

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; many open holes/thin areas; medium brown; black designs of lines with freely drawn concentric football forms at center of each line and radiating triangles at each end, with pigments spots/splatters throughout

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; brown with golden brown overall irregular pattern of bands and triangles with parallel lines; star near center

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
irregular rectangular panel; medium brown with black designs; overall freeform designs with rectangular grids with scrolls at corners, pairs of arcing lines surrounded by dots, sun forms, and circles

Barkcloth panel, c. 1930

Mbuti

Not on View
rectangular panel; stitched on long sides with golden brown plant fibers; chain stitch horizontally 4" from one short side; faint designs of pinkish diamonds and diamonds with brown strips win various directions

Barkcloth panel, 20th century

Mbuti

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teapot with squared corners; thrown spout; plant fiber handle at top; brown glaze with dark brown, green and wax resist leaflike decorations on 3 sides

Teapot, 20th century

McKenzie Smith

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bowl-like form with thick sides and lip; orange reeds woven with natural reeds and steel twisted wires; two thick twisted wires at bottom with four cable connectors

%C2%A9 Carole Hetzel

Brendan Basket, No. 232, 2005

Carole Hetzel

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rectangular panel; light yellowish ground decorated with white and dark brown geometric designs--predominately rows of brown and white striped triangles in asymmetrical design; embroidery stitching in light tan with plant fibers along two outer edges, in horizontal and vertical lines, and in triangles and crosses

Barkcloth panel, mid 20th century

Mbuti

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rectangular shield coming to a peak in the middle; open weave down long edges; basket-weave on either end of peak, and across shorter edges; rectangular grid pattern with a few rectangles painted red and white

Shield, mid 20th century

Topoke

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two-sided woven shield with tan wicker backing; dark brown wood border along outer edge; three vertical lighter brown strips of wicker in running lengthwise in center; single line of wicker on both right and left edges; slight convex curve in overall shape; wooden carved arm band in center on back

Shield, mid 20th century

Budja

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two-sided woven shield with checkered pattern in light brown and dark brown weaving; triangle shapes in light brown on either end; long wooden handle on backside; alternating bands of weaving around outer edge

Shield, mid 20th century

Manza

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each earring consists of a tiny open basket with three tan horses on exterior hanging from two strands of beads with each strand terminating in a black bead; baskets suspended from ring beneath a silver stud earring with butterfly backs

Pair of earrings, c. 1920

Californian

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ring foot; outward-flaring sides of basket with flat shoulder and wide mouth; tight-fitting lid with ring beneath rim; basket and cover decorated with stepped bands of medium and dark brown on light brown ground; dark brown quail feathers around point of shoulder

Basket, c. 1900

Tübatulabal

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coiled basket; small foot with outward-flaring sides and wide, rather flat shoulder; short neck with wide mouth opening; red yarn fringe at point of shoulder; light brown with dark brown band of figures on shoulder and body; band of stepped diamonds on neck; repeating circular motifs above and below figures on body

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