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Bowman riding a horse both set on a hollowed spherical support. Radio carbon dated to 945-1235 A.D. — Equestrian figure, about 1450
Djenne

G250

four horizontal panels with multiple figures in various poses: standing, riding bicycles, riding animals, seated; incised horizontal bars divide panels — Palace door, early 20th century
Dada Areogun, a.k.a Areogun of Osi-Ilorin

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seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint — Seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), late 11th-early 12th century
Unknown

G200

bis pole, mangrove wood, New Guinea, Asmat — Bis Pole, 20th century
Asmat (Bismam group)

G256

Dance Mask; Carved in the round from a single piece of lightweight wood. Interior hollow. Features remarkable in that they resemble Greek and Sicilian works of the 6th Century B.C. The back of the mask, carved in terrace and striated patterns, contrasts with the smooth lateral contours of the face. — Helmet mask, 19th century
Luba

G250

figure, called Moai-Kava-Kava; toromiro wood — Moai Kavakava, 18th century
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

G256

crescent shaped headrest atop a house with four post legs; all on a rectangular base — Headrest, c. 1880
Yaka

G254

Three figures as a support for a round top. PL figure is holding drum, center figure is on a horse and PR is female with a child on her back. Figures on irregularly shaped base. — Divination tray, mid 20th century
Yoruba

G254

large bowl with 2 scrolling handles with openwork triangles; 4 circular feet; geometric band carved at lip — Prestige Bowl (purukei), c. 1900
Admiralty Islands

G256

paddle-shaped with small hole in one end; back side smooth and curved; front side flat and carved with incised decoration of hatched lines forming irregular rows of diamonds; reddish brown — Ceremonial Bull Roarer, c. 1900
Aborigine

G256

Morrison,'Collage IX Landscape',wood,U.S.XXc — Collage IX: Landscape, 1974
George Morrison

G259

carved wood cup with straight handle; rounded cup has beaver and canoe carved on bottom; tapering two-part handle carved with scroll at end and rows of triangles — Belt Cup, c. 1830
Wendat (Huron)

G260

Tendai Priest (Patriarch) Portrait of one of the eight high priests of the Tendai Sect of Buddhism in Japan. Kamakura. 1185 to 1392 A.D. Single wood construction; no restoration. — Figure of a Monk, 9th-10th century
China

MS

Mallangan, wood and pigments — Malagan Pole, c. 1910
Papua New Guinea

G256

Gope board, Papua New Guinea — Gope board, 18th century
Papua New Guinea

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table with untertwining vine support; base of three circular lily pad leaves; top is carved with floral motifs — Lotus table, c. 1903-1907
John S. Bradstreet; Manufacturer: John S. Bradstreet and Company

G320

wood frieze carved with birds whose eyes are made of green turbo shell opercula; painted serpents wind their way across the relief; covered with lime and painted in red, black, and white pigments; carved for use in the Malanggan rites when it would be placed in a special hut with other sculptures — Malagan Frieze, 19th century
Papua New Guinea

G256

carved wood, standing male figure; hair bound in a topknot; inlaid paua shell eyes; larger scale head, face adorned with tattooing; arms akimbo and large hands spread over abdomen; raised disc belly button; erect penis; raffia loin cloth in separate vitrine — Post Figure (poutokomanawa), c. 1840
Ngāti Kahungunu Māori

G256

standing figure with panpipes encircled by serpents and birds; wood with opercula inserts and pigments; carved for Malanggan rites — Malagan Figure, c. 1890
Papua New Guinea

G256

standing female figure wearing short pleated yellow skirt, belt with tan disks, silver blouse, red and black bolero jacket, silver shoes, and silver necklace with flower or star pendant; woman has long black hair and wide eyes; body intertwined with one snake, another snake around woman's neck; attached black metal mount — Mami Wata figure, 1950s
Igbo

G250

Mende Society Mask, wood and raffia, Mende Tribe, Sierra Leone, Africa, XIX c. Msmt.s of helmet only. *Med.Raffia ?- Poss. Human Hair! — Sande mask, second quarter of 20th century
Mende

G254

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
Japan

G220

Coffin representing a rock lobster with five pairs of jointed limbs, two long antennae, which are hinged, and two paired feelers on top. It is painted a green color with six white and black stripes around the body, orange and white paint at sides, and light-purple painted anntenae. The upper body is covered in spines and has a rough texture. — Fantasy coffin, 1993
Sowah Kwei

G250

Library and Rock Garden — The Studio of Gratifying Discourse, 1797
China

G216

organic lattice work at sides and top; circular opening formed when lattice pieces joined; banded feet; three standing figures within medallion at top center — Moon Gate, 1728
China

G216

branch or root resembling a stem of natural lingzhi fungus; large head, raised middle and smaller foot sections connected by two sections of thinner body — Ruyi (scepter), 18th-19th century
China

G217

box with two removable tiers and lid on a base fastened by a long pin through the lid — Two-tier picnic box, 18th century
China

G216

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

G254

flat rectangular base with horizontal open cylinder above, supporting a wide rectangular top — Neckrest, 19th century
Fiji Islands

G256

club with long, thin handle; head shaped like lotus blossom with incised decorations — Dance Club (gugu), 19th century
Fiji Islands

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long shaft with raised, delineated handle; wedge-shaped head which comes to point; undecorated — Bird-head Club (goporowaramaru), 19th century
New Caledonia

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short stool with curving seat; 4 thick, outward-turned legs with teardrop shaped feet — Chief's Stool (no'oanga), 1800-1825
Cook Islands

G256

Seated Figure — Seated Figure, 19th century
Senufo

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Mask, Guro — Mask, 19th century
Guro

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diamond-shaped head; upper part decorated with five fields of zigzags in various patterns; smooth handle with hole for hanging on bottom — Battle Club, c. 1820
Tonga Islands

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top carved with stylized standing woman in front of shield shape, decorated with zigzags and lines on front, and triangles, zigzags and lines on back; geometric openwork top section flanked by smaller female figures — Hairpin, mid 20th century
Kwere

G254

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

low stool with short spool legs; back of seat decorated with carved repeated diamond band; low curved horizontal backrest; medium brown patina — Low chair/stool, Date Unknown
Kran

G250

wood slit drum- "V" designs carved along edges of sides; diamond design at end of slit; four curved legs; barrel shape extensions on ends — Slit gong, about 1940
Lobala

G254

comb topped with triangular head with scarifications below eyes; stylized shoulders and breasts — Comb, 20th century
Akan

G254

comb with 3 teeth topped with 2 faces; one on top of the other; each face has closed eyes and large, protruding turned-up nose — Comb, mid 20th century
Yaka

G254

small comb with rounded top — Comb, c. 100 BCE -c. 200 CE
China

G215

small comb with rounded top — Comb, c. 100 BCE - c. 200 CE
China

G215

small comb with rounded top — Comb, c. 100 BCE -c. 200 CE
China

G215

small comb with rounded top — Comb, c. 100 BCE -c. 200 CE
China

G215

ceremonial paddle, carved with an all-over design of interlocking lozenges which are arranged in bands on the paddle; the handle ends in a knob decorated with a rim of bottle-horned beasts' heads in full relief; the carving was done with a sharks tooth — Ceremonial Paddle, 1820-1840
Austral Islands

G256

ladle with slightly concave bowl, handle carved with animal image — Ladle, 19th century
John Young Bear

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fox head handle — Ladle, 1927
Arthur Black Cloud Sr.

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Feast Bowl with Bear Effigy, carved wood, North America, Sioux — Feast Bowl, c. 1850
Chahiksichahiks (Pawnee)

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Feast Ladle with Bird Effigy, carved wood, with metal stand, North America, Seneca — Ladle, 20th century
Seneca Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

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Feast Spoon with Bird Effigy, carved wood, with metal stand, North America, Chippewa — Ladle, c. 1860
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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ovoid piece of wood with flat ends; carved with two lines of text in URC, tree branch at left, two fish and grass in LRC — Suanzhi (paper smoother), 1850
Yue Hongqing

G217

stool with case in the form of a standing woman with her arms upraised, holding seat of stool; woman has abstracted, elongated face with half-circle eyes and oval mouth with regular, gritted teeth; short hair in arcing ribs; lozenge-shaped breasts, pointing outward; elongated neck with four ribs (necklaces?); raised elements (scarifications?) on lower back; thick legs; flat feet with separated toes; medium to dark brown patina — Caryatid stool, c. 1910
Master of Lusambo or workshop

G250

ritual divination object in the form of an elephant — Itwomba, 19th-20th century
Kuba

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crescent upper platform with double flat-supporting columns attached to an oval base; carved square design with four curvilinear appendages on upper platform; carved design with "Celtic knot" appearance on exterior of columns — Headrest, Date Unknown
Somalia

G254

door (keyhole on L edge) with scroll and foliate inlaid design; floral forms in corners. Architecture - Fragment — Bookcase door panel, c. 1866
Owen Jones; Manufacturer: Jackson & Graham

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Two piece construction with top section attached to a ringed staff; figure seated on a small stool on top of a bowl-shaped element with four-sided element inscised with geometric patterns below — Staff, 19th-20th century
Swahili

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toad sitting on the sole of an overturned sandal — Toad sitting on a straw sandal, 19th century
Kokei

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rat curled into a ball holding his tail; black eyes; other j#81 — Curled rat, second half 19th century
Suzuki Masanao

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one of a pair of auspicious folk art figures: Daikoku and Ebisu; man with hammer and sack — (Daikoku, from a pair of Daikoku and Ebisu), 19th century
Japan

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turtle wrapped in a snake's coils — Snake curled around a turtle, late 18th-19th century
Unknown Japanese

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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

drop-front desk with four-legged base; front of base decorated with high-relief carving of sword; exterior of drop-front decorated with high-relief carvings of forks and knives, bottles, gun, various tools (saw, pick axe, trowel, shovel), pocket knives, two pointing hands and other objects; sides also decorated with applied relief carvings of various objects; medium wood patina — Writing desk, c. 1870
Attributed to William Howard

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Coffin of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Chest with five painted and studded iron bands; painted blue with organic designs between bands; large c-shaped handles; key has circular top element with teardrop shape with small hole extending from shaft; key in key cabinet MS — Chest, 1777
Ivar Kvalen (Quallen)

G304

4-part plaster and wood model with front columned entry flanked by 2 small porches with columns; colonnades on both sides; curved back with small porch at center — Model of original scheme for the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, c. 1912
McKim, Mead, and White

G303

Seated figure, resting PR elbow on raised PR knee, PL leg bent and on ground and PL arm behind, hand resting on ground; wearing bracelets, long necklaces and elaborate crown — Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva in the Water-Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), 12th century
China

G200

Door Panel, Mamluk dynasty, wood carved with geometric and arabesque patterns, inlaid with ivory. Panel has modern mount and is set in seperate base which has four small decorative wood panels inset. Remounted 1984. — Door Panel, 14th century
Egypt

G243

Gesso, color, kirikane on wood, metal — Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, early 13th century
Japan

G220

a: wire framework in organic shape with printed tin, plastic and wooden toys and noisemakers attached--Jack-in-the-boxes, various shapes of noisemakers, drums, clickers, tops and tambourines; b: suit installed over black plastic mannequin; colorful sweater fragments pieced together to create a bodysuit with head and face covering; bodysuit covered overall with crocheted doilies and hot pads, embroidered felt fragments and pieced stitched pieces; pink and white doily over face area — Soundsuit, 2010
Nick Cave

G374

reclining male and female figures engaged in sexual intercourse; man wears headdress with two birds; body and face markings in white, brown, orange and yellow — Plaque, mid 20th century
Abelam

G256

box with knob feet painted red with blue, black and gold decoration; central decoration is three rings, with a crossed axe and staff; three rings and eye on either end — Odd Fellows ceremonial ark, 1856
United States

G331

Helmet Mask, wood and hair, full head tilted slightly upwards, fully scarified face and geometrically shaven head. — Mask, 1950s
Makonde

G254

large door; carved jambs, lintel and central post on door; two complete rows remaining of large iron fasteners on door surface; only two remain in lower row; iron chain, plate and securing pin at top right center of door; four pins along center post on door — Door, mid 19th century
Swahili

G254

organic, curving, turned wood-like form with central open spaces; reddish finish — Pulse, 2003
Tony Cragg

G380

seated figure of Mary with long, thick brown hair, wearing rich robes of gold, blue and red, holding nude baby Jesus on her lap, breastfeeding; Jesus' brown hair is styled in ringlets close to his head — Virgin of the Milk (Virgen de la leche), c. 1500
Circle of Gil de Siloe

G340

Figure, arrived with own plexi base — Standing Female Nude, 1908
Elie Nadelman

G367

Citwamo Ca Mangu (Throne), Moxico School — Citwamo Ca Mangu (Throne), 20th century
Moxico School

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polychrome wood statue of a Confucian scholar standing, holding a book (?) downward at waist toward the viewer, wearing a long flowing blue robe, red waisted skirt with black belt and a black hat — Attendant to a King of Hell, 19th century
Korea

G206

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

Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, Japan — Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, 12th century
Japan

G200

Mandala of colored sand on wood; Yamantaka (Conqueror of Death) is represented at the center by the blue 'vajra'; consists of a series of concentric bands; outermost represents burial grounds with a landscape and animals; moving inward are a circle of flames, a circle of 'vajras' and a circle of lotus petals; these bands circumscribe a quadrangle with gates at the four compass points; innermost square divided into triangular quadrants and an inner circle is divided into nine units containing symbols which represent various deities; attributes of the five senses are depicted in the four outside corners — Yamantaka Mandala, 1991
Monks of the Gyuto Tantric University

G277

suit includes helmet with praying mantis maedate (forecrest), menpo (face mask), torso covering, pair of front shoulder medallions that attach to torso covering, pair of large upper arm guards, pair of small shoulder coverings (each with a pin for attachment), pair of gauntlets with arm and hand guards, apron, pair of tsutsu suneate (leg guards), and pair of kote (boot coverings); see Components for descriptions of each piece — Red-and-blue-laced Suit of Armor from the Kii Tokugawa Family, mid 17th century
Suit by Unknown Japanese; Artist: Helmet by Saotome Iechika

G219

animal's head with squared-off snout; four tusks and six horns; diamond-shaped ears; encrusted patina-only small fragments of pigment remain — Mask, first half of 20th century
Senufo

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Coin silver tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons — Teapot, from a tea service, 1792
Paul Revere, Jr.

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ovoid shape, with two handle-like protrusions on long sides; rust-red and brown; rim and handles painted with running geometric designs — Wine Cup, 2nd century BCE
China

G215

half of a gourd with flat portion of wood; gourd carved overall with geometric designs; radiating half-circle door on one side — Dome-shaped Cricket Carrier, Date Unknown
China

G217

Life-sized statue of the saint with her foot on the head of the upper body of a bearded man, identified as the Roman Emperor Maxentius, who willed her torture and martyrdom. — Saint Catherine, c. 1450–60
Austria

G340

Chief's chair, Asante — Chief's chair, 19th century
Asante

G250

long cylinder, ends conical shaped; alligator stands along top facing drum surface; sets of triangular shapes adorn sides and bottom, used to support drum when rope is strung through; low relief carving over body and alligator painted with black field and white recesses — Hand drum (kundu), 20th century
Iatmul

G256

Ekine Society Memorial Screen (called 'Duen Fobar'); wood and raffia with traces of pigment Nigeria,Ijo Tribe,late XIXc. Abonnema Village — Funerary screen, late 19th century
Kalabari

G375

Wood artist's palette with mixed oil colors. Small scene of deer in forest painted in center. — Palette, 19th century
Rosa Bonheur

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made in 1949 for the Metropolitan Museum of Art — Maquette of the Grand Salon of the Hôtel de la Bouexière, 1949
Robert Carlhian

G317

pieces of wood painted with enamel in light blue, bright yellow and white in a geometric design; painted relief — Relief, New York, 1936, 1936
Charles Biederman

G377

coffee pot, vase-shaped with long spout and 'S' scrolled handle; base of spout decorated with leaf motif; engraved crest on body: body engraved on one side with a crest composed of a heart-shaped shield charged with a lion Rampant, ensigned by a cock and draped with delicate sprays of flowers — Coffeepot, c. 1770-1780
Benjamin Burt

G350

The Plague in Rome, Jules Elie Delaunay — The Plague in Rome, 1869
Jules Elie Delaunay

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Modello for Neoclassical design, wax on wood panel, French/Italian, XVIIIc no painted number, frame loose — Modello for a neoclassical design for boiserie decoration, 18th century
Francesco Bolgiè

G314

Sullivan-style design cut out of top layer of wood with second layer below; "GRAY DAYS/ & GOLD" carved in LRC; dark brown — Fretwork panel, 1913
George Grant Elmslie

G300

Historical. Charles I, King of England. A helmeted Britannia, wearing violet drapery, holds steady the golden crown which England and Scotland, in red and yellow draperies, suspend above the head of the Infant Charles I. Two putti above support an escutcheon with the arms of the United Kingdom lightly indicated, and a putto below holds a torch to a heap of armor, spears, and dull red banners which the union makes no longer necessary. — The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales), 1633–34
Peter Paul Rubens

G313

The Wu Family Reception Hall, China — The Wu Family Reception Hall, early 17th century
China

G218

Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki, Japan — Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki, early 17th century
Japan

G220

mirror with relief gold frame with foliage and putti; removable top section with fruit, putti and foliage — Mirror on a stand, from a toilette service, 1683
William Fowle; Retailer: Fowle & Wotton

G350

mask with seven radiating triangular pieces of metal; large eyes, rimmed in green; flat bridge of nose extends downward into mouth; orange, black and white marks on face — Sun Mask, c. 1860
Kwakwaka'wakw

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Manuscript Cover, Tibet — Manuscript Cover, 16th century
Tibet

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Anonymous, 'Head of an Angel', wood, Flemish XVIIc cat. card dims H 14-1/4'; mount attached — Head of An Angel, c. 1690
Netherlands

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crescent shape; tapered to one side; light wood finish; bird designs on both sides above teeth — Woman's Comb, 20th century
Miao

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chevron shape; tapered to one side; light wood finish; bird design on both sides above teeth — Woman's Comb, 20th century
Miao

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wall bracket; decorative spindle at top, lotus blosson at bottom; section that extends from wall terminates in dragon's head with open mouth — Bracket, one of a pair, Date Unknown
China

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wall bracket; decorative spindle at top, lotus blosson at bottom; section that extends from wall terminates in dragon's head with open mouth — Bracket, one of a pair, Date Unknown
China

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small platform with apron carved on all 4 sides with scrolling design; decorative feet; 2 incised areas for bowls on top — Stand, for pair of bowls, 19th century
China

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bank in form of a circle with one flattened side; in two parts that fit securely together at three points; slit in top — "Puzzle Box" still bank, 20th century
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bank carved in the form of a wooden dome-shaped beehive; flat bottom; slightly curved coin slot near top — Beehive still bank, late 19th-early 20th century
England (probably)

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egg-shaped bank of dark wood; 2 lions and a bird carved around the center with a textured background; one end has a carved complex flower; other end has a face with eyes and an open mouth; coin slot is at the center top; bird holds a banner with "BIBA MEGICO" on it — Egg still bank, 20th century
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square oak bank; each side is an individual panel with interlocking ends; coin slot parallel with top panel and at center — "Puzzle Box" still bank, 20th century
United States (probably)

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oval, wood; 5 dials and 3 other knobs on top; coin slot on top; braid (2 rows) on side; top rotates to open on peg next to 3 dials when combo is properly set — Five-dial combination box still bank, c. 1960
United States

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barrel; natural wood; separates into 2 halves; coin slot in top — Barrel still bank, 20th century
United States (probably)

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tubular shape with flat foot; incised overall with curving and cross-hatched designs; rectangular opening at top with lid piece (b) in darker wood — Moravian box still bank, c. 1756
United States

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square wood building on wood base with marquetry veneer siding, doors and 2 windows; removable roof with coin slot beneath; sliding rear panel — Square building with marquetry veneer still bank, 20th century
United States (probably)

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plain dark wood box with panels on top, sides and ends; coin slot in end panel — Money box still bank, 20th century
United States (probably)

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plain wood book shape; spine slides off to access interior; green felt pad on both sections interior; coin slot in spine (opens sideways) — Book still bank, 19th century
England (possibly)

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wood book shaped bank incised with flowers on front and back covers; coin slot in spine — Book still bank, 19th century
England (possibly)

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side chair with oval ribbon back, loose wood seat, red velvet seat cushion, Guatemalan Chippendale — Side chair, 19th century
Guatemala

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Mask, pre-1900; from the Astrolabe Bay area — Asa Kate Mask, late 19th century
Papua New Guinea

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Standing Male Figure with Hat, wood, African (Nigerian, Ijo), XXc on base cat. card dims H 32' Figure wears European hat, medicine gourd suspended from neck; feet are missing. — Shrine Figure, 20th century
Ijo

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Bowl, wood. Boat shaped with a head carved at one point with design that extends towards center. Raised designs on sides near rim. — Bowl, 20th century
Papua New Guinea

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Lime Spatula, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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Round shallow bowl. Brown in color with a floral design carved into bottom. Incised design around rim. — Food Plate, 19th century
Papua New Guinea

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Mankala game board, Akan — Mankala game board, 20th century
Akan

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Standing female figure with large headdress holding child — Mother with Child, 20th century
Lwena

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Mask, Eket — Mask, 1968
Eket

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scepter topped by a head on a long notched neck of hexagonal section; egg-shaped face with raised scarification on forehead and temples; incised checkerboard coiffure with two carved horns located just above center; reddish brown with a glossy patina — Scepter, late 19th century
Tabwa

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bow-legged figure with both hands held to chest; decorated face with geometric designs and five piercings in each ear; on top of its head is an oblong hat with tail — Standing Figure, late 19th century
Makonde

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smiling face with slightly open mouth, flat nose and openwork hairstyle with two buns; protruding ears — Mask, 20th century
Bamum

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conical base, cylindrical neck and broad bowed top; four sets of three bands adorn body and neck — Headrest, 20th century
Gurage

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female figure; no face; six holes along top, each side of headdress; horizontal indentation front bottom of headdress — Mwana nya nghiti, 20th century
Zaramo

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Female figure at top, with short hairstyle; shaft has four pairs of carved rings — Staff, 19th-20th century
Tanzania

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Straight, undecorated staff with head at top wearing a hairstyle with two long tails attached together at the bottom — Staff, Date Unknown
Lwimbi

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Club shaped; flat on both ends; rounded handle; 4-sided beater with carved vertical striations — Tapa Beater, Date Unknown
Fiji Islands

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Conical base with small flaring bulb at top supporting a narrow top element — Headrest, 19th century
Oromo

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Standing female figure with long hair; scarifications on face, breasts and stomach; hands on stomach; hole in PR foot for attachment to mount — Female Figure, early 20th century
Tabwa

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standing female figure with arms at sides; thick legs with undefined feet; spatula-like hands; long face with protruding chin; attached to plexi mount — Figure, 19th-20th Century
Lobi

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Neckrest with smooth, curved top element; cone shaped lower section with four areas of closely-spaced incised lines — Headrest, 20th century
Gurage

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Abstracted female figure with flat head, very small incised features and drooping breasts; incised lines on front of body, chest and sides of head — Biiga, late 20th century
Mossi

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Paddle-shaped object; small protrusion on widest end; decorated with incised horizontal hatched rows of zigzags and two diamonds — Spear Thrower (woomera), 19th-20th century
Aborigine

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Paddle-shaped object; small protrusion on widest end; decorated with incised hatched diagonal bands separated into three sections — Spear Thrower (woomera), 19th-20th century
Aborigine

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female figure (one of a pair of door posts), wood and pigment, Gabon, Fang or Tsogo, XIXc., Pahouin Group — Female figure, early 20th century
Tsogo

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egg-shaped cup with six legs on dome base; three carved bands of small rectangles at top of cup; carved diamond shapes on body — Palm Wine Cup, 19th century
Kuba

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bichrome puppet with straight arms and legs, incised decoration on torso and hands, arms and legs move when central string between legs is pulled — Divination Puppet, early 20th century
Zande

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neckrest with a head extending out from each short end with slit eyes, narrow noses and oval mouths; sits on four wide legs — Neckrest, Date Unknown
Papua New Guinea

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Conical base with 4 thin incised rings around edge; shaft supports a narrow top element — Headrest, 19th century
Oromo

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Standing Female Figure, wood, African (Zaire) — Standing Female Figure, 19th-20th century
Zande

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Standing female figure, possibly deble rhythm pounder with tribal scarifications on face and stomach. — Rhythm Pounder, 19th century
Senufo

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Carved and polychromed. Mask represents the serpent Bayiri. — Serpent mask, 20th century
Bwa

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Ancestor Figure; wood; Nigeria, Mumuye Tribe, XIXc. — Male figure, 19th century
Mumuye

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Mother and Child wooden sculpture; mother has pot on her head; figures create a "V" shape; figures are connected at hip; — Mother and Child, 20th century
Lobi

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Female figure seated on a stool with hands resting on her thighs; helmet-like hairstyle — Staff Finial, 19th-20th Century
Senufo

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kneeling male figure wearing a hat with 5 crosses, hair in a ponytail and holding an axe in his PR hand; 4 sided bottom section has rectangular well — Snuff tablet, 600-1000
Tiwanaku

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shallow bowl; handle carved with two birds below spiral — Spoon, 19th century
Lozi

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shallow bowl; handle carved with bird (facing bowl) — Spoon, 19th century
Lozi

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Bald, standing figure on top of straight staff; incised rings with row of zig-zags below near top — Staff, 19th-20th century
Pare

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'T' shape resting on conical base; black metal band wrapped around top of base — Headrest, 19th century
Yaka or Songo

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Mushroom-shaped handle at top; standing figure resting its chin on its hands below; incised crosshatched section below figure — Staff, 19th-20th century
Hungaan

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Paddle, wood, Egyptian, X-XII Dynasty cat. card dims L. 23-13/16', W. 2-7/8' black stripes, used with a small boat, polychromed wood, red and black stripes. — Oar, 22nd-18th century BCE
Ancient Egyptian

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standing female figure with heavy feet wearing a helmet-shaped hat and shirt, both patterned with carved rows of triangles; bent elbows and hands on stomach; attached to wood mount — Figure, early-to-mid 20th century
Chokwe

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flat face with rounded chin and wedge-shaped, protruding nose; pairs of small diagonal slits for eyes; no mouth; wide headband (or hat) with triangle motifs; pair of pointed vertical horns or ears on top of head, with third forked vertical element between them; dark brown patina — Mask, Date Unknown
Loma

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standing stylized female figure with small wedge-shaped head; three rings around elongated neck; large breasts; sloping shoulders; figure wears a small apron with a grid pattern; grid pattern on chest (scarification or necklace?); diagonal lines on abdomen and chest under breasts; stylized braided hairstyle; dark brown patina; attached to clear Plexi base — Female Figure, Date Unknown
Southern Bullom (Sherbro)

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Mask, Date Unknown

Bassa

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small human face; pointed chin; high ears; hair styled in rows of braids; vertical line at center of forehead; closed eyes; wide nose; very thick lips with two protruding inlaid silver front teeth; dark brown patina — "Passport" mask, Date Unknown
Liberia

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"Passport" mask, Date Unknown

Liberia

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"Passport" mask, Date Unknown

Liberia

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very small, teardrop-shaped face; small smiling mouth; narrow eyes with half-circles beneath them; small nose; C-shaped ears; elaborate hat or hairstyle with top element with four vertical protrusions; strap-like element around back and sides of head hold down four vertical elements; hair/hat decorated overall with incised designs of radiating arcs, grids; lines, radiating squares and triangular shapes; dark brown patina — Helmet mask, Date Unknown
Mende or Southern Bullom (Sherbro)

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very small, teardrop-shaped face; small features--small slit eyes; deep vertical lines beneath eyes on each cheek; triangular incised patterns under chin; ribbed rings around neck; geometric deeply-carved hairstyle or hat, with arc on top of head and triangular patterns on sides of head; thick horizontal band of triangles behind head from ear to ear; medium to dark brown patina — "Humoy" helmet mask, Date Unknown
Mende or Southern Bullom (Sherbro)

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diamond-shaped face; spiraling ears; flat eyes--no eye openings; diamond-shaped open mouth with uneven teeth and tongue; deeply incised ribs form hairstyle, with ridge at top of head and around hairline in front; perforated rectangular element beneath chin; flaky patina with encrustations of white and tan; heavy--thick top section — "Humoy" helmet mask, Date Unknown
Southern Bullom (Sherbro)

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very small face with round open mouth; raccoon-like eyes; small C-shaped ears; hair style in small round knots; wedge-shaped element on head with three vertical elements on each side; three rings around neck; dark brown-black patina — Helmet mask, Date Unknown
Vai

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tall spoon with long bowl; human head with flat face, vertical ridge at center of forehead; rings around neck — Spoon, 20th century
Bassa

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helmet mask with large eyes and pursed lips; spool-like ears; parallel vertical lines on face; 6 small holes on bottom edge — Odumado Mask, 19th-20th Century
Igala

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(one of a pair of door posts), wood and pigment; Gabon, Fang or Tsogo Tribes, XIXc.; Pahouin Group possible lintel supports — Male figure, early 20th century
Tsogo

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a wooden club with a nearly cylindrical shaft slightly flaring at one end, bending sideways, then ends into an almost spherical, hyper-stylized head; a short cylindrical crest is tangent to the head on the opposite side, and figures a pointed nose on one side, and a bunch of hair on the other; the ears are large and semi-circular, the eyes hardly visible, the mouth is a short slit perpendicular to an edge in the axis of the nose; a protuberance juts out on the throat under the chin; arrived with black metal mount — Dance Wand (?), c. 1920-1930
Gogo

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standing female figure; wood; from a 'Karan-Wemba' mask, with heavy encrustation and showing faint lines of body scarification, wood (type unknown) — Standing Female Figure, late 19th century
Mossi

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Powder Flask, carved wood with black stand — Gunpowder Flask, 20th century
Beembe

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comb carved to have head of woman wearing a headdress, which meets at point with top scooped away; there is a hollow space in the middle; head is upside down triangle; nose and eyebrows are connected, forming a palm-tree-like shape; eyes are lopsided circles that are divided in two; mouth is simple indentation; left cheek has a series of dots that form square, the right cheek has a slanted pointed ellipse; ears are flat and stick out from the side of the head; neck is long and thin with rings carved into it and a rosary hanging from it; from the neck down is the comb; top is square, with small scoops taken out of each side; figure has small, raised breasts; flat square is sectioned into a square grid pattern; every other square has an "X" through it; square separates at the bottom into the thick teeth of the comb; head is a dark, black wood, while the bottom is a light honey-colored wood — Comb, c. 1900
Asante

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cup and handle appearing in form of hand and arm; cup has cylindrical top that rests on round bottom; top has carved patterns of zigzags in narrow rows; bottom has design with thick crisscrossed lines; handle is woven design and the part that connects to cup is a hand with four fingers; the top of the hand has a design carved into it; the piece is a dark brown hue — Cup, 20th century
Kuba

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small wooden figure kneels and holds a short staff; figure has elaborate headdress with carved stripe pattern protruding from four, round, segmented carvings that rest at top of forehead; face has carved stripes at cheeks, temples, and chin; row of three, small oval carvings decorate brow; figure's eyelids project out and have design carved into them; figure's lips are parted to reveal carved teeth; breasts are pronounced and angular, the PL breast rests on top of/alongside staff; staff has a curved piece at top that extends over figure's PL shoulder and down back; round, hollow ring of wood connects figure to base; wood is dark brown, has a rough texture, and a sheen — Male figure, 20th century
Yoruba

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male figurative heddle pulley carved from a medium-brown wood; figure crouches on a hollow stand that holds a pulley system; figure's head is flat, eyes are oval, nose is pointed, and mouth is small and juts out from face; figure has one continuous eyebrow; at top of head is a flat round headdress with a small flat ball at center top; a line runs down the center of the figure's chest and his arms are angular, slightly bent; figure's hands are slightly defined, and his feet are less so; at center in between figure's legs is an animal head that may also be read as a penis — Heddle pulley, 20th century
Senufo

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standing male figure carved from wood; knees are slightly bent and he holds an object against his midriff; thick strands of hair pull away from his forehead, giving the impression of a headdress; shallow carvings indicate oval eyes and a thin mouth; nose is square and protrudes slightly; two ears rest high up on either side of the figure's head; his chest is bare, besides a grid-like pattern carved into the right side of his chest--this pattern is also present on PL shoulder blade; carvings in his pubic region lead down to his exposed genitalia; figure's feet are square and create the base; flower carving on upper PR arms; the piece is a dark brown with slight sheen — Standing male figure, early 20th century
Beembe

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staff with carved male figure at top, his knees bent and hands resting on his midriff; figure's head is small with wide, oval eyes, pointed nose, wide mouth, and pointed chin; on top of figure's head is a flat, oblong headdress that projects backward--the front and sides have elaborate carvings and the back has a crescent shaped carving with a raised, vertical seam at middle; figure's neck is wide and becomes a part of the figure's chest, which has small breasts; the arms are long and bent at the elbows, and the hands rest on the stomach; the shoulder blades are round and pronounced; figure has large hips and legs, in a squatting position, and male genitalia; feet are large and flat, creating the base of the figure; body of staff is lighter brown than figure — Staff, 20th century
Luchazi or Lwena

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small carved staff finial representing a figure with round head, large, oval eyes, and heavy eyelids; nose is an elongated triangle, and mouth is small and lips are partly open; on top of head there is a round, flat headdress; figure has one arm around its waist with the other arm bent and the face resting on the hand of bent arm; main body of figure is cylindrical with a carved band below the waist and below that a larger, carved base; the figure is the dark brown hue of the wood from which it is carved — Staff finial, c. 1915
Beembe

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standing female figure has round head, long nose, round, sunken eyes, oval mouth, and a chin that protrudes far beyond the cheeks; the top of her head is divided into seven patterned rows; a patterned collar with distinct edges rests around her neck at the base of head; body is cylindrical with high, pointed breasts and arms bent at the elbow; shoulders appear pulled back; the figure's hands meet at her midriff and appear to hold a square object with a hole in the middle; her legs are thick and bend at the knees; she has very large feet that rest flat against the base; figure's PR leg and foot are noticeably thicker than PL counterparts; a carved hole represents her genitals; piece is natural hue of wood--a dark brown--with fading in the indentations — Standing female figure, late 19th century
Songo

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wooden figure stands with arms outstretched and legs slightly bent inside a rectangular frame with minimal decoration; figure has round head, with a simple, smooth headdress; his eyes are oval, his nose angular, and his triangle-shaped mouth small and slightly open; figure's neck is long and wide, his torso is a round cylinder, and his genitalia are exposed; the figure is footless--his legs disappear into the frame; the entire piece is a dark reddish brown, the natural hue of the wood — Framed male figure, early 20th century
Holo

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pestle body is a cylinder that spreads into a wider base; top of pestle is carved into the likeness of a head, with hair carved into five patterned rows that pull back from forehead and one patterned row running horizontally along base of neck; eyes are in the shape of diamonds and nose is in shape of flat triangle; the mouth is a thin oval with slightly parted lips; there are two, short vertical lines carved into each cheek, and a longer line running from the bridge of the nose to the middle of the forehead; the neck is slightly thinner than the body of the pestle, and a carved ring separates the body from the round base; the entire piece is a medium brown--the natural color of the wood — Pestle, c. 1920
Luba

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half-figure cylindrical in shape with thick neck; head is round with two large, round eyes with slits through the middle, a small nose, and a thin mouth; the figure's ears are visible and a smooth headdress covers the back of the head; there is a round hole carved into the center of the head; figure's small arms are bent and the hands rest on the figure's chest; the figure ends at the torso, which is resting on a square base; entire piece is dark brown, the natural color of the wood — Half figure, early 20th century
Luba

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wood bust with round head covered with large, oval, patterned headdress protruding up and out; side of headdress are flat; face is carved in by small indentation--eyes, nose, mouth, and three small lines on each cheek; neck is long and thin and attached to a tall, square base with carvings on front; the piece overall is a light brown--natural hue of the wood — Doll, 20th century
Yoruba

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comb with figure; comb is long and rectangular, with four wide teeth and a rectangular base, carved with patterns; on top of base is a seated figure whose feet rest on the top of the base; figure's legs bend at knees and torso is square; arms are bent at elbows, so that hands rest on either sides of the face; face has wide, thin mouth, a small nose that points straight ahead, and two large, oval eyes that rest flat on either side of head; on top of head is a striped band, that has a flat top and protrudes out into space; tan in color overall — Comb, 20th century
Lunda or Lwena

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stool with female caryatid; seat of the stool is round and flat, with the edges decorated with a repeating pattern of ovals; seat reset on the head and arms of the female figure, whose head is large and oval; eyes are large and oval, slitted down the middle; two rows of dots lead down to her nose, which is a large triangular shape; mouth is oval, with prominent lips; arms are thick and bent to support the seat of the stool; breasts are pointed and protrude out into space; beneath torso is carved in intricate patterns; figure is kneeling, resting on her bent legs which connect to the base of the stool; edges of the base are also carved in an oval pattern, similar to seat; entire piece is the natural color of the wood--a dark brown — Stool, 20th century
Luba

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comb with two figures perched atop a square base with concave sides and patterning; ten pointed teeth attached at bottom of base; figure on left has a round head with vertical rows of hair; eyes are oval and mouth is small and partially open; the left figure's shoulders are pointed, with arms at side and hands resting on upper torso; figure has protruding breasts and belly button; the torso is decorated with four diamond-shaped carvings; the figure's hips are wide-se; the figure's knees protrude out into space with legs and feet resting against the base of the comb; the figure on the right has similar features, but hair is represented by horizontal rows, arms are less rigidly bent and thus hands rest easily on lower belly; the figure on the right also has torso decorated with diamond-shaped carvings; from behind the figures' buttocks are visible at top of base; entire piece is the reddish tan hue of the wood — Comb, mid 20th century
Zela

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cup is carved into likeness of a head that leads down to a pointed chin; lip of the cup has hard edge that is raised from the head and carved in flowing lines; face has large, oval eyes, a small, round nose, and an O-shaped mouth; multiple curved lines run down from the bottom of the eyes to the jawline; there is a small circle carved in space between eye and ear on both sides of head; the hair is intricately carved in a grid pattern with a braided, rope-like pattern at back; neck attaches to round, flat base of cup and is adorned with a carved necklace (?); curved handle runs from base of head to base of neck; the entire piece is the dark-brown hue of the wood from which it is carved — Cup, 20th century
Kuba

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cup with carved human face; top of cup is straight and tapers into the head where carved straight lines indicate hair; face has pointed ellipses for eyes, a triangular nose, and pursed lips; there is a prominent vertical element carved between the eyes; ears at each side of head appear like slightly protruding circles with hole at center; handle of cup starts at top of head, at back, and ends at bottom of head; head tapers into a neck, which forms the base of the cup; entire piece is carved from wood with dark-brown hue — Cup, c. 1900
Leele

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triple headed cup in natural honey-color of wood out of which it is carved; the top of the cups are straight and taper into the figure of a head; each cup rim is carved with crisscross pattern; the faces have eyebrows, closed eyes, triangular noses, and pursed lips; each face has carved lines that extend from the inside and outside corners of the eyes to behind the ears; two rows of carved squares create a pattern between the temples and ears on all faces; the heads connect at a long single neck, which widens at the bottom forming the base; the neck is carved with the same pattern as the pattern at the top of each head — Cup, mid 20th century
Shoowa Kuba

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standing stylized figure with pointed beard; triangular-shaped ears; pair of very tall horns with spirals at top; face has deeply-incised geometric patterns--without facial features; deeply carved oval element with horizontal band on chest; figure wears short skirt-like garment; figure stands on round platform with four curving legs and one vertical central leg; some possible scattered bits of red and white pigments — Ikenga Figure, first half of 20th century
Igbo

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kneeling female figure on a round base; woman holds her breasts in her hands; round-cheeked face with large eyes; scarifications on forehead and cheeks; upswept hairstyle; dark brown — Female figure, Date Unknown
Yoruba

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standing nude male figure with feet apart and short arms held closely to body; beard worn in small knob; hair in ponytail; slightly asymmetrical face with closed eyes; long, thick neck; scarifications on neck, body and between eyes and ears on sides of face; thick legs; dark brown patina — Male figure, 19th century
Baule

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protruding, frowning lips; tubular protruding eyes; thick, pointed nose; t-shaped forehead ridge; medium brown with lighter brown patina — Mask, first quarter 20th century
Dan

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