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

Mask, Date Unknown

Dan

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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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figure wears a small rounded cloth and fiber headdress perched on the top of the head; head is round and smooth with carved hair extending to the back of the head; face has small, carved eyes, a small raised nose and a small carved mouth; figure has a long thick neck; chest has prominent breasts; arms are thin, long and fall straight from the shoulder; abdomen is tall and long and ends in a fiber base; dark wood

Power figure, early 20th century

Kusu or Zimba

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small, short bench with inset plant fiber panel in seat; four legs, curving inward; reinforcing bars between legs at outer edges

Bench, 18th century

China

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Slit gong, first half of 20th century

Ndengese

G254

Helmet mask, Date Unknown

Mende

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Palm Wine Cup, 19th century

Kuba

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Staff, early 20th century

Solomon Islands

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