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Woven Cotton
19th century
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1972/2.283A
A blue and off-white tunic in a square shape. The tunic is decorated with various geometric designs sewn together. 
Bamileke (Bamileke)
Tunic
1800 – 1999
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communications in memory of Warren M. Robbins
2014/2.78.2

Balinese
Scene from the Ramayana (?)
1900 – 1949
Gift of Willard A. and Marybelle Bouchard Hanna
1991/2.31

Zulu
Wig Stuffed with Leaves
1900 – 1983
Gift of Meryl Pinsof-Platt
1983/1.94

Senufo (Senufo (culture or style))
Mud cloth
1955 – 1965
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Haas
1986/1.198

Balinese
'Sung Sang Kala' (Sunday in "Pelelintangan" —Balinese calendar)
1867 – 1899
Gift of Mrs. Edward Bruce
1966/2.15
Carved wooden figure of a human. The umbilicus protrudes and is concave, which would have held magical/medicinal substances. The figure is posed with crossed legs and one hand supporting the head. The face is detailed, with glass eyes. A metal ring was placed around the neck of the figure. The top of the head is empty, but possibly contained magical substances as well. 
Vili (Kongo) (Vili)
Power Figure
1845 – 1855
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.183

Woven Cotton
19th century
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1972/2.283B
Cloth figure of a human, bound around human remains. The figure is in a seated position with arms outstretched. The torso and neck are cylindrical and elongated.
Bembe (Bembe (Kongo))
Reliquary figure (muzidi)
1885 – 1895
Anonymous Gift
1985/1.187
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