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Two-pronged bow rest in the shape of a woman. The bow support extends from the figure's head like antlers. 
Luba (Luba (culture or style))
Bow Rest
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.176
Standing male figure with his hands on his chest. Cord and fiber are wrapped around one arm and a bag containing feathers and sticks is tied to the other arm. 
Male Figure
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.180
Figure of a frog.
Lega (Lega)
Zoomorphic Figure (Frog)
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.181
Standing female figure with her hands on her stomach. 
Chokwe (Chokwe (culture or style))
Female Figure
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.177
Oval-shaped face mask with slit eye-openings, a mouth with articulated teeth, and scarification on the forehead. 
Chokwe (Chokwe (culture or style))
Pwo mask
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.178
An enclosed wooden mask with four white faces on top of a darker wood. Two faces are larger and two are smaller, all with decorative marks on them. There are holes drilled along the bottom and through the ridges on the top.
Fang (Fang (culture or style))
Ngontang Helmet Mask with Four Faces
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.179
A whistle in the shape of a figure. Four horizontal holes, two at the head and two at the base, and one larger vertical hole at the base.
Chokwe (Chokwe (culture or style))
Whistle
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.182
Ivory rod with a round base and a pointed tip. A carved female figure kneels near the bottom of the rod. Above and below her are rows of various carved geometric patterns. A portion of the piece is hollow and there is an intentional hole at the base.
Ifa Divination Tapper
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.183
Figure with a head atop a rectangle with a horizontal hole in the neck. 
Ndengese (Ndengese)
Figure
20th century
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.184
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