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Carved wooden human figure with a columnar body and limbs. The body is decorated with strands of beads, primarily red, white, and purple. The neck and ankles have multiple strands of yellow beads while one wrist has a metal bracelet. The top of the figure is decorated with human hair. 
Northern Cameroon
Figure
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.353
Anthropomorphic whistle with facial features, round torso and two round protrusions extending from the sides of the torso. The piece is hollow. 
Chokwe (Chokwe (culture or style))
Whistle
1915 – 1925
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.202

Baulé (Baule (culture))
Gong with Beater and Handle
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.317A&B
Standing female figure on a round base with hands at sides and prominent breasts. There are geometric patterns with lines and triangles on the abdomen as well as beads strung around the waist. Around the neck is another string of beads and the cheeks have incised marks, four on one cheek and two on the other. The hair is in a conical shape with horizontal grooves along the lower half. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Female Twin Figure
1925 – 1940
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
1986/2.123
This male figure has a powerful body, with a smooth, bare chest that stands with knees flexed and arms bent next to the sides of the abdomen. The elaborate coiffure is styled as a braid forming concentric circles at the back of the head. The figure exhibits many of the facial traits characteristic of the Chokwe expansionistic style including half-closed eyes set in large, concave ocular cavities; small nose; arched ears; large, rectilinear mouth with fleshy lips; and a prominent disk-shaped chin. The figure dons pants depicting shredded fiber worn by masked dancers. It has large feet that lack toes; the fingers are also not shaped. Notably, the figure has several cavities: one on the top of the head, one in the middle of the abdomen, and another between its legs. These openings held medicinal ingredients which were either placed on their own or contained in a horn. The figure's body features honey coloration and a black coating, characteristics frequently seen in figures of the neighboring Lwena people.
Hamba (ancestor) figure
1915 – 1925
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.206
A brass container with a round body and short neck. Along the top and bottom edge of the body are undulating lines. The wooden stopper is connected to the container by a string of brass beads. There are also three strings of cowrie shells attached to the top of the container. 
Container
1890 – 1920
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
2000/2.37

Zaramo
Figure
1935 – 1945
Museum Purchase
1987/2.40
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