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Drum
1955 – 1965
Gift of Pat Edgecomb.
1987/2.63.1

Mbole
Tip Stool and Backrest
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.337
This sword with three barbell-shaped handles is attached to a wrought iron shaft ending in two large, curved blades. The shaft is composed of three sections of hourglass-shaped open work interspersed with knots. The two top blades have triangular cut-outs. 
Asante (Asante)
Ceremonial Sword
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.88
Sword with a handle composed of a narrow wood rod connected to a flat disc on one end and a conical shape at the other end. The handle and sheath are decorated with brass and iron tacks. The blade is wider near the handle and then narrows to a point. 
Sword and Sheath
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.92A&B
With columnar support and metal strap.
Kenyan
Headrest
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.687
Female figure with crossed legs, breastfeeding a child. The large mother figure is decorated with scarifications on her breasts, shoulders and back. She bears filed teeth, is wearing an elaborate headdress and her face has been decorated with three brass tacks. Mirror fragments were used to evoke eyes. On the back of the sculpture a mirror covers a raised addition containing unknown elements. The figures are seated on a rectangular base with geometric decorations. 
Yombe (Yombe (culture or style))
Mother and child figure
1885 – 1895
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.187
Wooden, approximately oval-shaped bowl with inset brass eyes on one end, making it look like an animal. 
Northeastern Woodlands
Feast Bowl
1850 – 1875
Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern
1985/2.57
A thin rectangular box with a lid. Four metal button-like objects are fastened on four coins from the belgian Congo—from 1921—on the base and lid of the box. There is a bulging ornate design on the center of the lid, and geometric patterns cover the entire box. One corner of the lid has a splinter broken off. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Box
1945 – 1955
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1984/2.29
A knife with foliate-shaped blade ending in a fan-shaped tip. The blade is decorated with three columns of small raised bars intersected by two rows of small raised bars. The wooden handle is decorated with brass tacks on both ends and wrapped with wire, possibly copper, around the middle.
Knife
1895 – 1905
Gift in Memory of Rudolph B. Rottam
1984/2.54A

Senufo (Senufo (culture or style))
Kponiugo Mask
1800 – 1971
Museum Purchase assisted by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1971/2.38
With tripod legs and brass cross.
Lobi (Lobi)
Stool
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.661

Bamana (Bamana)
Chi Wara Headdress
1900 – 1971
Museum Purchase assisted by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1971/2.18A
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