Vili (Kongo) Power Figure wood, woven cotton fiber, glass, split cane, elephant hair, metal, and resin 9 3/16 in x 3 7/8 in x 3 5/8 in (23.3 cm x 9.8 cm x 9.2 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Yoruba Herbalist's Staff iron 25 4/5 in x 10 ⅝ in x 11 7/16 in (65.56 cm x 26.99 cm x 29.05 cm);6 ⅛ in x 6 in x 6 1/16 in (15.56 cm x 15.24 cm x 15.4 cm) Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
Songye Prestige Axe metal blade with snake or lizard skin wrapped wood handle 12 13/16 in x 5 13/16 in (32.5 cm x 14.8 cm) Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
Kusu Power Figure wood, cowrie shells, string, animal skin, and cloth 9 ½ in x 4 1/16 in x 3 ⅞ in (24.13 cm x 10.32 cm x 9.84 cm);9 ½ in x 4 1/16 in x 3 ⅞ in (24.13 cm x 10.32 cm x 9.84 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Pende Mask wood, pigments, vegetable fiber, raffia 15 3/8 in x 8 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in (39.05 cm x 20.96 cm x 20.96 cm);15 3/8 in x 8 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in (39.05 cm x 20.96 cm x 20.96 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Bwende Power Figure wood, shells and metal 15 in x 4 ¼ in x 5 ½ in (38.1 cm x 10.8 cm x 13.97 cm);13 ¼ in x 4 ⅛ in x 5 in (33.66 cm x 10.48 cm x 12.7 cm);1 ¾ in x 4 ¼ in x 5 ½ in (4.45 cm x 10.8 cm x 13.97 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Southwestern Songye (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Calabash (kileu) bird claws, feathers and wings, metal, gourd, snakeskin, split cane, dried seeds, and wood 5 ⅞ in x 7 ½ in x 7 ½ in (14.92 cm x 19.05 cm x 19.05 cm);5 ⅞ in x 7 ½ in x 7 ½ in (14.92 cm x 19.05 cm x 19.05 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
Cameroon Prestige Pipe wood, metal, possibly copper and bronze 22 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in (57.4 cm x 6.3 cm x 11.5 cm);22 1/2 in x 2 9/16 in x 4 1/2 in (57.2 cm x 6.5 cm x 11.5 cm) Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Chokwe Mortar wood 12 in x 2 7/16 in x 2 5/8 in (30.5 cm x 6.2 cm x 6.7 cm);12 in x 2 7/16 in x 2 5/8 in (30.5 cm x 6.2 cm x 6.7 cm) Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern