Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Sort by: ▼ Title Description 121. Wooden dog bell Wooden dog bell with wooden clapper, cord, and leather strap; bell has pattern on one side; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). 122. Wooden crocodile carving Black wooden crocodile; origin Uganda. 123. Wooden container Wooden container or pot that appears to be a mortar; unknown origin. 124. Wooden comb Wooden comb; decorative markings in middle section, light wood; origin unknown. 125. Wooden comb Wooden comb with thick tines on one side and thin tines on the other; dark brown, origin unknown. 126. Wooden carving Wooden religious artifact; origin Tamil Nadu, India. 127. Wooden carving Carved statue of a woman wearing a raffia skirt and cowrie shell earrings. Tattoos mark her shoulders and her face is painted. Made of dark wood with a natural clay stand. 128. Wooden camel carving Wooden camel with blanket carved on top of hump, origin Uganda. 129. Wooden bust Polished wooden head of a woman with turban-type head cover, dark stain, wood may be mahogany, origin North Africa. 130. Wooden buffalo carving Black wooden buffalo, origin Uganda. 131. Wooden buffalo carving Black wooden buffalo, origin Uganda. 132. Wooden Buddha statue Wooden buddha seated in a meditative position. 133. Wooden box Object from Colin Turnbull's personal shrine; square wooden box with removable side and metal handle, carved on four sides and reinforced on the bottom; use unknown. 134. Wooden bowl Carved wooden bowl with depictions of flora and fauna. Origin eastern Africa. 135. Wooden bow Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends, some skin wrapped around each end; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest. 136. Wooden bow Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends; origin Central Africa. 137. Wooden bow Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends, wood is split; origin Central Africa. 138. Wooden bow Wooden bow without a string but notched at ends, some skin with fur wrapped around each end; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest. 139. Wooden bow Wooden bow without a string, some skin with fur wrapped around each end; origin Ituri forest. 140. Wooden bow Wooden bow with skin at the ends; origin Central Africa.
