Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Sort by: Title Description 1. Calabash cover Coiled raffia basket lid used as a calabash cover. Origin Dalaba, Guinea. 2. Calabash cover Coiled raffia basket lid used as a calabash cover. Origin Dalaba, Guinea. 3. Fanner Large bamboo rice fanner in herringbone pattern. Origin Bo, Sierra Leone. 4. Coiled basket Small orange and black coiled raffia basket with lid. Origin Labe, Guinea. 5. Pyrography art Pyrographic image of a woman carrying a basket of fruit and a child. Reads "Mama Salone," an affectionate term sometimes used in place of "Sierra Leone." Origin Freetown. 6. Mortar and pestle Carved mahogany mortar and pestle. Origin Conakry, Guinea. 7. Pyrography art Pyrographic image of a woman carrying a drum. Reads "Sierra Leone." Origin Freetown. 8. Hanging wood carving Carved wood image of a village scene. Origin Conakry, Guinea. 9. Indigo textile Brown and indigo textile fabric. Origin Labe, Guinea. 10. Rice spoon Wooden rice spoon with wood burned design. Origin Dabola, Guinea. 11. Rice spoon Wooden rice spoon with wood burned design. Origin Dabola, Guinea. 12. no preview
Sweetgrass hat Contemporary sweetgrass basket in the form of a hat, made of sweetgrass and bulrush and sewn with palmetto leaf. There is a felt band sewn inside. 13. no preview
Sweetgrass infant shoe Open-toed infant shoe with characteristics of a sandal made of sweetgrass and pine straw, sewn with palmetto leaf. The bow is made of sweetgrass. 14. Child with Mother Watercolor print entitled "Child with Mother" signed by Leo S. Carty. Numbered 39/250 15. Trio by the Sea Watercolor print entitled "Trio by the Sea" signed by Leo S. Carty. Numbered 13/250. 16. After Market Watercolor print entitled "After Market" signed by Leo S. Carty. Numbered 8/250. 17. A Quiet Place Watercolor print entitled "A Quiet Place" signed by Leo S. Carty. Numbered 32/250. 18. Afternoon Bath Watercolor print signed by Leo S. Carty. Numbered 13/250. 19. First Step Watercolor print entitled "First Step" signed by Leo S. Carty. Numbered 15/250. 20. Batik Batik depicting a woman holding a basket with a bird on top. Signed "NIKE" on lower right side. Origin Nigeria.
