Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Sort by: Title Description 1. Fanner Large bamboo rice fanner in herringbone pattern. Origin Bo, Sierra Leone. 2. Coiled basket Small orange and black coiled raffia basket with lid. Origin Labe, Guinea. 3. Calabash cover Coiled raffia basket lid used as a calabash cover. Origin Dalaba, Guinea. 4. Calabash cover Coiled raffia basket lid used as a calabash cover. Origin Dalaba, 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.
