Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Sort by: Title Description 121. Musical instrument Tubular bamboo rattles containing rice, similar to rainsticks. Origin West Africa. 122. Straw fan Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo. 123. Straw fan Yellow, purple, and blue woven straw fan. Origin Togo. 124. Carved elephant Carved wooden elephant with ivory tusks. Origin Togo. 125. Carved elephant Carved wooden elephant with ivory tusks. Origin Togo. 126. Carved elephant Carved wooden elephant with ivory tusks. Origin Togo. 127. Pastels Three untitled pastel prints by South African artist "Sipho." One print depicts women doing domestic work and the other two depict a woman holding a child. 128. Wooden mask Carved wooden mask with elongated face and wood burned holes in many areas. Origin Nigeria. 129. Batik Batik depicting a woman holding a basket and a man holding a gourd. Signed "NIKE" lower left side. Origin Nigeria. 130. Straw hat with leather detail Natural straw hat with leather knob, fringe, and hanging loop. Origin Nigeria. 131. Batik Batik depicting a woman holding a basket with a bird on top. Signed "NIKE" on lower right side. Origin Nigeria. 132. Brass arm ornament An arm bangle with five star points containing metal balls that produce sound when shaken. Origin Liberia. 133. Brass arm ornament An arm bangle decorated with six balls, each marked with a cross. The balls contain metal pieces that produce sound when shaken. Origin Liberia. 134. Bogolan 15 strips of Bogolan (also Bogolon or Bogolanfini) cloth in various lenghts and widths, cream in color and without design. 135. Blanket Goat hair blanket with repeated design sewn together in six strips with tassels at the end of each seam. Origin Hausa people of Nigeria. 136. Mask Wooden East African mask with elongated face. 137. Belt Multicolor beaded leather belt. 138. Stone sculpture Black smooth stone sculpture with an open spiral design depicting the heads of a mother and child. Origin Africa. 139. Ebony elephant carving Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks, eyes, and toes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa. 140. Ebony elephant carving Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks and eyes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa.
