Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Sort by: Title Description 41. Plastic and metal hair comb Black plastic hair comb with metal prongs, black panther fist and peace sign engraved into handle. 42. Fish-shaped comb Wooden comb, shaped like a fish with two painted eyes and a tail with a hole in the middle. Stamped "Made in China." 43. Wooden comb Wooden comb; decorative markings in middle section, light wood; origin unknown. 44. Decorated wooden comb Wooden comb with three holes of various sizes; origin unknown. 45. Wooden comb Wooden comb with thick tines on one side and thin tines on the other; dark brown, origin unknown. 46. Small ritual staff Small ritual metal staff with two prongs, a twisted neck, and a pointed end on the handle. 47. Double-headed metal staff Double-headed metal staff with a long wooden handle; has the appearance of an animal with a beak and a long tail. 48. Bracelet Braided brown bracelet from Mbo people of Zaire (later, the Democratic Republic of the Congo). 49. Kingele pallet bell Metal kingele pallet bell used by dancers in the nkumbi initiation ritual of the Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 50. Toy garden hoe Toy garden hoe used by Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 51. Metal bracelet Solid metal ring visibly fused together at a point; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people; Circumference. 52. Elephant hair bracelet Elephant hair bracelet; four rings with two decorative twisted pieces; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people. 53. Elephant hair bracelet with charm Elephant hair bracelet; three rings connected in middle by twisted pieces and a square piece made of wood or ivory; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people. 54. Metal bracelet Metal bracelet; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people. 55. Metal bracelet Metal bracelet; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people. 56. Metal bracelet Metal wire bracelet with four wires connected by two wider twisted wires and with movable circular wires for decoration; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people. 57. Metal bracelet Metal bracelet; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people. 58. Iron anklet Circular iron anklet. 59. Iron anklet Circular iron anklet. 60. Iron anklet Circular iron anklet.
