Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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Male wooden statue Male wooden figure carrying a vessel in left hand and a dagger in right. Origin Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). 2. no preview available
Female wooden statue Female wooden figure carrying a vessel in each hand. Origin Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). 3. Female wooden statue Standing female figure of dark wood attached to a small, untreated pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire. 4. Wooden figure Standing female attached to a double circular pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire. 5. Ebony elephant carving Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks, eyes, and toes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa. 6. Ebony elephant carving Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks and eyes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa. 7. Ebony elephant carving Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks and eyes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa. 8. Ebony elephant carving Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks and eyes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa. 9. Wooden object Small wooden object, intricately done with a loose wooden ring; origin Morocco. 10. Wooden camel carving Wooden camel with blanket carved on top of hump, origin Uganda. 11. Wooden crocodile carving Black wooden crocodile; origin Uganda. 12. Wooden antelope carving Black wooden antelope; origin Uganda. 13. Wooden hippopotamus carving Brown wooden hippopotamus with open mouth and turned head, origin Uganda. 14. Wooden zebra carving Wooden zebra with painted black stripes, origin Uganda. 15. Wooden giraffe carving Wooden giraffe with painted black spots and head facing backwards; origin Uganda. 16. Wooden lion carving Brown wooden lion with open mouth, origin Uganda. 17. Wooden buffalo carving Black wooden buffalo, origin Uganda. 18. Wooden boar carving Black wooden boar, tail pointed upward and head turned as if ready to charge, origin Uganda. 19. Wooden buffalo carving Black wooden buffalo, origin Uganda. 20. Wooden boar carving Brown wooden boar, origin Uganda.