Collection place: Africa / Donor: Edward J. Mahoney Jr. - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Carved bird figure

Museum number:: 5-13551
Culture or time period:: Senufo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire

2. Dagger

Museum number:: 5-13179a
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collection place:: Nigeria

3. Harp, ivory, snake skin

Museum number:: 5-13175
Object class:: Harps (chordophones)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Cameroon

4. Horned mask

Museum number:: 5-13553
Culture or time period:: Bambara
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Western Africa

5. Human figure

Museum number:: 5-13173
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Cameroon

6. Human figure

Museum number:: 5-13174
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Cameroon

7. Knife and leather sheath

Museum number:: 5-13179a,b
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collection place:: Nigeria

8. Mask

Museum number:: 5-13550
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Nigeria

9. Metal arm or leg ornament

Museum number:: 5-13176
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collection place:: Western Africa

10. Necklace

Museum number:: 5-14318
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Kenya