Collection place: Livingstone, Zambia / Collector: Bonnie B. Keller / Donor: University Appropriation - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Costume, accession number 5-2626a-c, described as A) Dance costume (Likishi) made of looped fiber; root of musamba; shirt (chivuvu) with gloved hands; red and black. B) Leggings (mikono); same material and technique as (A). Mask similar to 2625 worn. This costume is used by male dancers in the circumcision ceremonies to frighten the young initiates, and can be used with various masks such as the kapongo. A special man knits the costume (a boy who has learned the secrets after his initiation) but has no special tribal name. The costume is made by the Luvale, Chokwe, Mbunda, Luchase and Kanpala tribes, of the roots of the musamba which is made into fiber by rolling it on the theigh and then it is knitted.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-2617, described as Large wooden upright single head drum; tapered drum body; incised and stained designs; skin head attached to drum by pegs; 37" high, 12 1/2" dia.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-2618, described as Large wooden upright single head drum; tapered drum body; incised and stained designs; skin head attached to drum by pegs; 36 1/4" high, 11" dia.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-2616, described as Double-headed drum, hour glass shape; skin head attached to drum by pegs; stained black mid-section; raw-hide carrying strap; 25 1/2" high, 13" diameter.

Hearst Museum object titled Salad servers, accession number 5-2664a,b, described as Wooden salad servers; a) Fork with stylized bird handle; length 11¼ inches; b) Spoon with stylized bird handle; length 11¼ inches. Muzumina wood (Kiskia acuminata).