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1. Basketry hat

Museum number:: 5-11678
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Basketry (object genre), Hats, and Twined weaving
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Niger
Collection date:: August, 1971

2. Bead necklace

Museum number:: 5-13281
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Bead necklaces and Necklaces
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Kenya

3. Bowl

Museum number:: 5-13249a
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

4. Bowl and cover

Museum number:: 5-13249a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: diameter 32 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

5. Cape

Museum number:: 5-13266
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Capes (outerwear)
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Tanzania

6. Chair

Museum number:: 5-13454
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Angola
Collection date:: October 14, 1975.

7. Charm

Museum number:: 5-13459
Culture or time period:: Hemba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1930

8. Container

Museum number:: 5-13290a
Culture or time period:: Samburu
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Tanzania

9. Container

Museum number:: 5-13289a
Culture or time period:: Samburu
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Tanzania

10. Cover

Museum number:: 5-13284b
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Kenya