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1. Bark cloth

Museum number:
5-10290
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:
width 133 centimeters and length 177 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1943

2. Bark cloth

Museum number:
5-2629
Culture or time period:
Balovale
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Collection place:
African Craft Village, Livingstone Museum, Zambia

3. Bark cloth

Museum number:
5-10291
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Dimensions:
length 183.5 centimeters and width 139 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1943

4. Bark fragment

Museum number:
6-294
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC)
Object class:
Botanical samples
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection place:
Tomb 1515 (15), Cemetery 1500, Naga-ed-Der
Collection date:
1901

5. Bark fragments

Museum number:
6-3352
Culture or time period:
Naqada II c
Object class:
Botanical samples
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection place:
Tomb 7268 (268), Cemetery 7000, Naga-ed-Der
Collection date:
1901-1903

6. Beer straw

Museum number:
5-6019
Culture or time period:
Jibane
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
length 22.5 centimeters
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection place:
Kohleni, Kenya
Collection date:
1964

7. Chess set

Museum number:
5-14256a-ff
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bishops (chess pieces), Chessboards, Kings (chess pieces), Knights (chess pieces), Pawns (chess pieces), Queens (chess pieces), and Rooks (chess pieces)
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Dimensions:
tallest— height 8 centimeters and smallest— height 4.8 centimeters
Collector:
Helen McLaren
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

8. Container with lid

Museum number:
5-1913a,b
Culture or time period:
Fang
Object class:
Containers (receptacles)
Function:
1.5 Household
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection place:
Gabon
Collection date:
1960

9. Creche figures

Museum number:
5-12988a-l
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
smallest— height 2.5 centimeters and maximum— height 13 centimeters
Collector:
Lila Jackson
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
unknown
Person depicted:
Jesus Christ (founder of Christianity)

10. Quiver

Museum number:
5-1893
Culture or time period:
Fang
Object class:
Quivers
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection place:
Gabon
Collection date:
1960

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