MABUNDA, GONCALO
description: Untitled
description: n.d.
description: Metal, metal paint
description: 33 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 13" OVERALL
description: Colorful mixed media sculpture made from military arms used by the artist in reacation to the traumatic events and fragmented political climate of his home country, Africa.
creator: MABUNDA, GONCALO
creator: b. Mozambique, 1975
source: Gift of Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Beverly Hills
date: n.d.

AFRICAN
description: Untitled #6
description: 1995
description: 19 x 11 1/2 in.
description: burnished orange vessel with gourd-like neck
creator: AFRICAN
creator: active England
date: 1995

THELUNE?
description: Untitled
description: 1981
description: woodcut (?)/linocut (?)
description: image: 27 x 20 1/4 in. sheet: 34 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.
description: Two standing women in profile, African garb, heads covered.
creator: THELUNE?
creator: African
date: 1981

WADU, Sane
description: Untitled
description: 1987
description: oil on paper
description: 18 5/8 x 21 5/8 in
creator: WADU, Sane
creator: (Kenyan, African, b. 1954 -
date: 1987

Asante, Ghana
description: Linguist Staff
description: 20th C.
description: wood
description: 63 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 5 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
date: 20th C.

N Ivory Coast?
description: Anklet
description: brass
description: 5 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
description: Continuous oval loop of brass with geometric decoration on sides and ends.
creator: N Ivory Coast?
source: Gift of Mrs. Douglas Fraser
date: n.d.

W Central Kenya
description: Water Container
description: gourd, leather
description: 9 1/2 x 3 3/4 dia. in.
creator: W Central Kenya
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Ciaramella
date: n.d.

W Central Kenya
description: Headrest
description: wood, leather, metal
description: 6 1/4 x 5 x 2 1/2 in.
creator: W Central Kenya
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Ciaramella
date: n.d.

W Central Kenya
description: Man's Stool
description: wood, leather strap, aluminum repair
description: 6 1/2 in.
creator: W Central Kenya
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Ciaramella
date: n.d.

Yoruba
description: Ax Blade
description: stone
description: 4 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches
description: Oval stone ax blade.
creator: Yoruba
source: Gift of Mrs. Douglas Fraser
date: n.d.

Yoruba, SW Nigeria
description: Ibeji (Twin Figure)
description: wood, beads
description: 10 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.
description: Oyo style.
creator: Yoruba, SW Nigeria
source: Gift of Professor Alfred Moir
date: n.d.

Africa
description: Doll
description: brown plastic with bead work dress
description: 3 1/2" H.
creator: Africa
date: n.d.

Botswana
description: Tswana Rag Doll
description: 20th C.
description: fabric
description: 10 x 4 1/2 x 4
creator: Botswana
date: 20th C.

Botswana
description: Tswana Rag Doll
description: 20th C.
description: fabric
description: 5 1/2 x 3 x 2 in.
creator: Botswana
date: 20th C.

Kenya
description: Giriana Post (Gravepost)
description: wood, paint
description: 75" x 5" x 2"
creator: Kenya
date: n.d.

Mali
description: Blanket
description: ca. 1970
description: wool
description: 82 x 48 1/2 in.
description: Beige ground w/ black, rust, ochre decor and dark brown border.
creator: Mali
date: ca. 1870

Niger, Sahel area
description: Basket
description: 20th C.
description: fiber
description: 14 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.
description: Coil method, four pointed brown geometric design, four geometric designs on edges, natural colored object
creator: Niger, Sahel area
date: 20th C.

Nigeria
description: Mask
description: wood
description: 8 in. h.
creator: Nigeria
source: Gift of Professor Alfred Moir
date: n.d.

Nigeria, North Igboland, Ulassi Nimbo (near Nsukka)
description: Mask of Agbogho Mmuo (Ikorodo)
description: wood, black, red, orange, blue, white polychrome
description: 22 1/4 x 11 x 15 1/2 in.
creator: Nigeria, North Igboland, Ulassi Nimbo (near Nsukka)
source: Gift of Herbert M. and Shelley Cole
date: n.d.

Rwanda
description: Basket
description: 20th C.
description: fiber
description: 8 3/4 x 1 in.
description: 11 pointed "sun burst" design in center, natural colored fibers.
creator: Rwanda
date: 20th C.

Rwanda
description: Basket
description: 20th C.
description: fiber
description: 9 5/8 x 5/8 in.
description: Coil method, five pointed blue star design motif, natural colored object.
creator: Rwanda
date: 20th C.

Rwanda
description: Basket
description: 20th C.
description: fiber
description: 6 1/2 x 8 in.
description: Coil method, base: white fiber with black geometric design, lid: white fiber with matching black geometric design.
creator: Rwanda
date: 20th C.
identifier: 1998.71 a,b

African
description: Tray
description: early 20th C.
description: Willow
description: 2 1/2 x 10 1/2"
description: African willow tray with convex edge.
creator: African
source: F. May Young Collection, given by Luella D. Saxby
date: early 20th C.

African
description: Necklace
description: Unknown
description: beads, wire
description: 29" l.
description: African necklace made from spherical brown and tan beads.
creator: African
source: FOUND IN THE COLLECTION
date: n.d.

African
description: Multi-colored belt
description: Unknown
description: Multi-colored fabric with metal fasteners
description: 29 x 3 1/2"
description: Magenta, purple, orange, teal, ivory colored belt; African
creator: African
source: FOUND IN THE COLLECTION
date: n.d.

African
description: Cuff bracelet
description: n.d.
description: Brass
description: 3" dia.
description: Open crescent shaped brass bracelet; hoove-like closure with four balls, geometric shapes and lines.
creator: African
source: FOUND IN THE COLLECTION
date: n.d.

African
description: Amulet
description: n.d.
description: Brass
description: 2 x 1/2 x 1 3/4"
description: Brass amulet; upside-down triangle and crucifix shape; four hooks; zig-zag pattern at center.
creator: African
source: FOUND IN THE COLLECTION
date: n.d.

African
description: Necklace
description: n.d.
description: Stone beads and leather
description: 75 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4"
description: African beaded necklace; carved stone beads on leather string.
creator: African
source: FOUND IN THE COLLECTION
date: n.d.

African
description: Gourd
description: 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2"
description: Round ornamental gourd; brown; duck and snake etchings; stem on top
creator: African
source: FOUND IN THE COLLECTION
date: n.d.

African
description: Dagger with beaded scabbard
description: Metal, glass beads and leather
description: 18 1/4 x 3 x 1 1/4"
description: Beadwork is a significant facet of Yoruba art. This dagger, with intricately designed sheath and interlace leather hilt, is probably of Owo or Ijebu origins. In Owo, it is called udamalore (sword of the well-born) and is an insignia of high-rank. In Ijebu cultures, it is associated with the Ogboni Earth society and would be carried by priests or other elite members. The color combinations may signify particular deities (orisha) as well as their corresponding temperaments. For instance, the facial emblem with two triangular projections located close to the handle could possibly refer to Shango, god of thunder. The two red and white knot motifs (a sacred color combination commonly associated with Shango) also imply regality.
creator: African
source: Found in the Collection
date: n.d.

African
description: Armlet
description: 20th C.
description: Brass alloy
creator: African
source: Found in the Collection
date: 20th C.

African
description: Necklace with amulets
description: 20th C.
description: Beads
description: Necklace with multicolored beads and amulets
creator: African
source: Found in the Collection
date: 20th C.

African
description: Throwing Knife
description: 19th - 20th C.
description: steel, fiber
description: 15 3/8 x 13 x 3/4 in.
creator: African
source: Gift of Deanne Violich
date: 19th - 20th C.

African
description: African Wood Staff
description: Wood
description: 36" long
description: African wood staff with male figured handle.
creator: African
source: Gift of Mrs. William T. Campbell
date: n.d.

African
description: Staff: elephant handle
description: Wood
description: 36" h.
description: A long wooden staff with the figure of an elephant at the top.
creator: African
date: n.d.

African
description: Two Brass Rings with Beading
description: brass rings with beads
description: 2" D., 15" L.
creator: African
date: n.d.

African
description: Seed Carved in Form of Head
description: seed, 3 tassels of raffia
description: 1 1/2" x 3 /4"
creator: African
date: n.d.

African
description: Carved Wood in Shape of Knife
description: light wood
description: 2 7/8" x 5/16"
creator: African
date: n.d.

African
description: Woven Straw Basket w/ Lid w/ Loop Handle
description: straw w/ purple, green, hot pink diamonds
description: 3" x 3 3/4"
creator: African
date: n.d.

Ivory Coast
description: Figure
description: ca. 1935-1950
description: wood
description: 18 1/8 x 3 x 2 1/2"
description: wooden figure of the Virgin Mary mounted on base
creator: Ivory Coast
source: Gift of Charles and Kent Davis
date: ca. 1935-1950

African, Nigeria, Yorubaland
description: Masquerade costume (egungun)
description: early 20th century
description: cloth
description: 63 x 64 x 19"
description: Designed to represent Yoruba ancestral spirits, egungun masquerade costumes are typically brought to life by male performers for annual festivals to pay homage to departed relatives and supernatural beings. On display here is a partial costume, composed of netting, buttons, and hundreds of strips of local and imported cloth. The vibrant, trailing swaths of fabric are constructed to whirl with exaggerated movements during elaborate dance routines augmented by drumming and singing. In addition to motion, an accompanying mask would help complete the ensemble, conveying the personality of the represented spirit.
creator: African, Nigeria, Yorubaland
source: Gift of Theresa Littlefield
date: early 20th century

African
description: Dancer's Ankle Bracelet
description: silver
description: 5 dia. in.
creator: African
source: Gift of Mrs. William T. Campbell
date: n.d.

African:
description: Tobacco Flask
description: wood, metal chain
description: 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 dia. in.
description: Carved wood flask has attatched chain.
creator: African:
source: Gift of Professor Alfred Moir
date: 20th C.

East African
description: Whistle Doll
description: bamboo, beads, tar, string
description: 14 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in.
description: Red and white beads.
creator: East African
source: Gift of Professor Alfred Moir
date: n.d.

African: Frafa, N Ghana
description: Bracelet
description: brass
description: 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.
description: Open semi-circular loop of heavy brass with flared ends and decorated with four sets of knobs.
creator: African: Frafa, N Ghana
source: Gift of Mrs. Douglas Fraser
date: n.d.

African: Mali
description: Hausa Bird Headdress
description: wood and leather
description: 16" L.
creator: African: Mali
date: n.d.

African? Maker Unknown
description: Long piece of wood
description: wood, pigment, thread
description: 16"
description: long thin piece of wood with black pigment and basketry
creator: African? Maker Unknown
date: n.d.

Asante, Ghana
description: Goldweight
description: late 19th C./20th C.
description: brass
description: 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in.
description: Bearded Man Kneeling
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of Herbert Orenstein
date: late 19th C./20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Linguist Staff
description: 20th C.
description: wood
description: 63 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 5 in.
description: Black wood staff topped with snail, turtle and gun on platform. Rather than directly addressing his people, a chief relies on the oratorical skills of the okyeame, or linguist, to convey his ideas and dictums. The linguist also serves as principal advisor to the chief and weighs in on political, military and judicial matters. The staff is symbolic of this important position and the carved finial represents a proverb referring to the chief and state. The proverb associated with this staff is one regarding pacifism: if it were only for the snail and the tortoises the gun would not fire in the forest.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Doll
description: wood
description: 10 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.
description: Akua'ba figure
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: n.d.

Asante, Ghana
description: Woman's Comb
description: ca. 20th C.
description: wood, traces of kaolin and hair dye, glass beads on fiber
description: 11 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1/4 in.
description: include Coat of Arms of England in decoration
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: ca. 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Animal Stool
description: wood
description: 7 x 18 x 6 in.
description: A stool carved into the shape of an animal.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: n.d.

Asante, Ghana
description: Akua'ba Figure
description: wood, beads
description: 12 x 4 1/4 x 2 in.
description: A wooden feritility figure with a cylindrical torso, elongated neck, and a pronounced head. A simple line drawing appears on the back of the figures head.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: n.d.

Asante, Ghana
description: Double Stool
description: wood
description: 22 x 23 x 14 1/2 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: n.d.

Asante, Ghana
description: Gourd Bowl
description: mid 20th century
description: gourd, leather, kaolin
description: 4 x 8 1/2 dia. in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: mid 20th century

Asante, Ghana
description: Stool
description: 20th C.
description: carved wood, rope
description: 7 x 19 3/4 x 8 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of Katharine W. Tremaine
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Wax Model
description: 20th C. (1973)
description: wax
description: 2 1/8 x 1 x 1 in.
description: Figure drinking from vessel.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cole
date: ca. 1973

Asante, Ghana
description: Goldweight
description: 20th C.
description: cast brass
description: 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cole
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Goldweight
description: 20th C.
description: cast brass
description: 1 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cole
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Figure: Akua'ba
description: 20th C.
description: wood
description: 9 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Forowa
description: 20th C.
description: sheet brass, copper wire
description: 3 x 3 1/4 in.
description: Container for shea butter.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Ritual Vessel
description: 20th C.
description: terra cotta
description: 6 1/2 x 8 dia. in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Funerary Head
description: 20th C.
description: terra cotta
description: 5 x 3 x 3 1/4 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Funerary Head
description: 20th C.
description: terra cotta
description: 4 3/4 x 3 x 1 5/8 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Ritual Ceramic Figure
description: 20th C.
description: terra cotta
description: 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 dia. in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Comb
description: 20th C.
description: wood
description: 8 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Standing Figure
description: 20th C.
description: wood
description: 9 x 3 x 2 1/4 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Ceremonial Sword with decorative finial
description: 20th C.
description: wrought iron, wood, gilt
description: overall: 45 x 4 x 8 1/2 in.
description: Consists of wrought iron blade and gilt wood handle.
creator: Asante, Ghana
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Asante, Ghana
description: Clay Mold: turtle
description: 20th C. (1973)
description: clay
description: 3 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
date: 20th C. (1973)

Asante, Ghana
description: Proverb Goldweight
description: 20th C. (1973)
description: brass
description: 2 1/2 x 2 x 3/4 in.
creator: Asante, Ghana
date: 20th C. (1973)

Asante, Ghana
description: Ashanti Stool
description: 20th C.
description: wood
description: 11 x 19 x 9 1/2 in.
description: Wooden stool with curved seat.
creator: Asante, Ghana
date: 20th C.

b. Ghana, 20th Century
description: Gold weight
description: 20th C.
description: Cast brass
description: 1 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 1" OVERALL
description: Europeans collectively referred to Ghana and its surrounding regions as the Gold Coast in recognition of the lucrative resources located in West Africa. As the name suggests, gold weights were made to conform to precise standards in order to settle economic transactions among merchants. When gold dust ceased to be used as a form of currency, such objects continued to be passed down as heirlooms and have continued to be sold as souvenir items to tourists. Created through the lost-wax casting process, figurative gold weights like this one represent a later stage of Akan artistic development, with the earliest geometric style dating back to the emergence of Arab and sub-Saharan trade networks around the 9th century. The hunting scene here depicts a kneeling man with a musket aimed towards a leopard perched in a nearby tree. The visual context helps illustrate a number of Akan proverbs, which are considered a hallmark of Ghanaian art and culture.
creator: b. Ghana
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cole
date: 20th Century

b. Ghana, 20th Century
description: Female figure (Akua'ba)
description: 20th C.
description: wood, beads
description: 10 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 in.
description: Originating from the matrilineal Akan culture, this disk-headed figure is one of the most widely recognizable art forms from West Africa. The name akuaba derives from a legend about a barren woman named Akua who was mocked for the trials she went through while attempting to conceive a child. More often referred to simply as fertility dolls, such objects are customarily blessed by priests and are carried by women who have commissioned them in aspirations of becoming pregnant. The large, flat head and outstretched arms which characterize this type of object are not only a common stylistic attribute, but also a practical design allowing the carving to be tucked in a wrapper and held against a womans back in a naturalistic manner akin to how a newborn infant might be carried. After fulfilling this primary function, the figure may be installed in a family shrine or passed on as an heirloom to be appreciated for its feminine beauty and for its capacity to recall the memory of a particular loved one.
creator: b. Ghana, 20th Century
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

b. Nigeria, 20th century
description: Twin figures
description: Wood, glass beads, twine, shell, metal, blue and black pigment
description: 12 x 4 1/4 x 4" EACH
description: The rate of twinning is especially high among Yoruba peoples (approximately 45 sets in every 1,000 births). This cultural phenomenon is considered to be a blessing despite increased risk of infant morality. Ere ibeji honor mothers who bear twins, and are traditionally carved as a memorial to twins who do not survive childbirth. As the shells and bead accessories indicate, these figures are considered clothed. Such sculptures are cared for by mothers who commission them before eventually being passed on to the surviving sibling who is charged with ritually washing, dressing, and making offerings of food to each. The blue pigment applied to the coiffure is likely indigo, a natural plant-based dye signifying balancea central aesthetic concept observed in Yoruba art.
creator: b. Nigeria, 20th century
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: 20th Century

Babanki, Cameroon, Western Grassfieds
description: Headmask
description: late 19th - early 20th C.
description: wood, traces of kaolin
description: 18 1/2 x 12 x 10 in.
description: Male mask with superstructure of spider symbols above human head.
creator: Babanki, Cameroon, Western Grassfieds
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: late 19th - early 20th C.

Baga, Guinea
description: Female Shrine Figure
description: wood, black, red, white, green, yellow polychrome
description: 18 3/4 x 5 x 6 in.
description: Figure of female playing a mankalla board.
creator: Baga, Guinea
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: 20th C.

BaKongo people of Congo and Zaire
description: Nkisi Nkondi (Power Figure)
description: 20th C.
description: wood, nails and feathers
description: 21 x 7 1/2 x 7 in.
description: Right arm raised.
creator: BaKongo people of Congo and Zaire
source: Gift of Katharine W. Tremaine
date: 20th C.

Bakuba, Zaire
description: Pile Cloth
description: 1970s - 1980s
description: Kasai Velvet, raffia palm fibers
description: 27 3/4 x 22 in
creator: Bakuba, Zaire
source: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Mario Del Chiaro
date: 1970s - 1980s

Bamana people, Ivory coast
description: Mask
description: 17-19th C.
description: Wood
description: 9 1/2 x 5 x 4"
description: An archaic and eroded carved face mask with delicately carved and serene features. The eye lids appear partially closed looking downward. The nose is thin and runs the length of the face with a narrow elegant profile; the mouth has softly indicated rounded closed lips.
creator: Bamana people, Ivory coast
source: Gift of Ceil and Michael Pulitzer
date: 17-19th C.

Bamana peoples of Mali
description: Boli Power figure for the Kono society
description: 20th C.
description: wood and sacrifical materials
description: 15 x 20 1/2 x 9 in.
description: Boli figures, made from earth, human excrement, animal fur, claws, bark, and venom, as well as other things, are among the most powerful objects in a Bamana village. Hidden away and tended to by a select few, the Boli is at once a terrifying and awesome object, the manifestation of a controlling and all-knowing spirit. The Boli acts as judge, jury and even executioner, effecting decisions that are based on keen, impartial assessment or, even more frighteningly, whim. For this reason the Bamana have been known to refer to the Boli as tyrannical rulers. Its decisions are interpreted by a small group of elders who govern the affairs of the village. By collectively imbuing the Boli with such power and influence, the Bamana attempt to ensure the longevity of their traditional structures of governance which are based on centuries-old systems of checks and balances. In Bamana culture, for example, it is preferable to prevent any one person from acquiring too much wealth as that would put him or her in a position of undue influence. It is expected that wealth will be shared and fear of the Bolis far-reaching power ensures that this redistribution takes place.
creator: Bamana peoples of Mali
source: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Nisenson
date: 20th C.

Bamana, Mali
description: Mask
description: ca. 20th C.
description: wood, black pigment
description: 12 1/2 x 8 x 6 in.
description: Chimpanzee
creator: Bamana, Mali
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: ca. 20th C.

Bambara, Mali
description: Headress: chi wara antelope
description: 19-20th C.
description: wood, metal and fiber
description: 18 1/2 x 24 1/2"
description: Standing wooden male antelope headdress, three pairs of horns slightly tapered upward, upward curved tail, bent legs elongated neck with iron collar and concave back with decorative incised pattern. Animal figure stands on a circular wood base that would have been attached to the dancer's head with a basketry support.
creator: Bambara, Mali
source: Gift of Ceil and Michael Pulitzer
date: 19-20th C.

Bambara, Mali
description: Bambara Mask, Ntomo
description: wood
description: 16 1/4" x 6 1/2"
description: A wooden facemask with a pronounced nose and a headpiece.
creator: Bambara, Mali
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: n.d.

Baule (or Wan) peoples of Cote d'Ivoire
description: Goli gle Mask
description: 20th C.
description: wood, iron and pigments
description: 32 1/2 x 10 x 10 in.
creator: Baule (or Wan) peoples of Cote d'Ivoire
source: Gift of Jesse L. and Nancy Alexander
date: 20th C.

Baule, Ivory Coast
description: Standing female figure
description: n.d.
description: Wood
description: 16 3/4 x 2 1/2"
description: Standing female figure with overall dark patina; arms are parallel to the torso, forearms crossed over stomach with hands together at lower abdomen.
creator: Baule, Ivory Coast
source: Gift of Ceil and Michael Pulitzer
date: n.d.

Baule, Ivory Coast
description: Figure
description: 19-20th C.
description: Wood, patina and metal
description: 16 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/2"
description: Standing female figure; the arms rest close to the torso and the hands are indicated resting on the hips just near the abdomen. The figure has incised scarification all over the torso, arms, neck, arms, legs and the rounded base on which the figure stands. The face is naturalistic in a classic Baule style and has a raised crest coiffure.
creator: Baule, Ivory Coast
source: Gift of Ceil and Michael Pulitzer
date: 19-20th C.

Baule, Ivory Coast
description: Stool
description: 19th C.
description: wood
description: 7 x 10 1/2 dia. in.
creator: Baule, Ivory Coast
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: 19th C.

Baule, Ivory Coast
description: Figure
description: 20th C.
description: wood
description: 15 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.
creator: Baule, Ivory Coast
source: UCSB Art Affiliates Purchase Fund
date: 20th C.

Baule? or Akan? Ivory Coast? or Ghana?
description: Stool
description: wood
description: 21 3/4 x 25 x 13 3/4 in.
description: Stool with support in form of a leopard capturing a tortoise.
creator: Baule? or Akan? Ivory Coast? or Ghana?
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: 20th C.

Bidjogo, Guinea Bissau
description: Shark Mask
description: ca. 20th C.
description: wood, vegetable fibers, cloth
description: 11 3/4 x 14 in.
creator: Bidjogo, Guinea Bissau
source: Gift of John and Andrea Rich
date: ca. 20th C.

Boki people, Nigeria
description: Headcrest: Idoma Mask
description: 20th C.
description: Wood
description: 9 x 5 1/2 x 9"
creator: Boki people, Nigeria
source: Gift of Ceil and Michael Pulitzer
date: 20th C.

Borana, N Central Kenya
description: Milk Container
description: fiber, cowrie shells, trade beads, giraffe hair
description: 14 in.
creator: Borana, N Central Kenya
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jospeh R. Ciaramella
date: 20th C.

Borana, N Central Kenya
description: Milk Churn Stick
description: wood
description: 15 1/4 x 2 1/2 dia. in.
creator: Borana, N Central Kenya
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Ciaramella
date: 20th C.

Borana, N Central Kenya
description: Headrest-Stool
description: wood
description: 5 x 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
creator: Borana, N Central Kenya
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Ciaramella
date: 20th C.

Borana, N Central Kenya
description: Carrying Bag
description: fiber, polychrome
description: 33 in.
creator: Borana, N Central Kenya
source: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Ciaramella
date: 20th C.

Botswanan
description: Tswana Rag Doll
description: 20th C.
description: fabric
description: 10 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 in.
creator: Botswanan
date: 20th C.

Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast
description: Bracelet
description: brass, copper, iron
description: 4 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 1 in.
creator: Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast
source: Gift of Mrs. Douglas Fraser
date: 20th C.

Burkina Faso?
description: Bracelet
description: brass
description: 3 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.
description: Bracelet in open crescent shape with twisted decoration and knobbed geometric ends.
creator: Burkina Faso?
source: Gift of Mrs. Douglas Fraser
date: 20th C.

Cameroon
description: Bowl
description: wood
description: 11 x 10 dia. in.
description: Carved wooden bowl supported by four standing fiures with arms linked.
creator: Cameroon
source: Gift of Katharine W. Tremaine
date: 20th C.

Chokwe, Zaire
description: Praying Figure
description: ca. 20th C.
description: ebony? wood
description: 8 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.
creator: Chokwe, Zaire
source: Gift of Drs. William and Jane Bertrand
date: ca. 20th C.