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Travelholic - World Artifacts

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an old mask is shown on a white background

Baule Animal Mask 14, Ivory Coast

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(#85) Masque, Ijebu - Yoruba, Nigeria

Mask, Ijebu - Yoruba - The Ijebu have adopted and adapted the masks of Ijo, they either call or Ekine Agbo. "Masks Celebrations Agbo / Ekine celebrate water spirits, especially their contribution to economic well-being of coastal communities" (Drewal in RMN, 1997: 78). This mask - the most famous of Ijebu masks - is a water spirit, holding both of the antelope will and two fish eagles igodo, whose role is to communicate the messages of the water spirits humans

three baskets with different designs on them, one is brown and the other is red

Africa Afrika

Central Africa | Makenge baskets from Zambia. Made from grass and used to store flour and food.

an african mask with bells on it's head is shown in front of a white wall

We Mask of a Musician. Ivory Coast. 33cm. 2nd half 20th century. Collection PD-Jipsinghuizen-NL

Man's helmet -

Africa | Man's helmet from the Fang people of Gabon | Bast Fiber, Reed, Animal Hair; Twining, Applied Glass Beads, Buttons And Brass Tacks | 19th to early 20th century

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Africa | Helmet mask, of wood covered with skin. | Collected in Calabar, Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria Cross River region, in 1942

an african mask with many details on it's face and head, against a black background

Yoruba Gelede (Ori Eniyan) Mask, Nigeria http://www.imodara.com/post/93036353119/nigeria-yoruba-gelede-mothers-headdress-ori

an old wooden statue with a headdress on it's face and neck

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a large woven basket sitting on top of a wooden table next to a glass case

Yosemite Native American Basket

Yosemite Native American Basket | by Greg Harder

a woven basket sitting on top of a table

VINTAGE 15" IKEBANA BASKET HAND WOVEN BAMBOO JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGING STUNNING | eBay

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(#139) Masque-cagoule éléphant, Bamiléké, Cameroun

Africa | Elephant mask ~ 'tou-poum' ~ from the Bamiléké people of Cameroon | Raffia fiber textiles lined with black cloth, decorated with glass beads

an old wooden object with carvings on it

(#118) Poteau funéraire, Chonyi/Giriama, Kenya

Africa | Funerary post from the Chonyi/Giriama people of Kenya | Wood, white and ochre pigments || ca. 1974/76 | These are designed to capture the deceased (and not to make the location of his grave) and the geometric patterns reflect the clothing worn by notables, symbolizing social status and political power.

two wooden boxes with designs on them sitting next to each other

Tomah Joseph, birchbark box - Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian - George Gustav Heye Center, New York

Tomah Joseph (Passamaquady), ca. 1900 made of birch bark and spruce root- Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian - George Gustav Heye Center, New York

an old woven basket sitting on top of a table

Penobscot band basket, ca. 1860

Penobscot band basket, ca. 1860. This form of basket is referred to as a "band" basket from the brightly colored splints used in the piece. Cadmium yellow, iron oxide red, Prussian blue and indigo were swabbed onto the exterior surface of the splints only. Such commercially produced pigments were costly and used sparingly. Band baskets were destined for home use to store hats, clothes or linen, or for use in travel as "suitcases." Item # 23438 on Maine Memory Network

a brown vase sitting on top of a wooden table next to other bowls and plates

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Japanese craftsman : Bamboo ware in Oita (photo by Hiroshi Ohashi)