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    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Side-Blown Trumpet with a Male Figure

    Date: 
    18th–19th century
    Medium: 

    Ivory and aluminum

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.161
    Culture: 
    Mende
    Period: 
    18th–19th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Female Figure

    Date: 
    late 19th–early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.178
    Culture: 
    Mende
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Harp with a Female Head

    Date: 
    late 19th–early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood, hide, and metal

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.351
    Culture: 
    Mende
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Male Mask

    Date: 
    early to mid-20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood, pigment , and nails

    Accession Number: 
    2011.133.2
    Culture: 
    Mende
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Female Ancestral Mask (Ndoli Jowi/Nòwo)

    Artist: Sogande
    Date: 
    mid-20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2013.129.2
    Culture: 
    Mende, Sande association
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Female Ancestral Mask (Ndoli Jowi/Nòwo)

    Date: 
    early to mid-20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2016.119.1
    Culture: 
    Mende, Sande association
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Masks
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Snuff Horn Pendant

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Rhinoceros horn and silver

    Accession Number: 
    2016.119.52
    Culture: 
    Mende
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Snuff Horn Pendant

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Elephant Ivory and silver

    Accession Number: 
    2016.119.53
    Culture: 
    Mende
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Ivory Pendant with silver ornaments

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Elephant Ivory and silver

    Accession Number: 
    2016.119.55
    Culture: 
    Mende
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Prestige Hanging (Kpoikpoi)

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Hand-spun cotton strip woven with tapestry and weft brocading

    Accession Number: 
    2018.172.1
    Culture: 
    Mende or Vai
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    On view