Long bamboo and wood spear with carved bone head. Spear point is curved in the middle and has five barbs on each side. The spear point is bound with string to a narrow wooden shaft, which has traces of white powder on all sides. The wooden shaft is then bound with plant fibre to a slightly larger bamboo shaft. Lines are carved at the top and base of the bamboo shaft.

Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund

Gift of Dr. John H. Finney

Gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer

Round metal bell with rectangular opening in bottom, stone clapper inside, and large metal ring on top. Symmetrical design on each side of the bell consisting of incised concentric circles.

Metal bell with sloped edges, rectangular opening in bottom, stone clapper inside, and fixed metal ring on top. Design on top half of the bell consists of incised concentric circles. Design on bottom half of the bell consists of stacked semi-circles oriented perpendicular to the circles on the top half of the bell.

Standing wood figure (ibeji) on flat round platform. Tapered oval head with flat chin, carved hair, and smooth rounded features, with carved lines on each cheek. Ears and buttocks are pointed. Phallus protrudes from the waist. Rounded stomach with carved triangle decorations. Arms are connected to the body forming an oval. Decorated with beaded red and white belt and beaded brown necklace.

Carved wooden headrest. Rectangular base with hollows on side and back. Back hollow is framed by a carved line. Two figures joined in a curved line form the top. Facial features are faintly carved on side and deep on the other. Both have large foreheads. Each figure is holding a board connected to the base and carved with swirling lines. A dome with curls on each side rests in the middle of the two figures. A ridged curved board spans the top of the headrest. Inscription on base in white paint.

Gift of Richard H. Clarke

Gift of Richard H. Clarke