Figure with Bird

Chokwe people, Angola, African

Mid 20th century

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Female Figure, Lobi people, Burkina Faso, African, wood, encrustation
Mask for Kifwebe Society, Songye people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, African, wood, pigment, raffia, string
Vessel with incised geometric designs.
Vertical iron pole with six iron currency objects attached at top; three objects are iron hoe-blade currencies, and three are possibly rattles, hoe-shaped but open in center and with an enclosed portion that could have held percussive elements Function: Currency staffs constitute a display of wealth; if it is Fulani, it would have been owned by settled Fulani rather than nomadic herders.