Vessel

Soninke people, Mali, Senegal, African

Mid 20th century

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Snake, Gan people, or Lobi people, Burkina Faso, African, iron
Buffalo Mask, Bwa people, or Nuna people, Burkina Faso, African, wood, pigment, leather
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.
Multi-stranded necklace with African trade beads