Library - Selected African Holdings

Library - Selected African Holdings

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Selected items with African Origination


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This is a figure of a man, carved from dark wood, standing on a round base. The carved features include bulging eyes, a prominent forehead, and hair that starts on …


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Black and white stereograph slide, T 237 from Tour of the World, vol 5 and 6. Text on the back reads, "We are now looking southwestward , parallel or nearly …


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Black and white stereograph slide, #T 236 from Tour of the World, vol. 5 and 6. The back of the slide includes the following text: "There are in all 132 …


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This triangular wood mask is nearly flat and painted all over with a reddish paint. A narrow band of alternating black and white triangles is painted along the outer edge …


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A carved wooden male standing figure with short round base. The head is pointed with coiffure, scarification and facial features carved in low relief. The body is crudely articulated, probably …


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Black and white stereograph slide, #T234 in "Tour of the World" series, v. 5 and 6. Text on the back of the slide reads, "From our point of view, the …


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Black and white stereograph slide, #T232 from Tour of the World series, vol 5 and 6. Text on the back of the slide indicates that the image shows an irrigation …


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The round leather container with flat bottom is made in the shape of a royal African crown. The inward sloping sides are covered with fabric onto which cowrie shells are …


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The long staff is roughly wrought (hand-made) out of iron. There are two clusters of long, narrow cones attached along the shaft and another inverted cluster at the top, supporting …


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Carved wooden male figure kneels on short disk and supports a cylindrical hollow drum on his head and hands. Large eyes, a wide nose and closed mouth are carved on …