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Five Parts of a Scale; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Five Parts of a Scale
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: A brass scale that is separated into five parts. The scale has two circular scale pans, the pillar, the balancing screws and the plumb line.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.176A-E
Medium and Support: brass
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Medallion with Lion and Crown; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Medallion with Lion and Crown
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: A brass medallion with the image of a lion standing on top of a crown stamped in raised relief on the top of the piece.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.177
Medium and Support: brass
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Medallion with Lion Head; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Medallion with Lion Head
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: A brass madallion with the image of a lion stamped into the metal in raised relief surrounded by abstract, rope-like patterns.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.178
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: This small goldweight cast in brass is designed in an abstract pattern. The weight is rounded with a pattern of lines crossing the piece vertically and horizontally to break the surface into a series of squares, with small round balls cut in two placed at the intersections of the horizontal and vertical lines.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.179
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.180
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.181
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.182
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.183
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.184
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.185
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.186
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.187
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.188
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.189
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.190
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.191
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.192
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.193
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.194
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.195
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.196
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.197
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.198
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.199
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.200
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.201
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.202
Medium and Support: brass
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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Goldweight
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 2010/1.203
Medium and Support: brass
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Initiation Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Bajokwe

Title: Initiation Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Bajokwe
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1970
Accession Number: 1970/2.121
Medium and Support: bark cloth, cotton and paint
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Human Puppet Head; Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali

Title: Human Puppet Head
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
Physical Description: A stylized rendering of a human face with long narrow nose, round eyes set close to bridge of nose, and open, ellipitical mouth. The head is carved in shape of a coiffure that resembles a helmet which extends down the sides of the head. The head is topped with a high arched sagital crest. Patina is dark brown in color with traces of red and blue pigment. Sheet metal cut in circles and long strips embellish the top of the head.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1970
Accession Number: 1971/2.21
Medium and Support: wood, sheet metal, cloth and pigment
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Night Bird Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo

Title: Night Bird Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1971
Accession Number: 1971/2.41
Medium and Support: wood and paint
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Whistle/Flute; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa/Mossi

Title: Whistle/Flute
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa/Mossi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 1985/1.144
Medium and Support: wood
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Anklet in the form of a stylized bird; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Title: Anklet in the form of a stylized bird
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1986
Accession Number: 1986/1.196
Medium and Support: aluminum
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Ritual Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?

Title: Ritual Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1971
Accession Number: 1971/2.43
Medium and Support: wood, paint and kaolin
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Flute; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?

Title: Flute
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 1985/1.152
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Feathered Hat; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon

Title: Feathered Hat
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1983
Accession Number: 1983/1.100
Medium and Support: feathers and woven fiber
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Pipe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon

Title: Pipe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
Physical Description: Brass pipe with a figurative bowl in the shape of a human head.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1987
Accession Number: 1987/1.344
Medium and Support: cast bronze with wool cloth
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