[Herskovits collection] [realia]. 1920-1986.

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Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963. [Herskovits collection] [realia].

[Herskovits collection] [realia]. 1920-1986.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25458498

The Melville and Frances Herskovits Collection is one of the most comprehensive ethnographic collections documenting African and African American culture. The collection is comprised of 945 items such as masks, statues, household utensils, tools, weapons, furniture, musical instruments, gold weights, games, costumes, textiles, several maps and paintings etc. Most items are primarily from West Africa and Surinam in South America. There are also some materials from the Caribbean and the United States. The collection is organized by geographical region, culture area and object type. Objects contained in the collection are from the following countries: Nigeria, Zaire, Liberia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Angola, Sierra Leone, African Central Republic, Cameroon, Benin, Mali, Burkina Faso, Kenya and Surinam and Haiti. Ethnic groups represented are the: Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Fulani, Ijo, Pende, Kuba, Mangbetu, Dan, Ashanti, Akan, Ewe, Senufo, Baule, Chokwe, Mossi, Masaii, Ramileke, and the Bamana.

98 textiles, 1 lock, 8 paintings, 12 staffs, 10 pipes, 7 gold implements, 5 games, 2 charms, 20 tools, 58 combs, 1 neckrest, 18 drums, 5 ornaments, 13 musical instruments, 1 ivory, 30 stools, 110 goldweights, 52 masks, 8 weapons, 28 baskets, 11 heads and busts, 117 utensils, 165 figures, 84 calabashes.

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