[The Harold and Florence Rome collection of African art] [realia]. 1937?-1988?

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[The Harold and Florence Rome collection of African art] [realia]. 1937?-1988?

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A collection of masks, statues, goldweights, musical instruments, games, staffs, weapons, utilitarian and adornment items from Nigeria, Mali, Zaire, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Benin, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Burkina Faso and Ghana. The collection contains over 395 objects from west and central Africa. It is comprised of both secular and religious objects. Ethnic groups represented are the: Kuba, Bushongo, Mangbetu, Wabembe, Basonge, Luba, Pende, Basa, Kota, Ashanti, Yoruba, Igbo, Bateke, Fang, Senufo, Baule, Mende, Dogon, Lobi, Dan, Mossi, Falacha, Fon and Guro.

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Rome, Harold, 1908-1993

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Harold Jacob "Hecky" Rome (May 27, 1908 – October 26, 1993) was an American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Hartford Public High School. Originally, he chose to go to Trinity College, but transferred because he felt like a "townie". Rome played piano in local dance bands such as Eddie Wittstein's and was already writing music while studying architecture and law at Yale University. While at Yale, he also pledged to Tau...

Rome, Florence

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