Ethnology
Description
The ethnology collection features basketry, masks, ceramics, and other material culture from all over the world.
Collection Items
Instrument, Gusle
Gusle: single-string knee violin. It is wooden with detailed carvings. The sound box is covered with a skin (usually goat). The neck has two horse head carvings facing each other and there is a carving of a circular pattern on the reverse of the…
Basket
Small twined basket with two handles. Smoke discoloration, tears, misshapen. Glassell collection. Inherited by family.
Record, Vinyl
45 rpm vinyl record. "No condition is permanent," and "Artificial Beauty," by Celestine Ukwu & The Niger City Starlighters. Produced by Philips West African Records.