Museum of Anthropology, College of Arts and Science, University of Missouri-Columbia

Museum of Anthropology
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Columbia, MO 65211-1440

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9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Africa - Ethnographic Collection

The ethnographic collection includes several hundred items from Africa, most of which was collected in the Congo in the early 20th century and from Morocco in the 1980s.

The Sutton Collection includes an assemblage of spears, knives, shields, swords, and other materials collected in the early 20th century from areas such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, and Nigeria.

Other areas represented within the African collection include Egypt, Sudan, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania, and Senegal. Items representing the work of cultures such as the Masai, Turkana, Falasha, Hausa, Kikuyu, Niam Niam, Somali, and Berber include garments, ornaments, musical instruments, basketry, vessels, tools, hunting equipment, weaponry, head rests, and masks.

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<< back to Ethnographic Collection Africa - Ethnographic Collection The ethnographic collection includes several hundred items from Africa, most of which was collected in the Congo in the early 20th century and from Morocco in the 1980s. The Sutton Collection includes an assemblage of spears, knives, shields, swords, and other materials collected in the early 20th century from areas such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, and Nigeria. Other areas represented within the African collection include Egypt, Sudan, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania, and Senegal. Items representing the work of cultures such as the Masai, Turkana, Falasha, Hausa, Kikuyu, Niam Niam, Somali, and Berber include garments, ornaments, musical instruments, basketry, vessels, tools, hunting equipment, weaponry, head rests, and masks. Image Gallery >> Related Links Equatorial Africa: Material Culture from Peoples of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya in the Museum Online Museum Collection Databases	Speakers Staff Congo early 20th century wood Brugger Collection MAC1999-3 Head Rest early 20th century wood Sutton Collection KCM31-40-64	Information Tours Hours Location Contact Staff News Museum Online Brief Intro Minigalleries Archers' Thumbrings Bowser Ivories Equatorial Africa Hezzie Goes to War Donor Profiles Collections Introduction Archaeological Ethnographic Overview North America Central & South America Asia Africa Oceania Historical Grayson Archery Collection Databases Library & Archives Education Research Gift Shop Home
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