The UMMA Collection

circa 1910

bird claws, feathers and wings, metal, gourd, snakeskin, split cane, dried seeds, and wood

20th century

wood, raffia, feathers, cloth, and twigs

circa 1940

wood, civet and monkey skin, woven vegetable fiber, feathers, seed pods, animal teeth, antelope horns, glass beads, metal

circa 1850

wood, vegetable fiber, animal skin, glass, beads, seed pod, metal, calabash, kaolin (white clay), and resin

Early to mid-20th century

wood and paint

Early to mid-20th century

wood with beads, cloth and twine

circa 1920

wood

circa 1880

wood, china beads, and string

circa 1890

wood, copper, metal tacks, leather, snakeskin, raffia, and vegetable fiber cloth

circa 1930

wood, animal skin, teeth, claws, seeds, beads, shells, vegetable fiber, and metal

circa 1930

gourd with vegetable, animal, and mineral materials, cigarette butts, white kaolin, earth, wood, and natural fibers