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Title: General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History Sherwood, George Herbert, 1876-1937 Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929 Miner, Roy Waldo, 1875-1955
Subjects: American Museum of Natural History Natural history museums
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO

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CARVED IVGARTICLES FRiTHE CONG Ivorv carvingsamong the mcherished possessof African chiefthe emblems of )and power or loom-woven plant fiber. The manufac-ture of a skin cloak is illustrated by one ofthe figures in the group to the left of the cn-trance. Bark cloths from Uganda are shownin the farther right-hand section of the hall,\\ hik looms and the completed garments areshown in the large central rectangle devoted to Congo ethnology. The most beautiful ofthe last-mentioned products are the pilecloths of the Bakuba, woven by the menand supplied with decorative patterns by thewomen. Very fine wooden goblets and othercarvings, especially a series of ivories fromthe Congo, bear w itness to the high artistic C70 IVORY HANDLEDIRON WEAPONSOF THE MANG-BETU. The great sickle-shaped kniveswere worn over theshoulder by the kingand other prominentmen when they weresitting in council,partly as proof of thewearers readiness tostrike. At other timesthe knives were pushedunder the belt
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sense of the African natives, who also excelother primitive races in their love for music,which is shown by the variety of their musi-cal instruments. A unique art is illustrated in the Benincase in the farther section of the hall, wherethe visitor will see bronze and brass castings made bv a process similar to that used inEurope in the Renaissance period. The religious beliefs of the natives areillustrated by numerous fetishes and charms,believed to give security in battle or to avertevils. Ceremonial masks are shown, whichwere worn bv the native medicine-men. C 173a

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