Simple bowl made by halving a calabash. Has a metal wire handle inserted into the side of the bowl

Dark round bowl with "V" shapes carved around the opening.

Wide bowl narrowing to a pedestal foot. Surface of the bowl is carved with two rows of cowrie shell shapes in between which are deeply carved textural retangular shapes in an even pattern. The foot is carved with vertical lines, the rim with slanted lines.

Oval shaped vessel with handles in the form of cow's heads with open mouths showing teeth. Eight men are dancing around the edge of the bowl, linking left arm to right of the one next to him, with left arm down and bent. They are bare chested, wearing loin cloths. The pedestal is carved out in zigzag triangle shapes

Oval shaped vessel with handles of dog's heads with open mouths showing teeth. Around the sides of the bowl are four spiders interspersed with two frogs facing up towards the rim. The pedestal is low and undecorated.

Oval bowl with head at one end and presumably tail at the other. Tail broken well into the rim of the bowl, head is missing. Neck decorated with cowries in star-shaped pattern, four spiders and two double gongs alternate around the sides of the bowl. Plain pedestal

Oval bowl in the shape of a turtle, abstracted head in an open diamond shape at one end forms a handle. Four spiders around the sides, interspersed with five cowrie shapes on each side, totalling ten. Five short gashes under the turtle's head/throat area. Rectangular shaped pedestal. Chisel marks left on the surface

Shallow bowl with a round bottom, sides carved with two spotted lizards and 55 cowrie shapes.

Oval shaped vessel with three figures of frogs forming the handles at both ends. Around the rim of the bowl are four lizards, two on each side facing away from each other with connected tails. Beneath the animals on the rim are two lizards, one underneath each handle and four frogs, two per side, facing up with bottom down to the base. In between the animals are lines, vertical, and slanted. Above the animals at the rim are carved curved lines, rectangular lozenge shapes, and leaf shapes. The pedestal is low and plain, undecorated

Made from a halved calabash. Has two cracks that have been repaired by stitching with raffia fiber.

Halved calabash decorated with plant forms by carving and burning.

Round lid carved with images of 4 elephant heads with their trunks pointing towards the center on its top. The bowl sits on a pedestal in the form of a leopard that is standing on a circular base. Bowl contains dried grass.

Set of three bowls cut from variety of calabash

Small calabash that has been hollowed out and a hold made so that it can be used as a drinking vessel

Three calabash wine containers carved with symbols of the Ngiri Society--flower shapes, painted black in between the designs. "A" has a curved neck and "B" has a long straight neck. "C" is broken but interesting in it's design qualities.

Calabash with a long straight neck set into a carrier made of split bamboo and woven/braided raffia fiber. The vessel is beautifully carved with floral shapes.

Plain calabash with raffia in the spout

Three undecorated calabash set into woven/braided raffia and bamboo fiber carriers. Mouth of each is filled with raffia.

Calabash with a long slightly curved neck engraved by burning with floral designs and bands around the neck. Set into a carrier of woven and braided raffia fiber.

Small calabash with a very long neck carved out to hold liquid.

Squat calabash with a large opening on the side and a circular woven decoration on the neck.

A hollowed out calabash with a carved hole in which to pour palm wine. Wrapped in a carrier made of strips of raffia and woven and braided raffia leaves.

Calabash with a very long straight neck that has been hollowed out to serve as a container. It has been decorated with carved zigzag patterns around the neck and slanted line patterns around the body. A foot has been carved out of the bottom for it to rest on.

Plain calabash sewn into a stand and cover made with a woven raffia base, held by six red fabric covered strips decorated with chain of cowries sewn end to end that connect to a black horizontal strip around the base of the neck of the calabash also decorated with the cowries. The horizontal piece is connected by a red fabric covered handle to a cover for the narrow end of the calabash. The end cover is raffia wrapped, then covered with strips of red and black thick cording up to the end. The cover is decorated with cowries in groups of four flower shapes, and above the handle with a line of five buttons with two that spread to hold a cowrie flower shape.

The stopper is the figure of a seated Fon wearing a traditional cap and holding a traditional palm wine cup. The mouth of the vessel is carved with double gongs. It is held in a carrier made of white wooden beads and strips of raffia which create sections around the body of the calabash which are carved with images representing events and language as follows: Pope John II's visit to Cameroon, the Messiah Christ the King, Abraham sighting the Promised Land, He brought forth the stream from the rock, Evildoers: the just ruler cutting of evildoers from the Lord's city.

Vessel carved from a tree trunk, tapering towards the base. Fiber covered loop inserted in the side for attaching a fiber carrying cord.

Wooden container carved in the form of a calabash with a long neck that curves over the body of the vessel. The maker inscribed his name along the neck, and dated it on the bottom. The entire object is carved with rows of cowrie shell designs, circle shapes, and two lizards facing nose to nose on the back.

Wooden vessel in the form of a calabash with a long straight neck. Carved and painted with cowie shell shapes arranged in a floral pattern. Capped with a wooden lid decorated with 16 cowrie shells.

Hollowed out calabash with an enlarged hole in the side for inserting seeds.

Calabash hollowed out to use for seed storage. Has been broken and repaired with zigzag stitching.

Calabash with three holes, one has been plugged and stitched. Has a braided raffia handle attached at the top and through one of the holes in the side.

Oblong shaped calabash with a half-moon shaped opening and a handle made of braided raffia.

Hollowed out animal horn

Glass wine bottles decorated with red, black, yellow and white plastic woven in geometric patterns. One of the bottles has a stopper in the form of a bird.

Hand-built terra cotta round bottomed cooking pots decorated with rough texture created by pressing textured cloth onto wet clay, smooth rounded rims.

Oval shaped vessel with two handles carved with human head where the handles attach. Sides decorated with two rows of deeply carved zigzag shaped lines. Stands on a pedestal with carved out triangles. Cover fits on top. Handle is a human head like those on the vessel's handles, also decorated with the two tiers of deep zigzag carving.

b) Round shaped vessel with one tall handle in the form of a man's bust wearing a traditional cap, extending above the rim. Back of head is not carved with detail. Three chameleon shaped handles evenly spaced around the rest of the vessel, do not extend above the rim. Heads pointing upwards, tails down to the pedestal. Sides in between the handles decorated around the rim horizontally and vertically between by chains of cowrie shapes, and lines. Chain of cowries also around the bottom of the pedestal, which also has carved out triangle shapes above the cowries. Cover fits on top. Handle is a chameleon like the ones on the vessel. Depression carved out in the middle beneath the chameleon. Radial lines extend from the depression out to a circle on the rim.

a) Large oval shaped vessel with two handles carved with heads of notables wearing traditional caps. 26 heads carved around the sides of the vessel in two tiers, wearing a simpler cap. Stands on pedestal decorated with vertically carved lines and small rectangular lozenge shapes around the bottom. b) Cover fits on top. Handle spans the top, each end a notable's head with traditional cap that connects the two heads. Six other carved faces decorate around the top of the cover and are like those on the vessel itself.

Cup in the form of a Janus face head wearing traditional caps, with carved and black painted features and beards. Handle in the form of a tucan on one side, the other shows evidence of one that is missing. Cup sits on a tall, three tiered round base carved with leaf and rectangle designs.

U-shaped cup with a handle in the form of a cock. Edge of the cup is decorated with carved cowrie images. Under the cock's head is carved with double gong image. On the back at the base is the image of a man's face.

Cast iron horn shaped cup decorated with beaded lines and organic shapes. Cup sits on the point and a triangular shaped foot.

Bowls in the shape of a turtle with a tail at one end and a human head at the other. "A" has six double gongs carved around the sides of the bowl with circle shapes in between. Human head has carved hair. "B" is the same as "A". "C" has alternating double gongs and spiders carved around the sides, four spiders and two gongs. Head shows partially shaved area on top. All bowls sit on short pedestals and are blackened on the exterior, bare wood inside.

A. Bowl in the shape of a turtle with a tail at one end and what might have been a leopard head at the other. Sides carved with two spiders on each, totaling four, and textured like reptile skin. B. Bowl in shape of turtle with tail missing, what looks like a human head at the other end. Sides carved with four spiders on each side, textured with vertical lines.

Bowl and cover are carved with diamond and line patterns typical of Fulani designs. Diamond shapes are colored with red pigment. Cover is dome shaped coming to a knob handle at the top. Dish tapers to a round raised foot.

Calabash the has been cut and hollowed out to form a bowl.

Sculpture of a woman with an asymetricical face, holding a basket on her head with both hands up and carrying an abstracted baby on her back. She is seated on a small stool just under her buttocks. Her thighs form a horizontal circle. Placed on an open circular base.

Sculpture of a man in slight crouch position holding a container with a cover that has two camileons standing on it, facing front. He is standing over a leopard that is helping carry the pot on its ears. The man is nude, but wearing a cap. He is smiling, showing his teeth. The base is carved out, and decorated with diamond shapes all around. The container holds porcupine quills, cloth, and a set of keys.

Sculpture of a man being held up by a container that is decorated with five lizards carved and painted black around its surface. He is wearing a traditional cap and has been painted black. The container rests on the front legs of four black lizards standing on a round, hollowed out base.

Cylindrical mortar bowl decorated with crocodile carved and painted black encircling its sides. Pedestal with an animal foot/leg shaped handle and solid semi-circular base set on a solid circle.

Highly decorated mortar. Bowl is carved with figures of two spiders, handles comprised of two small children, and geometric/rectangular shapes around the edges. One child has a closed mouth, hands folded together. The other child has an open mouth, hands apart one above the other, with an X on its belly. Stands on a base with four spiders holding the bowl, and standing on a rectangular open pedestal carved with diamond shaped decorations

Round bowl with decorated edge, a handle on one side and knob/protrusion opposite.

A round, round bottomed clay pot with smooth curved rim, outside textured with textile pressed into wet clay and linked triangle patterns in a band towards the top. Bottom shows signs of having been set onto a fire.\nRound raffia cover, with some strands dyed pink and green, mostly natural tan color.\nContains seeds and organic matter\n