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Maasai Leather Basket: Researched and Conserved by Sarah Teel

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

  The Maasai people are a nomadic culture in northern Tanzania and southern Kenya; they are livestock herders who rely heavily on cattle both for food and for products such as leather. Basketry is a tradition practiced throughout Africa, and it is likewise practiced by the Maasai. Baskets are used for many purposes, including winnowing and measuring grain and … [Read more...] about Maasai Leather Basket: Researched and Conserved by Sarah Teel

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century, africa, basketry, conservation, leather, maasai culture, raffia fiber

Algerian Pouring Vessel: Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Sabrina Osment

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

  This Algerian pouring vessel was created and decorated in the tradition of the Kabyle-Berber culture, and it was intended for use in the traditional storage and serving of drinking liquids. Like other Algerian pottery, the vessel was hand-thrown in red terracotta clay and then decorated with colored mineral slips using brushes of goat hair set into wet clay … [Read more...] about Algerian Pouring Vessel: Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Sabrina Osment

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: africa, algeria, algerian pouring vessel, berber culture, ceramics, conservation, late 20th century, stoneware

African Kundung Xylophone: Researched, Conserved, and Repaired by Ashley McLaughlin

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

    Xylophones are instruments that originated in West Africa by the mid-14th century, and their use subsequently spread to the central and eastern regions of Africa.  The kundung xylophone was introduced to the Berom people of Nigeria by the Bagirmi people of Chad in the 1930s. While many musical traditions vanished through British colonization and the … [Read more...] about African Kundung Xylophone: Researched, Conserved, and Repaired by Ashley McLaughlin

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: africa, berom culture, conservation, early 20th century, kundung xylophone, mid 20th century, nigeria, xylophone

Mande Bala Xylophone: Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Elisabeth Barber

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

To make a bala, first a wooden frame, traditionally made of bamboo, is constructed. The keys are each made of a piece of African rosewood that is roughly carved down to size and then set over a low fire for several weeks to completely dry out. When fully dry, the keys are refined and then tied onto the wooden frame using leather cords. A gourd resonator is carved with a hole … [Read more...] about Mande Bala Xylophone: Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Elisabeth Barber

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: africa, Bala Xylophone, conservation, Mande Culture, Muslim, West Africa

African Mud Cloth: Researched and Conserved by Wendi Pyle-Fields

August, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Bògòlan, also known as bokolanfini, is a type of decorated cloth made by the Bamana peoples of Mali, in Western Africa.  Traditional bògòlan is made by women artisans who spin and weave locally grown cotton to make long strips of cloth that are about five inches wide, and then sew the strips together into large panels. These panels are then dyed with local iron-rich mud … [Read more...] about African Mud Cloth: Researched and Conserved by Wendi Pyle-Fields

Filed Under: 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: africa, african art, bamana culture, bogolan, bogolan african mud cloth, female circumcision, mud cloth

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