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MS. Manuscript Collections

 Classification
Collection number: MS

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

African Art: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-115
Abstract

Songye tribal masks and power figures from Congo, Africa. Seized by United States Fish and Wildlife Service while being smuggled into Hartsfield International Airport. Some pieces incorporated materials harvested from endangered species, which were removed. United States Fish and Wildlife Service donated these materials to Valdosta State University Archives in 2011. Another intake of 6 items being smuggled from Cameroon were donated in 2015.

Dates: Acquired: 2011-08-26
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / African Art: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Eichberger East African Art Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-88
Abstract

The Eichberger East African Art Collection is over 130 items, mostly from the tourist trade, that were collected in Africa during the 1960's to the 1970s.

Dates: Acquired: 2007-05-03
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / Eichberger East African Art Collection