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Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912

Accession Lot

  • Object[726]
  • no[726]
  • no[726]
  • african[726]
  • adze[1]
  • ammunition case[1]
  • ankle bracelet[2]
  • apron[8]
  • armor[1]
  • arrow[165]
  • arrow shaft[2]
  • axe[18]
  • bag[7]
  • basket[2]
  • basket lid[1]
  • basket tray[2]
  • bell[3]
  • bellows[1]
  • belt[4]
  • bill hook[1]
  • boat model[1]
  • bow[7]
  • bowl[7]
  • bracelet[20]
  • breast ornament[1]
  • cape (clothing)[1]
  • carrier (object)[2]
  • charm[4]
  • chopper[1]
  • club[4]
  • comb (hair - grooming tool)[1]
  • cosmetic container[1]
  • covered basket[2]
  • cup[1]
  • currency[7]
  • dagger[10]
  • dice[5]
  • dish[2]
  • double bell[2]
  • drum[3]
  • fan[4]
  • ferrule[1]
  • figure[2]
  • figurine[2]
  • flask[1]
  • flute[1]
  • flywhisk[5]
  • funnel[2]
  • girdle[3]
  • gong[6]
  • guitar[1]
  • gun[1]
  • hair pin[2]
  • harp[1]
  • harpoon[3]
  • hat[12]
  • headband[1]
  • headdress[3]
  • horn (animal part)[1]
  • knife[90]
  • knife sheath[34]
  • ladle[3]
  • lid[1]
  • lute[2]
  • malimba[1]
  • mantle[3]
  • marimba[1]
  • mat[3]
  • model[1]
  • musical bow[1]
  • neck band[1]
  • necklace[12]
  • paddle[5]
  • penis sheath[1]
  • pestle[1]
  • pigment[1]
  • pigment box[1]
  • pouch[3]
  • powder horn[4]
  • primer[1]
  • quiver[12]
  • rattle[10]
  • rattle part[1]
  • razor[2]
  • rifle[1]
  • sandal[2]
  • sanza[3]
  • sculpture[18]
  • skirt[1]
  • snuff holder[1]
  • snuff tube[2]
  • spear[96]
  • spear head[6]
  • spear point[4]
  • spear shaft[1]
  • spindle[1]
  • spoon[6]
  • staff[19]
  • sword[11]
  • sword sheath[5]
  • textile[4]
  • throwing knife[5]
  • tray[3]
  • whistle[2]
  • africa[4]
  • angola[13]
  • aruwimi district[22]
  • aruwimi river[16]
  • balega[1]
  • bangala district[21]
  • bechuanaland[3]
  • belgian congo[91]
  • benue basin[3]
  • bomokandi river[1]
  • botswana[5]
  • boyoma falls[10]
  • busira river[1]
  • cameroon[8]
  • central zaire[2]
  • congo[17]
  • eastern province[10]
  • eastern zaire[1]
  • equatorial province[5]
  • gabon[19]
  • griqualand[1]
  • guinea[7]
  • ilorin[16]
  • itimbiri river[5]
  • ituri forest[10]
  • ivory coast[7]
  • kalahari district[1]
  • kasai[18]
  • kasai district[47]
  • lagos[3]
  • lake chad[2]
  • lake leopold[4]
  • lake nyassa[1]
  • lomami[1]
  • lomami river[2]
  • lower congo[1]
  • lower kasai[1]
  • lower lomami river[3]
  • lulonga-lopori[1]
  • madagascar[11]
  • mali[13]
  • maritime congo[2]
  • mbomu river[1]
  • morocco[1]
  • mozambique[1]
  • mubangi district[14]
  • mubangi river[2]
  • namibia[25]
  • niger river[3]
  • nigeria[142]
  • northeastern zaire[1]
  • northern belgian congo[1]
  • northern congo[1]
  • northern zaire[1]
  • nupe[1]
  • ogooue river[1]
  • portuguese west africa[8]
  • republic of the congo[5]
  • rubi river[10]
  • sangha river[26]
  • senegal[3]
  • sherbro island[2]
  • sierra leone[54]
  • south africa[71]
  • southwest africa[3]
  • swaziland[1]
  • tanzania[1]
  • uele river[13]
  • upper guinea[1]
  • upper nile[8]
  • welle district[3]
  • west africa[12]
  • western zaire[4]
  • zaire[148]
  • zambezi river[13]
  • zambia[33]
  • zimbabwe[4]
  • ababua[8]
  • acholi[14]
  • arab[1]
  • azande[6]
  • babangi[1]
  • babunda[1]
  • baio[1]
  • bakongo[3]
  • bakota[1]
  • bakuba[1]
  • bakusu[1]
  • balega[1]
  • balolo (bantu culture)[1]
  • bangala[5]
  • bapende[1]
  • barotse[1]
  • basoko[1]
  • basongo[2]
  • basuto[5]
  • bateke[3]
  • batetela[3]
  • batwa[3]
  • baya[1]
  • bayaka[1]
  • bayanzi[2]
  • bechuana[2]
  • bushmen[3]
  • bushongo[16]
  • bushoong[1]
  • ekoi[2]
  • ewe[2]
  • fang[18]
  • ganguela[12]
  • grigriqua[1]
  • hausa[27]
  • herero[22]
  • horin[1]
  • ibo[4]
  • igbo[2]
  • ilorin[2]
  • laka[2]
  • lohali[4]
  • lokele[2]
  • lomiabo[5]
  • lupungu[1]
  • malinke[6]
  • mandingo[10]
  • manganga[1]
  • mangbetu[17]
  • masai[1]
  • mashona[29]
  • mbuti[10]
  • mendi[46]
  • mobati[3]
  • mogwandi[2]
  • momfu-mbuba[1]
  • mongwandi[3]
  • ngombe[4]
  • nupe[5]
  • nupe cluster[1]
  • nyam-nyam[5]
  • ovambo[1]
  • pondo[5]
  • pygmy[16]
  • shilluk[7]
  • swazi[6]
  • tuareg[24]
  • twa[2]
  • wagenia[1]
  • wayao[1]
  • xosa[11]
  • yoruba[29]
  • zulu[24]
  • central africa[22]
  • north africa[1]
  • southern africa[1]
  • west africa[9]
  • bonny[1]
  • calabar?[1]
  • coast of loango ?[2]
  • ilorin[2]
  • kano[4]
  • mongala river[1]
  • near bonny[1]
  • old calabar?[1]
  • book[1]
  • child[1]
  • female[2]
  • female head[1]
  • giraffe[1]
  • human[3]
  • human head[2]
  • janus head[1]
  • man[3]
  • priest?[1]
  • woman[6]
  • bamboo[77]
  • bark[1]
  • bast[3]
  • bead[1]
  • bone[1]
  • brass[36]
  • bronze[1]
  • cane (plant)[18]
  • cloth[1]
  • coconut shell[1]
  • cocoon[1]
  • copper[46]
  • cotton[8]
  • cowrie[3]
  • egg shell[1]
  • fabric[5]
  • feather[34]
  • fiber[93]
  • fur[2]
  • glass[8]
  • gourd[9]
  • granite[1]
  • grass[2]
  • hair[6]
  • horn (animal part)[5]
  • iron[385]
  • leaf[15]
  • leather[110]
  • metal[74]
  • nuts[5]
  • paint[3]
  • pigment[3]
  • plant fiber[9]
  • pods[1]
  • raffia[2]
  • rawhide[1]
  • seashell[1]
  • seeds[5]
  • shell[1]
  • silver[1]
  • skin[18]
  • snakeskin[2]
  • soapstone[1]
  • steel[1]
  • tin[2]
  • wicker[1]
  • wood[427]
  • wool[1]
  • basketry[14]
  • carved[7]
  • incised[1]
  • painted[2]
  • yes[7]
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AF3380A

Knife

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AF3379A

Sword

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AF4315

Flywhisk

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AF4113

Ladle

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AF3943

Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

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AF3638

Rattle

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Tray

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Arrow

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AF3707

Apron

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Axe

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AF3409

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AF3399

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AF3600

Lute

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AF3589

Sanza

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AF3220

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AF3219

Spear Point

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AF3088

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AF3242

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AF3501A

Knife

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AF3318

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AF3677

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AF4037

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