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Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912

Accession Lot

  • Object[1,743]
  • no[726]
  • yes[1,017]
  • no[1,734]
  • yes[9]
  • african[1,742]
  • oceanian[1]
  • ammunition case[3]
  • amulet[5]
  • ankle bracelet[2]
  • apron[18]
  • armlet[2]
  • arrow[260]
  • arrow shaft[6]
  • axe[32]
  • bag[10]
  • basket[4]
  • basket tray[2]
  • bell[12]
  • belt[11]
  • boat model[2]
  • bottle[6]
  • bow[22]
  • bowl[20]
  • bracelet[103]
  • breast ornament[2]
  • bridle[2]
  • brooch[2]
  • canoe model[2]
  • cap[6]
  • carrier (object)[3]
  • charm[30]
  • club[47]
  • comb (hair - grooming tool)[12]
  • covered basket[4]
  • cuff[2]
  • cup[6]
  • currency[14]
  • dagger[12]
  • dice[10]
  • dish[5]
  • dish lid[2]
  • double bell[2]
  • drum[7]
  • fan[5]
  • figure[6]
  • figurine[5]
  • finger piano[3]
  • flask[4]
  • flywhisk[9]
  • girdle[11]
  • gong[8]
  • hair pin[11]
  • harpoon[3]
  • hat[19]
  • head rest[16]
  • headdress[4]
  • hoe[4]
  • horn (animal part)[3]
  • knife[116]
  • knife sheath[48]
  • ladle[12]
  • lid[4]
  • mantle[3]
  • mask[12]
  • mat[4]
  • mortar[3]
  • neck band[11]
  • necklace[44]
  • ornament[7]
  • paddle[5]
  • pendant[5]
  • penis sheath[8]
  • pestle[3]
  • pipe[13]
  • pipe bowl[15]
  • plate[5]
  • pottery[24]
  • pouch[7]
  • powder horn[9]
  • quiver[24]
  • rattle[12]
  • razor[5]
  • sandal[16]
  • sanza[5]
  • sculpture[24]
  • sheath[3]
  • shield[55]
  • snuff holder[22]
  • snuff tube[11]
  • spear[171]
  • spear head[16]
  • spear point[5]
  • spoon[22]
  • staff[33]
  • stool[6]
  • sword[24]
  • sword sheath[12]
  • textile[8]
  • throwing knife[6]
  • tray[6]
  • trumpet[9]
  • vessel[21]
  • vessel lid[8]
  • water container[4]
  • whip[5]
  • whistle[3]
  • abyssinia[3]
  • africa[20]
  • angola[52]
  • aruwimi district[30]
  • aruwimi river[18]
  • aswan[1]
  • australia[1]
  • bahrel ghazal[1]
  • balega[1]
  • bangala district[32]
  • bechuanaland[3]
  • belgian congo[124]
  • benue basin[3]
  • bomokandi river[3]
  • botswana[19]
  • boyoma falls[11]
  • calabar[2]
  • cameroon[10]
  • central zaire[2]
  • congo[23]
  • east africa[55]
  • east central africa[6]
  • eastern province[10]
  • equatorial province[11]
  • ethiopia[13]
  • french sudan[9]
  • gabon[24]
  • ghana[16]
  • guinea[9]
  • ilorin[16]
  • itimbiri river[5]
  • ituri forest[10]
  • ivory coast[8]
  • kalahari district[15]
  • kasai[21]
  • kasai district[70]
  • katanga province[3]
  • kenya[56]
  • kordofan[6]
  • lac mai-ndombe[3]
  • lagos[19]
  • lake albert[2]
  • lake chad[2]
  • lake leopold[4]
  • lake nyassa[23]
  • lake tanganyika[5]
  • lake victoria[16]
  • lomami[3]
  • lomami river[2]
  • lower lomami river[4]
  • lunda[8]
  • madagascar[21]
  • mali[35]
  • maritime congo[6]
  • mbomu river[2]
  • morocco[9]
  • mozambique[2]
  • mubangi district[17]
  • mubangi river[2]
  • namibia[28]
  • niger[8]
  • niger river[5]
  • nigeria[209]
  • northeastern zaire[2]
  • northern nigeria[2]
  • northern zaire[2]
  • nubia[3]
  • nupe[3]
  • portuguese west africa[8]
  • republic of the congo[5]
  • rubi river[10]
  • sangha river[28]
  • sankuru river[2]
  • senegal[5]
  • sherbro island[4]
  • sierra leone[64]
  • somalia[28]
  • south africa[209]
  • southwest africa[3]
  • southwest belgian congo[2]
  • sudan[121]
  • sudan region[3]
  • swaziland[7]
  • tanganyika[6]
  • tanzania[66]
  • uele river[18]
  • uganda[107]
  • uganda protectorate[43]
  • upper congo[2]
  • upper guinea[13]
  • upper nile[38]
  • welle district[4]
  • west africa[28]
  • western zaire[4]
  • zaire[253]
  • zambezi[2]
  • zambezi river[28]
  • zambia[56]
  • zanzibar[27]
  • zimbabwe[10]
  • akka[1]
  • ababua[8]
  • acholi[23]
  • akamba[2]
  • akikuyu[1]
  • aluru[1]
  • arab[7]
  • ashanti[11]
  • attie[1]
  • azande[16]
  • babangi[1]
  • babunda[1]
  • babundu[1]
  • bafut[1]
  • baganda[6]
  • baggara[1]
  • baio[1]
  • bairo[1]
  • bakongo[5]
  • bakota[2]
  • balolo (bantu culture)[4]
  • baluba[2]
  • bambara[11]
  • bangala[13]
  • bapende[2]
  • bari[26]
  • barotse[2]
  • basoko[2]
  • basongo[2]
  • basuto[7]
  • bateke[7]
  • batetela[3]
  • batwa[3]
  • bayaka[3]
  • bayanzi[2]
  • bechuana[5]
  • benin[2]
  • bisharin[2]
  • boki[2]
  • bongo[4]
  • bushmen[17]
  • bushongo[34]
  • dinka[7]
  • dor[3]
  • ekoi[2]
  • ewe[2]
  • fan[2]
  • fang[21]
  • galla[3]
  • ganda[2]
  • ganguela[39]
  • grigriqua[4]
  • hausa[40]
  • herero[24]
  • ibibio[2]
  • ibo[5]
  • igbo[4]
  • ijo[2]
  • ilorin[2]
  • jaluo[8]
  • jur[10]
  • kavirondo[13]
  • kikuyu[2]
  • laka[2]
  • latuka[4]
  • lohali[4]
  • lokele[4]
  • lomiabo[5]
  • malinke[13]
  • mandingo[16]
  • mangbetu[22]
  • masai[61]
  • mashona[36]
  • mbuti[10]
  • mendi[55]
  • mobati[3]
  • mogwandi[2]
  • mongwandi[3]
  • ngombe[7]
  • nupe[9]
  • nyam-nyam[5]
  • ovimbundu[4]
  • pondo[6]
  • pygmy[16]
  • shilluk[15]
  • somali[23]
  • swahili[9]
  • swazi[17]
  • tuareg[29]
  • turkana[5]
  • twa[2]
  • wa chaga[2]
  • waha[5]
  • wanyamwezi[4]
  • wanyoro[3]
  • waramba[4]
  • wasoga[2]
  • watusi[7]
  • xosa[29]
  • yoruba[43]
  • zulu[73]
  • central africa[32]
  • east africa[9]
  • north africa[2]
  • southern africa[1]
  • west africa[15]
  • a-ngoni[1]
  • basin of 3 rivers[2]
  • bonny[1]
  • cabinda[1]
  • calabar?[1]
  • coast of loango ?[2]
  • ilorin[6]
  • kano[4]
  • lake region[1]
  • machako's[1]
  • mongala river[1]
  • near bonny[1]
  • old calabar?[1]
  • shire river[1]
  • upper sabaki (athi) valley[1]
  • victoria nyanza[1]
  • wakitosh[1]
  • west coast[1]
  • animal[3]
  • animals[1]
  • attendant[1]
  • attendants[1]
  • book[1]
  • bowl[1]
  • cap[1]
  • chief[1]
  • child[3]
  • cicatrisation[2]
  • crocodile[1]
  • equestrian[1]
  • female[3]
  • female head[1]
  • giraffe[1]
  • gun[2]
  • horse[1]
  • horseman[1]
  • human[6]
  • human head[2]
  • human heads[1]
  • janus head[2]
  • leopard[1]
  • male[1]
  • man[11]
  • men[2]
  • pig[2]
  • policeman?[1]
  • priest?[1]
  • rawhide[1]
  • rifle[1]
  • snake[5]
  • soldier?[1]
  • umbrella[1]
  • wife[1]
  • woman[10]
  • women[1]
  • english[1]
  • english language[2]
  • animal bone[1]
  • animal bone joint[1]
  • animal paw[1]
  • bamboo[105]
  • bark[2]
  • bark cloth[1]
  • bark fiber[1]
  • bast[3]
  • bead[5]
  • bone[21]
  • brass[93]
  • bronze[4]
  • cane (plant)[64]
  • cardboard[4]
  • ceramic[28]
  • claw[2]
  • cloth[1]
  • coconut shell[3]
  • cocoon[1]
  • copper[109]
  • copper alloy[1]
  • coral[2]
  • cord[1]
  • cotton[21]
  • cowrie[15]
  • cowrie shell[1]
  • egg shell[1]
  • elephant ivory[2]
  • fabric[13]
  • feather[55]
  • fiber[246]
  • fur[4]
  • glass[78]
  • gourd[53]
  • granite[1]
  • grass[9]
  • green stone[1]
  • gut[2]
  • hair[18]
  • hide[1]
  • horn (animal part)[39]
  • iron[696]
  • ivory[57]
  • lagos[1]
  • lead[2]
  • leaf[16]
  • leather[311]
  • lime[2]
  • lizard skin[1]
  • metal[97]
  • nuts[11]
  • ostrich egg shell[1]
  • paint[3]
  • palm wood[1]
  • pigment[16]
  • plant fiber[13]
  • pods[1]
  • raffia[2]
  • rawhide[3]
  • reed (plant)[1]
  • resin (material)[1]
  • seashell[1]
  • seed[1]
  • seeds[9]
  • shell[3]
  • silk[2]
  • silver[1]
  • skin[34]
  • snakeskin[2]
  • soapstone[2]
  • steel[4]
  • stone[3]
  • talc[1]
  • tin[7]
  • tooth[3]
  • upper guinea[1]
  • wicker[2]
  • wood[899]
  • wool[6]
  • basketry[27]
  • burnt[1]
  • carved[12]
  • earthenware[2]
  • engraved[1]
  • glazed[1]
  • hammered[2]
  • incised[7]
  • lost wax casting[1]
  • painted[3]
  • yes[53]

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AF3149

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