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Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912

Accession Lot

  • Object[246]
  • no[93]
  • yes[153]
  • no[245]
  • yes[1]
  • african[246]
  • amulet[2]
  • ankle band[1]
  • apron[10]
  • arrow[9]
  • bag[6]
  • basket[3]
  • basket lid[1]
  • basket tray[2]
  • bell[3]
  • bellows[1]
  • belt[2]
  • bottle[4]
  • bow[14]
  • bowl[9]
  • bracelet[6]
  • breast ornament[1]
  • bridle[1]
  • carrier (object)[2]
  • charm[5]
  • cloth fragment[1]
  • club[2]
  • comb (hair - grooming tool)[3]
  • container[1]
  • costume[1]
  • covered basket[4]
  • currency[1]
  • dice[10]
  • dish mat[1]
  • doll[1]
  • drum[1]
  • fan[1]
  • fetish[1]
  • figure[1]
  • flask[1]
  • girdle[6]
  • harp[1]
  • harpoon[1]
  • hat[11]
  • head ornament[1]
  • headdress[1]
  • headwear[1]
  • hoe[1]
  • knife[5]
  • knife sheath[4]
  • ladle[3]
  • lid[3]
  • loom[2]
  • lute[1]
  • mask[2]
  • mat[2]
  • musical bow[1]
  • necklace[25]
  • ornament[1]
  • penis sheath[7]
  • pile cloth[1]
  • pot ring[1]
  • pouch[4]
  • powder horn[2]
  • quiver[6]
  • rattle[3]
  • rattle part[1]
  • sanza[2]
  • sculpture[2]
  • shield[15]
  • snuff holder[1]
  • snuff tube[2]
  • spear[4]
  • spinning top[1]
  • strainer[1]
  • teetotum[1]
  • textile[2]
  • throwing knife[3]
  • tray[6]
  • vessel[3]
  • whip[1]
  • whistle[1]
  • zither[1]
  • africa[6]
  • angola[5]
  • aruwimi district[5]
  • bangala district[7]
  • belgian congo[22]
  • bomokandi river[1]
  • botswana[1]
  • boyoma falls[1]
  • calabar[1]
  • cameroon[2]
  • east africa[12]
  • east central africa[4]
  • equatorial province[6]
  • ethiopia[2]
  • french sudan[2]
  • gabon[1]
  • ghana[6]
  • guinea[1]
  • itumbiri river[1]
  • ivory coast[1]
  • kasai[1]
  • kasai district[12]
  • kenya[13]
  • lagos[2]
  • lake nyassa[7]
  • lake tanganyika[1]
  • lake victoria[1]
  • lomami[2]
  • lower lomami river[3]
  • mali[5]
  • maritime congo[3]
  • masai[1]
  • morocco[1]
  • mount kilimanjaro[1]
  • mubangi district[1]
  • namibia[2]
  • niger[2]
  • nigeria[25]
  • nupe[1]
  • republic of the congo[1]
  • sangha river[2]
  • sankuru river[1]
  • senegal[1]
  • sierra leone[17]
  • somalia[4]
  • south africa[53]
  • southwest belgian congo[1]
  • sudan[11]
  • swaziland[1]
  • tanzania[7]
  • uele river[4]
  • uganda[9]
  • uganda protectorate[2]
  • west africa[13]
  • zaire[20]
  • zambezi river[3]
  • zambia[10]
  • ababua[2]
  • acholi[1]
  • ashanti[2]
  • attie[1]
  • azande[3]
  • babundu[1]
  • baganda[2]
  • baio[1]
  • balolo (bantu culture)[3]
  • bambala[1]
  • bambara[2]
  • bangala[5]
  • bangongo[1]
  • bapende[2]
  • bapindi[1]
  • basoko[1]
  • bateke[1]
  • bayaka[1]
  • bushmen[2]
  • bushongo[6]
  • ewe[1]
  • ganguela[4]
  • hausa[2]
  • herero[1]
  • ibo[1]
  • kavirondo[1]
  • latuka[2]
  • lendu[1]
  • lokele[2]
  • mandingo[3]
  • masai[2]
  • mashona[9]
  • mendi[11]
  • ngombe[3]
  • nupe[1]
  • pygmy[1]
  • rundi[1]
  • somali[4]
  • swahili[2]
  • swazi[11]
  • tofoke[1]
  • wa chaga[1]
  • waha[4]
  • watusi[6]
  • xosa[7]
  • yoruba[1]
  • zulu[27]
  • central africa[5]
  • north africa[2]
  • southern africa[1]
  • west africa[5]
  • basin of 3 rivers[1]
  • bonny[1]
  • cabinda[1]
  • calabar?[1]
  • coast of loango ?[1]
  • lake region[1]
  • old calabar?[1]
  • shire river[1]
  • west coast[1]
  • female[1]
  • human[1]
  • male[1]
  • english language[1]
  • bamboo[1]
  • bark[1]
  • bone[4]
  • brass[4]
  • cane (plant)[11]
  • claw[1]
  • cocoon[1]
  • copper[4]
  • coral[2]
  • cord[1]
  • cotton[2]
  • cowrie[7]
  • cowrie shell[1]
  • fabric[4]
  • feather[4]
  • fiber[246]
  • fur[1]
  • glass[42]
  • gourd[8]
  • granite[1]
  • grass[1]
  • hair[1]
  • horn (animal part)[3]
  • iron[30]
  • ivory[2]
  • leaf[1]
  • leather[28]
  • metal[4]
  • nuts[6]
  • ostrich egg shell[1]
  • palm wood[1]
  • pigment[1]
  • plant fiber[5]
  • pods[1]
  • resin (material)[1]
  • seed[1]
  • seeds[3]
  • shell[1]
  • skin[4]
  • stone[2]
  • tooth[1]
  • wood[82]
  • basketry[25]
  • carved[1]
  • yes[11]
fiber

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AF3596

AF3596

Zither

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AF3714

AF3714

Girdle

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AF3150

AF3150

Club

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AF2847

AF2847

Shield

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AF3232

AF3232

Spear

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AF4303

AF4303

Tray

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AF2903

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Bow

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AF3936

AF3936

Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

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AF3023A

AF3023A

Arrow

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AF3888

AF3888

Necklace

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AF3701A

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Penis Sheath

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AF4145

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Hoe

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AF3881

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Necklace

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AF4280

AF4280

Spinning Top

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AF3848

AF3848

Ornament

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AF4308

AF4308

Bowl

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AF2856

AF2856

Shield

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AF2846

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Shield

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AF3727

AF3727

Textile

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AF3023B

AF3023B

Arrow

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AF4165

AF4165

Bag

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AF3618

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Bell

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AF3317

AF3317

Spear

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AF3708

AF3708

Girdle

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AF4189

AF4189

Pot Ring

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AF4264

AF4264

Container

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AF3946

AF3946

Charm

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AF3723

AF3723

Belt

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AF2906

AF2906

Bow

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AF2951

AF2951

Quiver

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AF3711

AF3711

Girdle

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AF3766A

AF3766A

Bracelet

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