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Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912

Accession Lot

  • Object[899]
  • no[427]
  • yes[472]
  • no[895]
  • yes[4]
  • african[898]
  • oceanian[1]
  • adze[1]
  • ammunition case[1]
  • arrow[114]
  • arrow shaft[3]
  • axe[31]
  • bark beater[1]
  • batten[1]
  • bell[5]
  • bellows[1]
  • bill hook[1]
  • boat model[2]
  • bottle[2]
  • bow[21]
  • bowl[6]
  • bracelet[2]
  • canoe model[2]
  • carrier (object)[1]
  • ceremonial wand[1]
  • chain[1]
  • chair[1]
  • charm[8]
  • club[47]
  • comb (hair - grooming tool)[11]
  • cup[2]
  • currency[2]
  • dagger[7]
  • dish[5]
  • dish lid[2]
  • doll[1]
  • double bell[2]
  • drum[6]
  • drumstick[1]
  • ear plug[1]
  • fan[2]
  • fetish[2]
  • figure[6]
  • figurine[5]
  • finger piano[3]
  • flask[4]
  • flywhisk[2]
  • funnel[2]
  • game board[2]
  • girdle[1]
  • gong[2]
  • guitar[1]
  • gun[1]
  • harp[1]
  • harpoon[3]
  • head rest[16]
  • hoe[3]
  • horn (animal part)[1]
  • implement[2]
  • jagun-jagun[1]
  • knife[93]
  • knife sheath[39]
  • ladle[7]
  • loom[2]
  • lute[2]
  • malimba[1]
  • mancala board[2]
  • marimba[1]
  • mask[12]
  • milk vessel[2]
  • milk vessel lid[1]
  • model[1]
  • mortar[3]
  • musical bow[1]
  • necklace[3]
  • ornament[1]
  • paddle[5]
  • penis sheath[3]
  • pestle[2]
  • pipe[12]
  • pipe bowl[1]
  • pitcher[1]
  • pole[1]
  • powder horn[3]
  • primer[1]
  • puppet[2]
  • quiver[7]
  • rattle[1]
  • razor[2]
  • sandal[2]
  • sanza[5]
  • sculpture[21]
  • shield[41]
  • snuff holder[7]
  • snuff tube[5]
  • spear[155]
  • spear head[3]
  • spoon[19]
  • staff[33]
  • stool[6]
  • sword[20]
  • sword sheath[11]
  • throwing knife[2]
  • trumpet[2]
  • vessel[2]
  • water container[3]
  • whistle[2]
  • africa[4]
  • angola[29]
  • aruwimi district[27]
  • aruwimi river[3]
  • aswan[1]
  • australia[1]
  • balega[1]
  • bangala district[22]
  • bechuanaland[3]
  • belgian congo[102]
  • bomokandi river[3]
  • botswana[14]
  • boyoma falls[10]
  • british east africa[1]
  • busira river[1]
  • calabar[1]
  • cameroon[6]
  • central zaire[2]
  • congo[18]
  • cross river[1]
  • east africa[31]
  • east central africa[6]
  • eastern province[10]
  • eastern zaire[1]
  • egypt[1]
  • equatorial province[10]
  • ethiopia[7]
  • french sudan[1]
  • gabon[20]
  • ghana[6]
  • guinea[3]
  • ilorin[2]
  • itimbiri river[5]
  • itumbiri river[1]
  • ituri forest[10]
  • ivory coast[5]
  • juapa river[1]
  • kalahari district[11]
  • kasai[20]
  • kasai district[52]
  • kavirondo[1]
  • kenya[23]
  • kordofan[3]
  • lac mai-ndombe[3]
  • lagos[2]
  • lake albert[2]
  • lake chad[2]
  • lake nyassa[6]
  • lake tanganyika[3]
  • lake victoria[16]
  • liberia[1]
  • loange river[1]
  • lomami[3]
  • lomami river[2]
  • lower congo[1]
  • lower lomami river[4]
  • lunda[8]
  • madagascar[19]
  • mali[8]
  • maritime congo[6]
  • mbomu river[2]
  • morocco[9]
  • mount kilimanjaro[1]
  • mozambique[2]
  • mubangi district[11]
  • namibia[22]
  • niger river[1]
  • nigeria[63]
  • nile province[1]
  • northeastern zaire[1]
  • northern congo[1]
  • northern zaire[1]
  • nubia[1]
  • nupe[1]
  • ogooue river[1]
  • republic of the congo[4]
  • rubi river[9]
  • rudolf province[1]
  • sangha river[26]
  • senegal[3]
  • sierra leone[13]
  • somalia[12]
  • south africa[101]
  • southwest africa[2]
  • sudan[60]
  • swaziland[6]
  • tanganyika[3]
  • tanzania[19]
  • uele river[16]
  • uganda[38]
  • uganda protectorate[9]
  • upper nile[27]
  • welle district[2]
  • west africa[9]
  • western zaire[4]
  • zaire[146]
  • zambezi river[17]
  • zambia[38]
  • zanzibar[22]
  • zimbabwe[9]
  • ababua[8]
  • acholi[19]
  • akikuyu[1]
  • aluru[1]
  • arab[2]
  • ashanti[6]
  • attie[1]
  • azande[9]
  • babangi[1]
  • babunda[1]
  • baganda[4]
  • baggara[1]
  • bairo[1]
  • bakongo[5]
  • bakota[2]
  • bakusu[1]
  • balega[1]
  • balolo (bantu culture)[4]
  • baluba[2]
  • bambala[1]
  • bambara[1]
  • bangala[9]
  • bangongo[1]
  • bapende[2]
  • bapoto[1]
  • bari[3]
  • barotse[1]
  • basoko[2]
  • basongo[2]
  • basuto[7]
  • bateke[4]
  • batwa[3]
  • baya[1]
  • bayaka[3]
  • bechuana[2]
  • betsilio[1]
  • boer[1]
  • boki[2]
  • bongo[2]
  • bushmen[11]
  • bushongo[24]
  • bwaka[1]
  • dinka[6]
  • dor[1]
  • ekoi[2]
  • epa society[1]
  • ewe[1]
  • fan[2]
  • fang[19]
  • galla[3]
  • ganguela[23]
  • grigriqua[4]
  • hausa[19]
  • herero[21]
  • horin[1]
  • ibibio[2]
  • ibo[3]
  • igbo[2]
  • ijo[2]
  • jaluo[6]
  • jur[6]
  • kavirondo[6]
  • kru[1]
  • laka[2]
  • latuka[1]
  • lendu[1]
  • lohali[3]
  • lokele[2]
  • lomiabo[4]
  • malinke[3]
  • mandingo[5]
  • mangbetu[18]
  • masai[20]
  • mashona[29]
  • mbuti[10]
  • mendi[10]
  • mobati[2]
  • mogwandi[2]
  • mongwandi[3]
  • ngombe[6]
  • nupe[2]
  • nyam-nyam[5]
  • ovimbundu[4]
  • pondo[5]
  • pygmy[16]
  • shilluk[14]
  • somali[12]
  • swahili[9]
  • swazi[6]
  • turkana[3]
  • twa[2]
  • wa chaga[2]
  • waha[5]
  • wanyamwezi[4]
  • wanyoro[3]
  • waramba[2]
  • watusi[6]
  • xosa[11]
  • yoruba[20]
  • zulu[43]
  • central africa[15]
  • east africa[3]
  • north africa[1]
  • west africa[6]
  • basin of 3 rivers[2]
  • cabinda[1]
  • kano[2]
  • shire river[1]
  • animal[1]
  • attendant[1]
  • attendants[1]
  • book[1]
  • bowl[1]
  • cap[1]
  • chief[1]
  • child[3]
  • cicatrisation[2]
  • equestrian[1]
  • female[3]
  • female head[1]
  • gun[1]
  • horse[1]
  • horseman[1]
  • human[5]
  • human head[2]
  • janus head[2]
  • leopard[1]
  • male[1]
  • man[10]
  • men[2]
  • pig[2]
  • policeman?[1]
  • priest?[1]
  • rifle[1]
  • snake[3]
  • soldier?[1]
  • wife[1]
  • woman[9]
  • women[1]
  • english language[2]
  • bast[3]
  • bone[7]
  • brass[47]
  • cane (plant)[13]
  • ceramic[4]
  • coconut shell[1]
  • copper[44]
  • cotton[3]
  • cowrie shell[1]
  • egg shell[1]
  • fabric[5]
  • feather[27]
  • fiber[82]
  • fur[1]
  • glass[12]
  • gourd[6]
  • hair[5]
  • horn (animal part)[9]
  • iron[432]
  • ivory[1]
  • lead[1]
  • leather[122]
  • metal[61]
  • paint[3]
  • pigment[14]
  • plant fiber[1]
  • rawhide[3]
  • reed (plant)[1]
  • resin (material)[1]
  • shell[1]
  • skin[17]
  • snakeskin[1]
  • soapstone[1]
  • steel[3]
  • stone[1]
  • talc[1]
  • tin[4]
  • wicker[1]
  • wood[899]
  • wool[3]
  • basketry[1]
  • carved[11]
  • incised[4]
  • painted[3]
  • yes[35]
wood

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AF3625

AF3625

Bell

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AF4152

AF4152

Shuttle

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AF3171

AF3171

Spear

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AF4207

AF4207

Pipe

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AF3117

AF3117

Club

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AF3606

AF3606

Drum

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AF3196

AF3196

Spear

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AF3105

AF3105

Club

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AF3095

AF3095

Club

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AF2995

AF2995

Arrow

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AF2886

AF2886

Shield

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AF3225

AF3225

Spear

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AF4254

AF4254

Snuff Tube

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AF3150

AF3150

Club

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AF3149

AF3149

Staff

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AF2874

AF2874

Shield

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AF3976

AF3976

Charm

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AF3104

AF3104

Club

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AF3357B

AF3357B

Sword Sheath

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AF3491

AF3491

Sword

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AF2847

AF2847

Shield

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AF3183

AF3183

Spear

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AF3937

AF3937

Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

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AF3190

AF3190

Spear

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AF3307

AF3307

Spear

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AF3151

AF3151

Club

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AF2903

AF2903

Bow

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AF4132

AF4132

Spoon

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AF3531

AF3531

Axe

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AF3213

AF3213

Spear

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AF3936

AF3936

Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

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AF3111

AF3111

Club

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