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Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912

Accession Lot

  • Object[696]
  • no[385]
  • yes[311]
  • no[696]
  • african[696]
  • adze[1]
  • ammunition case[1]
  • amulet[1]
  • apron[2]
  • arrow[219]
  • axe[27]
  • bell[8]
  • belt[2]
  • bow[1]
  • bracelet[19]
  • bridle[1]
  • brooch[1]
  • carrier (object)[1]
  • club[3]
  • currency[10]
  • dagger[8]
  • ear plug[1]
  • earring[2]
  • ferrule[1]
  • finger piano[1]
  • flute[1]
  • flywhisk[1]
  • funnel[1]
  • girdle[1]
  • gong[7]
  • hair pin[5]
  • harpoon head[1]
  • hoe[4]
  • implement[2]
  • knife[107]
  • knife sheath[44]
  • leg band[2]
  • neck band[7]
  • necklace[4]
  • ornament[1]
  • pendant[1]
  • penis sheath[1]
  • pipe[3]
  • plate[3]
  • powder horn[3]
  • rattle[4]
  • razor[5]
  • sanza[3]
  • sheath[1]
  • shield[2]
  • snuff holder[1]
  • spear[118]
  • spear head[15]
  • spear point[5]
  • spoon[1]
  • staff[3]
  • stirrup[2]
  • sword[21]
  • sword sheath[10]
  • throwing knife[6]
  • tongs[1]
  • africa[1]
  • angola[15]
  • aruwimi district[19]
  • aruwimi river[2]
  • bangala district[7]
  • belgian congo[74]
  • benue basin[3]
  • botswana[2]
  • boyoma falls[9]
  • cameroon[1]
  • congo[12]
  • east africa[30]
  • eastern province[10]
  • equatorial province[1]
  • ethiopia[7]
  • french sudan[6]
  • gabon[12]
  • ghana[2]
  • guinea[1]
  • ilorin[14]
  • itimbiri river[5]
  • ituri forest[10]
  • kalahari district[1]
  • kasai[15]
  • kasai district[33]
  • kenya[26]
  • kordofan[4]
  • lake albert[1]
  • lake chad[2]
  • lake leopold[4]
  • lake nyassa[4]
  • lake victoria[4]
  • madagascar[8]
  • mali[19]
  • maringa river[1]
  • maritime congo[1]
  • morocco[2]
  • mozambique[2]
  • mubangi district[14]
  • namibia[18]
  • niger[6]
  • nigeria[82]
  • northeastern zaire[1]
  • northern congo[1]
  • ogooue river[1]
  • portuguese west africa[8]
  • republic of the congo[4]
  • rubi river[10]
  • sangha river[23]
  • sankuru river[1]
  • senegal[2]
  • sherbro island[4]
  • sierra leone[7]
  • somalia[15]
  • south africa[44]
  • southwest africa[1]
  • southwest belgian congo[1]
  • southwestern sudan[1]
  • sudan[48]
  • sudan region[3]
  • tanganyika[2]
  • tanzania[32]
  • togo[1]
  • uele river[10]
  • uganda[56]
  • uganda protectorate[29]
  • upper nile[23]
  • welle district[3]
  • west africa[3]
  • zaire[114]
  • zambezi river[10]
  • zambia[33]
  • zanzibar[18]
  • zimbabwe[1]
  • akka[1]
  • ababua[4]
  • acholi[16]
  • akamba[1]
  • aluru[1]
  • arab[2]
  • ashanti[2]
  • azande[9]
  • babangi[1]
  • babunda[1]
  • baggara[1]
  • bakota[2]
  • bambara[9]
  • bangala[2]
  • bankutu[1]
  • bari[24]
  • barotse[2]
  • basongo[2]
  • basuto[7]
  • bateke[1]
  • batetela[3]
  • batwa[3]
  • baya[1]
  • bayanzi[1]
  • bechuana[1]
  • benin[1]
  • bongo[1]
  • bushmen[1]
  • bushongo[12]
  • dor[1]
  • fan[2]
  • fang[13]
  • french sudan[1]
  • galla[3]
  • ganda[2]
  • ganguela[14]
  • grigriqua[4]
  • hausa[19]
  • herero[18]
  • ibo[1]
  • jaluo[1]
  • jur[3]
  • kavirondo[3]
  • kikuyu[2]
  • laka[2]
  • lohali[1]
  • lokele[2]
  • lomiabo[3]
  • luo[1]
  • lupungu[1]
  • mandingo[6]
  • manganga[1]
  • mangbetu[13]
  • masai[33]
  • mashona[25]
  • mbuti[10]
  • mendi[7]
  • mobati[1]
  • momfu-mbuba[1]
  • ngombe[4]
  • niger[1]
  • nupe[2]
  • nyam-nyam[5]
  • pygmy[15]
  • rundi[1]
  • shilluk[11]
  • somali[15]
  • swahili[8]
  • tuareg[27]
  • turkana[3]
  • twa[2]
  • wanika[1]
  • wanyamwezi[1]
  • wasoga[1]
  • wayao[1]
  • xosa[4]
  • yoruba[21]
  • zulu[22]
  • central africa[9]
  • east africa[5]
  • north africa[1]
  • west africa[5]
  • a-ngoni[1]
  • kano[4]
  • mongala river[1]
  • wakitosh[1]
  • animal bone joint[1]
  • bamboo[79]
  • bead[1]
  • bone[1]
  • brass[43]
  • bronze[3]
  • cane (plant)[37]
  • copper[43]
  • cotton[1]
  • cowrie[1]
  • fabric[1]
  • feather[45]
  • fiber[30]
  • glass[9]
  • gourd[2]
  • hair[2]
  • horn (animal part)[9]
  • iron[696]
  • ivory[2]
  • lead[1]
  • leather[104]
  • seeds[1]
  • skin[11]
  • snakeskin[1]
  • tin[2]
  • wood[432]
  • yes[9]
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