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  • benin kingdom[1]
  • bomokandi river[1]
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  • boyoma falls[5]
  • british east africa[1]
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  • busira river[4]
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  • cameroon[9]
  • capetown[1]
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  • gabun[1]
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  • ituri forest[6]
  • ivory coast[5]
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  • lac mai-ndombe[3]
  • lake leopold[2]
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  • ashanti[1]
  • azande[7]
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  • babwa[1]
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  • bakete[1]
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  • bakota[2]
  • bakundu[7]
  • bakusu[4]
  • balega[1]
  • balese[1]
  • baloi[1]
  • balolo (bantu culture)[14]
  • baluba[4]
  • bambara[3]
  • bangala[5]
  • bangwandi[1]
  • bari[2]
  • barundi[2]
  • basoko[4]
  • basongo[2]
  • basundi[1]
  • bateke[6]
  • batetela[1]
  • baturanga[1]
  • bayaka[2]
  • bichi[1]
  • blade[1]
  • boran[1]
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  • burungu[1]
  • bushongo[8]
  • bwaka[1]
  • coptic[10]
  • edo (africa)[2]
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  • elgeyo[1]
  • fang[3]
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  • ganguela[1]
  • hausa[1]
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  • lomiabo[2]
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  • mandingo[1]
  • mangbetu[16]
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  • mbole[1]
  • mboom[2]
  • mbuti[6]
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  • mendi[23]
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  • momvu[1]
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  • ngiri[3]
  • nupe[2]
  • ovimbundu[1]
  • pianga[2]
  • pygmy[6]
  • sakuyu[1]
  • senufo[1]
  • shangana-tsonga[24]
  • sherbro[1]
  • shilluk[1]
  • somali[2]
  • songe[1]
  • suku[1]
  • timne[1]
  • turkana[2]
  • vili[2]
  • yakoma[2]
  • yoruba[3]
  • zulu[7]
  • african[27]
  • central africa[4]
  • east africa[5]
  • masai cluster[1]
  • north africa[7]
  • southern africa[1]
  • west africa[5]
  • bedouin camp[1]
  • burungu camp at foot of mountain[1]
  • chief kaperamus' village[2]
  • east of mambasa[3]
  • kibera hills , near edge of forest near usumburu[2]
  • labibela[1]
  • lalibela, amanuel church region[2]
  • maasai stand[1]
  • maun[1]
  • nezla[4]
  • well near carthage[1]
  • adinkra symbol[9]
  • akpata[1]
  • antelope[1]
  • bird[2]
  • bird head[2]
  • bowl[1]
  • child?[1]
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  • crescent[1]
  • dog[2]
  • drum[4]
  • drum stick[2]
  • drumsticks[1]
  • elephant[1]
  • face[1]
  • female[1]
  • fish[2]
  • fishing rod[1]
  • floral[1]
  • flower[2]
  • flowers[1]
  • gong[1]
  • hand[5]
  • horn[3]
  • house[2]
  • human face[3]
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  • man[2]
  • mudfish[1]
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  • person[1]
  • ram[1]
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  • rifle[1]
  • sandals[2]
  • seashell[1]
  • star[2]
  • starfish[1]
  • stool[3]
  • table[1]
  • tortoise[1]
  • tree[1]
  • umbrella[5]
  • vase[1]
  • arab[1]
  • arabic language[17]
  • english language[1]
  • agate[1]
  • aluminum[1]
  • animal[1]
  • animal hair[3]
  • bamboo[22]
  • bead[5]
  • beads[11]
  • boar tusk[1]
  • bone[5]
  • brass[9]
  • cane (plant)[5]
  • claw[1]
  • clay[3]
  • cloth[11]
  • coconut shell[1]
  • copper[2]
  • coral[3]
  • cord[2]
  • cotton[30]
  • cowrie shell[2]
  • cowrie shells[2]
  • cowry shells[2]
  • ebony wood[1]
  • elephant hide[1]
  • fabric[6]
  • feather[13]
  • feathers[5]
  • felt[3]
  • fiber[42]
  • flannel[3]
  • fur[7]
  • glass[35]
  • gold[8]
  • gourd[12]
  • grass[1]
  • hair[4]
  • hide[15]
  • horn (animal part)[4]
  • iron[1]
  • ivory[6]
  • leaf[1]
  • leather[77]
  • mahogany[1]
  • metal[902]
  • mother-of-pearl[1]
  • nails[3]
  • paint[2]
  • parchment[1]
  • pigment[23]
  • plant fiber[14]
  • plant matter[1]
  • plastic[3]
  • porcelain[3]
  • raffia[3]
  • rawhide[1]
  • reed (plant)[8]
  • rope[5]
  • rubber[2]
  • seed pods[2]
  • sheep horn[1]
  • shell[2]
  • shoelace[1]
  • silk[5]
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  • sinew[12]
  • skin[3]
  • snakeskin[3]
  • steel[1]
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  • studs[1]
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  • printed[19]
  • sewn[10]
  • stamped[1]
  • woven[37]
  • aimiyekagbon ogbebor[1]
  • cotheel[1]
  • czechoslovakia[1]
  • japan[1]
  • yes[46]
african
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AF1937

AF1937

Chopper

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95-22-11

95-22-11

Earring

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AF4207

AF4207

Pipe

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AF4401B

AF4401B

Arrow

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AF772

AF772

Zanzi

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29-221-545

29-221-545

Pendant

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86-20-72

86-20-72

Spear

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97-18-11

97-18-11

Marionette

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29-236-69.1

29-236-69.1

Belt

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29-201-490B

29-201-490B

Dagger Sheath

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97-18-30

97-18-30

Figure

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97-120-811

97-120-811

Collar

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95-22-18

95-22-18

Ornament

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48-29-107

48-29-107

Finger Ring

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29-201-638A

29-201-638A

Spiked Fiddle

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95-22-6

95-22-6

Adze

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48-29-108

48-29-108

Finger Ring

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95-22-12

95-22-12

Earring

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29-236-45.1

29-236-45.1

Earring

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29-201-430

29-201-430

Ornament

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97-120-882

97-120-882

Shield

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91-13-14

91-13-14

Horn Fetish

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97-120-810

97-120-810

Collar

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95-22-5A

95-22-5A

Knife

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AF1354

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Bowl

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83-26-7

83-26-7

Pipe

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97-120-824

97-120-824

Spear

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42-21-234

42-21-234

Spear

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AF4469

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Collar

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AF4323

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Whip

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AF3021

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Arrow

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29-236-101

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Talisman

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