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  • ibibio[1]
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  • ikundu[1]
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  • kalosh[3]
  • kanioka[15]
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  • karamojong cluster[1]
  • kavirondo[11]
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  • kuba (african culture)[1]
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  • makalolo[1]
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  • mandingo[6]
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  • mbuti[5]
  • mendi[2]
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  • ovambo[11]
  • ovimbundu[1]
  • pygmy[5]
  • shangana-tsonga[1]
  • sherbro[18]
  • shilluk[3]
  • somali[1]
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  • timne[1]
  • tuareg[4]
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  • waramba[3]
  • yoruba[5]
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  • batehalo[1]
  • bedouin camp[6]
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  • from husein sheikh[1]
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  • monday market[4]
  • ndema chiefdom[1]
  • near trisana[1]
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  • nezla[1]
  • shengge[2]
  • shengge [kagboro] chiefdom[2]
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  • sitia chiefdom[1]
  • adinkra symbol[1]
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  • animal[1]
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  • automobile[1]
  • bird[3]
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  • bowl[4]
  • dog[1]
  • duck[1]
  • female[3]
  • figures[1]
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  • gun?[1]
  • hand[1]
  • horse[2]
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  • human[2]
  • human figure[1]
  • human head[1]
  • janus head[1]
  • kneeling women[1]
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  • man[3]
  • palm tree[1]
  • quranic board[1]
  • seated female[1]
  • skull[1]
  • snake[3]
  • table[1]
  • tool?[1]
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  • umbrella[1]
  • wari[1]
  • warrior[1]
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  • woman[4]
  • hebrew language[5]
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  • bone[4]
  • brass[26]
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  • calabash[20]
  • cane (plant)[1]
  • ceramic[212]
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  • coconut shell[3]
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  • ebony wood[1]
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  • fiber[52]
  • fur[1]
  • glass[10]
  • glaze[3]
  • gourd[45]
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  • hide[2]
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  • lead[1]
  • leaf[2]
  • leather[72]
  • metal[16]
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  • palm fiber[11]
  • pigment[13]
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  • stone[4]
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  • string[3]
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  • wood[314]
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  • coiled[5]
  • dyed[4]
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  • incised[30]
  • painted[8]
  • polished[1]
  • potter's wheel[1]
  • printed[1]
  • sewn[3]
  • woven[5]
  • british west africa[1]
  • yes[36]
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29-96-249

29-96-249

Talisman

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29-96-254

29-96-254

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29-96-256

29-96-256

Leather

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29-96-240

29-96-240

Cylinder

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29-96-241

29-96-241

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29-96-266

29-96-266

Phylactery

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29-96-255

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Sheep Horn

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29-96-233

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Box

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Cylinder

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Box Lid

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29-96-245

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29-96-271C

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Bracelet

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29-96-271A

29-96-271A

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29-96-267

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29-96-247

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29-96-288

29-96-288

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29-96-220

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29-96-287

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29-96-242

29-96-242

Lock

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29-96-235

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29-96-222

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29-96-273

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29-96-274

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Talisman

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29-96-268

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29-96-230

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29-96-290

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