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  • Object[529]
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  • yes[463]
  • no[524]
  • yes[5]
  • african[529]
  • altar cloth[1]
  • amulet[1]
  • apron[1]
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  • belt[9]
  • blanket[3]
  • bobbin[4]
  • bodice[4]
  • boot[1]
  • box[1]
  • box lid[1]
  • burial[1]
  • burka[1]
  • button[2]
  • cap[7]
  • caparison[1]
  • charm[3]
  • cloth[141]
  • cloth fragment[4]
  • clothing[1]
  • coat[4]
  • collar band[1]
  • costume[3]
  • cotton[4]
  • cover[5]
  • currency[2]
  • curtain[19]
  • documentary artifact[1]
  • doll[6]
  • dress[4]
  • european[1]
  • face covering[1]
  • fan[3]
  • fetish[1]
  • flag[5]
  • flask[1]
  • flywhisk[1]
  • fringe[4]
  • girdle[2]
  • gown[1]
  • haik[1]
  • hammock[4]
  • hat[19]
  • head cloth[3]
  • headband[1]
  • horse trapping[1]
  • implement[1]
  • jacket[1]
  • kerchief[1]
  • loin cloth[2]
  • loincloth[1]
  • loom[1]
  • mantle[2]
  • mask[2]
  • mattress[2]
  • mitt[1]
  • napkin[1]
  • necklace[7]
  • ornament[1]
  • pants[3]
  • pillow case[2]
  • pipe[2]
  • pouch[2]
  • purse[1]
  • robe[39]
  • sample[12]
  • sample book[1]
  • sandal[2]
  • sash[5]
  • scarf[4]
  • sculpture[2]
  • shawl[11]
  • sheath[1]
  • shield[1]
  • shirt[15]
  • shroud[4]
  • skirt[1]
  • spindle[8]
  • spinning top[1]
  • spoon[1]
  • stole[1]
  • strainer[1]
  • stringed instrument[1]
  • switch[2]
  • tablecloth[4]
  • talisman[1]
  • tassel[2]
  • textile[276]
  • textile fragment[1]
  • thread[9]
  • throwing knife[1]
  • toga[1]
  • towel[12]
  • trousers[7]
  • tunic[2]
  • vest[4]
  • waistcoat[2]
  • wrap[3]
  • africa[33]
  • algeria[2]
  • angola[2]
  • asmara[8]
  • baojibo[1]
  • belgian congo[11]
  • benin[12]
  • bompe[1]
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  • british east africa[1]
  • british somaliland[2]
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  • burkina faso faso[1]
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  • ghana[30]
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  • high atlas[1]
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  • kasai district[10]
  • lagos[13]
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  • liberia[44]
  • lower egypt[1]
  • luhanda[1]
  • madagascar[22]
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  • marrakech[2]
  • maun[1]
  • mopti[1]
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  • mount kilimanjaro[1]
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  • north africa[3]
  • northern nigeria[1]
  • republic of the congo[1]
  • rif mountains[1]
  • senegal[65]
  • shengge[1]
  • sherbro island[15]
  • shoa province[1]
  • sierra leone[29]
  • sitia chiefdom[1]
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  • sudan[33]
  • tanzania[1]
  • tembuland[1]
  • tunisia[6]
  • ukamba[1]
  • umtata[1]
  • west africa[10]
  • yoni[1]
  • zaire[4]
  • zambia[1]
  • 20th century[1]
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  • ambundu[1]
  • azande[1]
  • babunda[1]
  • bakweta[1]
  • balolo (bantu culture)[1]
  • bambala[4]
  • bambara[3]
  • bankutu[2]
  • basuto[2]
  • baule[1]
  • berber[1]
  • bulom[1]
  • bushongo[5]
  • coptic[5]
  • dogon[4]
  • dumba[1]
  • dumbi[1]
  • egyptian[1]
  • fang[4]
  • fulani[1]
  • herero[1]
  • ibadan[1]
  • ilorin[1]
  • islamic[7]
  • konso[2]
  • krim[1]
  • mahdi[1]
  • malagasy[2]
  • mandingo[1]
  • marka[1]
  • mendi[4]
  • mum[1]
  • nupe[1]
  • ovimbundu[1]
  • pianga[1]
  • sherbro[5]
  • somali[2]
  • susu[1]
  • timne[5]
  • ukamba[1]
  • waramba[1]
  • yoruba[22]
  • east africa[1]
  • yoruba[18]
  • baoma[1]
  • bonair[1]
  • coast of loango ?[1]
  • rotifunk[5]
  • sitia chiefdom[1]
  • yoni[1]
  • adinkra symbol[10]
  • amandus johnson[1]
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  • bird[5]
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  • bowl[1]
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  • centipede[2]
  • chameleons[1]
  • chieftaincy leaves[2]
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  • drum[4]
  • drum stick[2]
  • drumsticks[1]
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  • elephant[1]
  • eyelet[1]
  • face[1]
  • fish[1]
  • fishing rod[1]
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  • flowers[6]
  • frogs[1]
  • geometric designs[3]
  • gong[1]
  • guinea fowl eggs[1]
  • hand[1]
  • hearts[4]
  • horn[3]
  • horned face[1]
  • house[2]
  • insect[2]
  • islamic knot[4]
  • king[4]
  • lion[4]
  • lizards[2]
  • mallet[1]
  • medallion[4]
  • moon[1]
  • ostrich[4]
  • palm tree[2]
  • penny[1]
  • person[1]
  • queen[4]
  • rattle[1]
  • rifle[1]
  • sandals[2]
  • scorpion[2]
  • seashell[1]
  • snake[2]
  • spoon[4]
  • star[4]
  • starfish[1]
  • stool[3]
  • sun in eclipse[1]
  • table[1]
  • tortoise[1]
  • tree[1]
  • trees[1]
  • triangles[1]
  • umbrella[9]
  • vase[1]
  • wire[1]
  • woman[3]
  • arabic language[7]
  • french[2]
  • personal symbol[1]
  • yoruba language[6]
  • brass[3]
  • brocade[1]
  • camel hair[1]
  • cardboard[4]
  • ceramic[3]
  • cork[1]
  • cotton[529]
  • cowrie[5]
  • damask[1]
  • dye[3]
  • fabric[2]
  • feather[3]
  • felt[1]
  • fiber[14]
  • flannel[1]
  • glass[11]
  • goat hair[2]
  • goat skin[1]
  • gourd[1]
  • grass[2]
  • hide[1]
  • horsehair[1]
  • indigo[1]
  • indigo dye[18]
  • ink[1]
  • iron[2]
  • lace[1]
  • leaf[1]
  • leather[11]
  • linen[2]
  • metal[30]
  • mirrors[1]
  • nylon[1]
  • palm[2]
  • paper[1]
  • pigment[84]
  • raffia[8]
  • raphia[1]
  • seeds[1]
  • shell[2]
  • shells[1]
  • silk[36]
  • silver[7]
  • skin[2]
  • sponge[1]
  • steel[1]
  • textile[1]
  • thread[2]
  • tin[1]
  • velvet[3]
  • wood[34]
  • wool[9]
  • appliqued[5]
  • braided[4]
  • brocade[1]
  • carved[1]
  • crocheted[2]
  • cross stitch[1]
  • dyed[181]
  • embroidered[32]
  • hand painted[18]
  • incised[1]
  • non-woven[1]
  • painted[2]
  • plaited[2]
  • printed[26]
  • sewn[50]
  • spun[8]
  • twisted[1]
  • undyed[6]
  • woven[229]
  • yes[25]
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Cloth

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2003-72-391

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2003-72-390

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2003-72-389

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2003-72-388

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2003-72-387

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2003-72-386

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2003-72-385

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2003-72-384

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2003-72-383

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2003-72-382

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2003-72-381

2003-72-381

Cloth

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2003-72-380

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2003-72-379

2003-72-379

Cotton

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2003-72-377

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Burial

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2003-66-18

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Robe

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Cloth

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2003-82-418

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Cloth Fragment

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2003-72-411

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2003-72-410

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2003-72-408

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2003-82-31

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Robe

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