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  • box[3]
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  • bracelet[76]
  • breast ornament[2]
  • carving[10]
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  • charm[11]
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  • horn (animal part)[18]
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  • tube[2]
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  • zither[1]
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  • edo (africa)[26]
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  • galla[12]
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  • mangbetu[17]
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  • masai[3]
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  • mela[2]
  • moroccan[5]
  • ngombe[1]
  • owo[6]
  • owo-yoruba[4]
  • pieta[1]
  • pygmy[1]
  • rega[1]
  • sango[1]
  • shilluk[3]
  • somali[1]
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  • turkana[1]
  • wagigi[1]
  • waginda[1]
  • washashi[1]
  • washnussi[1]
  • watusi[1]
  • yoruba[10]
  • central africa[43]
  • east africa[6]
  • edo (africa)[4]
  • north africa[7]
  • owo-yoruba[4]
  • west africa[5]
  • between mbeni and irumu[3]
  • between the elila and lowa rivers[1]
  • kano region[1]
  • lake region[1]
  • n.e. belgian congo[1]
  • north of mbeni[1]
  • north of mutoni[1]
  • semio post on the r. werre,[1]
  • victoria nyanza[1]
  • alcohol[1]
  • alligator[2]
  • animal[2]
  • bottle[1]
  • catfish[1]
  • couple[1]
  • crocodile[2]
  • drum[1]
  • elephant[4]
  • elephant head[4]
  • face[4]
  • hand[1]
  • head[3]
  • human face[2]
  • human female[1]
  • human figures[1]
  • lizard[1]
  • male figure[1]
  • man[6]
  • men[1]
  • pangolin[1]
  • parasol[1]
  • snake[1]
  • standing female figure[1]
  • standing male figure[1]
  • woman[1]
  • arabic language[2]
  • english[1]
  • english language[1]
  • aluminum[1]
  • apricot wood[1]
  • bark fiber[1]
  • bone[3]
  • brass[7]
  • ceramic[1]
  • copper[4]
  • copper alloy[2]
  • crocodile hide[1]
  • ebony wood[2]
  • elephant ivory[1]
  • elephant tusk[13]
  • fabric[1]
  • fiber[10]
  • flint[2]
  • hair[1]
  • hide[1]
  • horn (animal part)[2]
  • iron[34]
  • ivory[380]
  • leather[22]
  • metal[6]
  • nail[1]
  • olive wood[1]
  • parchment[1]
  • plant fiber[1]
  • poplar wood[1]
  • reptile skin[4]
  • rhinoceros horn[1]
  • silk[2]
  • silver[8]
  • silver alloy[1]
  • skin[4]
  • snakeskin[2]
  • steel[5]
  • wood[32]
  • carved[39]
  • engraved[3]
  • incised[16]
  • inlaid[7]
  • niello[1]
  • painted[1]
  • yes[41]
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AF945

AF945

Hair Pin

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AF4268

AF4268

Pendant

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AF3767

AF3767

Bracelet

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AF3756

AF3756

Bracelet

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31-21-49

31-21-49

Bark Beater

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AF843

AF843

Trumpet

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AF5176

AF5176

Sculpture

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AF3825

AF3825

Bracelet

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AF824

AF824

Trumpet

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AF2316

AF2316

Snuff Holder

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AF3838

AF3838

Bracelet

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AF4799

AF4799

Hairpin

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42-30-499

42-30-499

Knife

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AF3962

AF3962

Charm

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AF928

AF928

Ornament

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AF5429

AF5429

Bark Beater

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AF3587

AF3587

Whistle

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93-9-67

93-9-67

Carving

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68-16-2

68-16-2

Bark Beater

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AF4129

AF4129

Spoon

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AF3955

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Charm

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AF3752

AF3752

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42-30-619B

42-30-619B

Sheath

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AF921

AF921

Pendant, Religious

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AF820

AF820

Trumpet

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AF3575

AF3575

Trumpet

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51-46-152

51-46-152

Zither

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AF3773

AF3773

Armlet

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AF3957

AF3957

Charm

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AF4247

AF4247

Snuff Tube

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CG98-1-80

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Snaphaunce Gun

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CG98-1-79

CG98-1-79

Snaphaunce Gun

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