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  • Object[1,697]
  • no[488]
  • yes[1,209]
  • no[1,691]
  • yes[6]
  • african[1,697]
  • ammunition belt[4]
  • ammunition case[9]
  • amulet[21]
  • ankle band[9]
  • ankle bracelet[3]
  • apron[23]
  • arm band[10]
  • arrow[44]
  • axe[3]
  • bag[49]
  • basket[14]
  • bell[3]
  • bellows[6]
  • belt[40]
  • belt fragment[4]
  • book[6]
  • bottle[3]
  • bow[15]
  • box[6]
  • box lid[4]
  • bracelet[38]
  • breast ornament[4]
  • canteen[4]
  • carrier (object)[3]
  • case[9]
  • castanet[4]
  • charm[24]
  • club[4]
  • container[7]
  • cosmetic case[4]
  • cosmetic container[3]
  • cover[3]
  • cushion (chair)[26]
  • cylinder[6]
  • dagger[6]
  • dagger sheath[6]
  • doll[6]
  • drum[10]
  • fan[8]
  • fertility figure[3]
  • fetish[7]
  • firemaking outfit[10]
  • flywhisk[6]
  • girdle[34]
  • harness[5]
  • harp[3]
  • hat[19]
  • headband[3]
  • headdress[13]
  • horn (animal part)[8]
  • horn fetish[6]
  • kettledrum[8]
  • knapsack[4]
  • knife[61]
  • knife sheath[53]
  • leather[5]
  • leg band[6]
  • leg ring[61]
  • lid[6]
  • manuscript[7]
  • mask[11]
  • musical horn[5]
  • neck band[8]
  • neck piece[7]
  • necklace[55]
  • ornament[9]
  • pendant[29]
  • phylactery[13]
  • pouch[57]
  • powder horn[16]
  • purse[23]
  • quiver[52]
  • saddle[7]
  • saddle fragment[6]
  • saddlebag[11]
  • sandal[43]
  • scroll[6]
  • sculpture[5]
  • sheath[50]
  • shield[55]
  • shoe[59]
  • sling[4]
  • snuff holder[18]
  • snuff tube[11]
  • spear[18]
  • stool[5]
  • strap[4]
  • sword[56]
  • sword sheath[36]
  • talisman[14]
  • textile[4]
  • throwing knife[8]
  • tobacco case[5]
  • trumpet[6]
  • vessel[15]
  • wallet[16]
  • water container[5]
  • wedding basket[12]
  • whetstone[5]
  • whip[18]
  • abyssinia[7]
  • africa[75]
  • algeria[12]
  • angola[31]
  • aruwimi district[6]
  • asmara[12]
  • bangala district[3]
  • belgian congo[91]
  • benin[13]
  • benin kingdom[2]
  • benue basin[2]
  • bompe[4]
  • botswana[8]
  • british east africa[37]
  • burkina faso faso[12]
  • burundi[4]
  • burunga[10]
  • cairo[3]
  • cameroon[22]
  • congo[5]
  • dahomey[30]
  • dakar[2]
  • democratic republic of the congo[4]
  • djibouti[10]
  • east africa[13]
  • eastern province[2]
  • egypt[33]
  • equatorial province[3]
  • ethiopia[127]
  • etosha pan[28]
  • french sudan[4]
  • gabon[23]
  • german east africa[3]
  • ghana[42]
  • gold coast[2]
  • ilorin[3]
  • irumu[6]
  • ituri forest[3]
  • ivory coast[2]
  • kasai district[72]
  • kenya[118]
  • khartoum[4]
  • kordofan[2]
  • lagos[2]
  • lake albert[2]
  • lake chew bahir[3]
  • lake nyassa[6]
  • lake rudolf area[3]
  • lake rudolph[11]
  • lake tanganyika[3]
  • lake turkana[5]
  • lake victoria[8]
  • liberia[48]
  • lili[2]
  • madagascar[4]
  • malakal[2]
  • mali[25]
  • marrakech[8]
  • mauritania[2]
  • mbeni[3]
  • morocco[113]
  • mount kilimanjaro[3]
  • mubangi district[3]
  • nairobi[2]
  • namibia[182]
  • niger[3]
  • niger river[2]
  • nigeria[109]
  • north africa[73]
  • north congo[4]
  • northeast africa[7]
  • northern nigeria[5]
  • northern zaire[5]
  • nubia[12]
  • obock[2]
  • senegal[103]
  • sherbro island[4]
  • shoa province[4]
  • sierra leone[49]
  • somalia[30]
  • south africa[58]
  • southern sudan[3]
  • southwest africa[100]
  • sudan[86]
  • sudan region[3]
  • tanganyika[3]
  • tanzania[49]
  • togo[3]
  • tunisia[15]
  • uganda[36]
  • uganda protectorate[5]
  • ugogo[3]
  • ukamba[31]
  • upper nile[6]
  • usumburu[4]
  • west africa[12]
  • zaire[120]
  • zambezi river[4]
  • zambia[7]
  • zanzibar[7]
  • 20th century[3]
  • early 20th century[4]
  • modern[2]
  • ababua[2]
  • abanza[1]
  • abudja[1]
  • acholi[5]
  • akamba[14]
  • akikuyu[8]
  • alur[3]
  • amara[2]
  • ambundu[12]
  • arab[11]
  • arabian[1]
  • arabic[1]
  • arbore[19]
  • arissa[2]
  • arusa[4]
  • arusa galla[2]
  • ashanti[5]
  • azande[4]
  • babangi[2]
  • badjok[2]
  • baganda[3]
  • bakete[14]
  • bakutu[10]
  • baluba[15]
  • bamangwato[2]
  • bambala[8]
  • bambara[2]
  • bankutu[5]
  • bapoto[7]
  • bari[2]
  • barundi[4]
  • basonge[3]
  • bayaka[20]
  • bechuana[2]
  • bisharin[3]
  • bongo[2]
  • boran[15]
  • bushmen[34]
  • bushongo[6]
  • coptic[12]
  • dor[2]
  • edo (africa)[2]
  • elgeyo[10]
  • fang[18]
  • galla[11]
  • galla magois[3]
  • galla murtu[3]
  • ganguela[2]
  • gasa[3]
  • gemma[2]
  • hausa[44]
  • hebrew[55]
  • herero[143]
  • jaluo[4]
  • jewish[4]
  • jur[2]
  • kanioka[7]
  • karamojong cluster[7]
  • kavirondo[4]
  • kere[4]
  • kikuyu[4]
  • kimbundu[9]
  • latuka[3]
  • lokele[2]
  • lokoja[2]
  • maasai[3]
  • magois[2]
  • malinke[11]
  • mandingo[19]
  • mangbetu[6]
  • masai[47]
  • mashona[3]
  • masongo[4]
  • mboom[2]
  • mbuti[2]
  • mela[3]
  • mendi[5]
  • nandi[12]
  • ngigme[2]
  • ngombe[2]
  • nuba[2]
  • nupe[4]
  • nyangara[5]
  • ovambo[6]
  • pygmy[3]
  • sakuyu[5]
  • senufo[2]
  • sherbro[4]
  • shilluk[3]
  • somali[17]
  • swahili[4]
  • timne[2]
  • tuareg[8]
  • turka[12]
  • turkana[2]
  • vai[2]
  • walamo[2]
  • xosa[9]
  • yoruba[11]
  • zulu[31]
  • bamum[1]
  • central africa[9]
  • east africa[7]
  • hausa-fulani[1]
  • masai cluster[1]
  • north africa[27]
  • west africa[12]
  • 30 miles nw of lake rudolpf[1]
  • 40 miles south of lake[3]
  • between mbeni and irumu[3]
  • bonair[1]
  • from sheikh husein[2]
  • kamabia[1]
  • kano[4]
  • laboyis near usumburu[4]
  • maasai stand[1]
  • machako's[1]
  • maun[2]
  • ne of lake[2]
  • near mambasa[1]
  • near mutoni[1]
  • nezla[1]
  • north of lake nyassa[1]
  • sembehu[1]
  • sitia chiefdom[1]
  • upper sabaki (athi) valley[1]
  • adinkrahene[1]
  • amandus johnson[1]
  • antelope[1]
  • bovine[1]
  • bull[1]
  • chameleon[1]
  • female[1]
  • gye nyame[1]
  • hornbill[1]
  • human face[1]
  • human head[1]
  • human head?[1]
  • leopard[1]
  • male[4]
  • men's[2]
  • monkey head?[1]
  • mouse[1]
  • psalms[1]
  • rawhide[1]
  • snake[1]
  • standing male[1]
  • arabic language[1]
  • coptic language[1]
  • english[5]
  • english language[1]
  • animal hair[5]
  • animal tooth[1]
  • bamboo[11]
  • bark[6]
  • bead[16]
  • beads[11]
  • beeswax[1]
  • bird bone[1]
  • bone[5]
  • brass[59]
  • bronze[3]
  • cane (plant)[7]
  • ceramic[7]
  • chain[2]
  • claw[1]
  • clay[2]
  • cloth[19]
  • copper[25]
  • copper alloy[4]
  • cord[2]
  • cotton[11]
  • cotton cord[1]
  • cow hide[1]
  • cowrie[35]
  • cowrie shell[17]
  • cowrie shells[3]
  • cowry shells[2]
  • dye[1]
  • egg shell[4]
  • elephant ivory[2]
  • fabric[17]
  • feather[9]
  • fiber[132]
  • fur[36]
  • giraffe hair[1]
  • glass[130]
  • gourd[34]
  • grass[8]
  • grass twine[1]
  • hair[14]
  • hide[13]
  • hoof[1]
  • horn (animal part)[42]
  • horsehair[1]
  • ink[1]
  • internal padding[1]
  • iron[418]
  • ivory[22]
  • jute[1]
  • leaf[1]
  • leather[1,697]
  • leopard skin[2]
  • metal[77]
  • mirror[2]
  • mollusk shell[1]
  • nails[1]
  • neck ring[1]
  • ochre[1]
  • ostrich egg shell[13]
  • paint[1]
  • paper[5]
  • parchment[4]
  • pewter[2]
  • pigment[22]
  • plant fiber[29]
  • plant material[1]
  • plastic[5]
  • pod[2]
  • raffia[15]
  • raphia[3]
  • rattan[1]
  • rawhide[1]
  • reed (plant)[1]
  • reptile skin[5]
  • rope[2]
  • rubber[2]
  • sand[1]
  • seed pod[2]
  • seed pods[2]
  • seeds[4]
  • sheep horn[3]
  • shell[17]
  • shell bead[1]
  • silk[35]
  • silver alloy[1]
  • sinew[1]
  • skin[10]
  • snakeskin[3]
  • steel[8]
  • stone[10]
  • straw[5]
  • string[6]
  • synthetic fabric[5]
  • thread[14]
  • tin[6]
  • turtle shell[7]
  • vellum[2]
  • velvet[2]
  • wood[527]
  • wool[8]
  • appliqued[6]
  • basketry[21]
  • beaded[2]
  • beaten[1]
  • bound[1]
  • braided[12]
  • burnt[3]
  • carved[30]
  • dyed[9]
  • embossed[1]
  • embroidered[39]
  • engraved[2]
  • incised[89]
  • inlaid[1]
  • lashed[3]
  • painted[23]
  • sewn[160]
  • stained[7]
  • tanned[10]
  • tooled[9]
  • woven[29]
  • yes[112]
african
leather

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AF5327

Charm

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86-20-68

Bow

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AF3584

Flute

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68-2-9

Mask

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AF735

Purse

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AF3500A

Knife

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29-59-244A

Basket

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42-30-587B

Sheath

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31-2-201

Mantle

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68-18-28

Powder Horn

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22248

Cosmetic Container

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AF159

Kettledrum

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AF3776

Bracelet

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AF3376A

Knife

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AF4276

Armor

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31-2-200

Apron

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72-28-6

Fan

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29-201-356

Ammunition Case

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AF3731

Belt

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31-2-69

Bag

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29-201-368

Gun Case (uncertain)

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29-94-120

Neck Piece

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AF3878B

Necklace

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2015-30-1

Shrine (uncertain)

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AF3571

Pouch

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AF3375A

Knife

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AF3389A

Knife

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AF1792

Sword

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68-18-15

Medicine Case

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AF3992

Hat

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AF2787

Water Container

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AF4160

Cape (clothing)

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