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  • bomokandi river[1]
  • botswana[1]
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  • british east africa[1]
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  • busira river[4]
  • cairo[1]
  • cameroon[9]
  • capetown[1]
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  • gabon[14]
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  • guinea[1]
  • harrar province[1]
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  • ituri forest[6]
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  • lac mai-ndombe[3]
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  • welle district[6]
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  • zaire[83]
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  • 19th century[3]
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  • ambundu[1]
  • ashanti[1]
  • azande[7]
  • babangi[6]
  • babunda[1]
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  • bagwandi[2]
  • bakete[1]
  • bakongo[4]
  • 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]
  • bunno[1]
  • burungu[1]
  • bushongo[8]
  • bwaka[1]
  • coptic[10]
  • edo (africa)[2]
  • egyptian[2]
  • elgeyo[1]
  • fang[3]
  • french[1]
  • galla[1]
  • ganguela[1]
  • hausa[1]
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  • ikundu[7]
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  • kanioka[1]
  • kondji[1]
  • kongo[1]
  • kuba (african culture)[1]
  • lohali[3]
  • lomiabo[2]
  • maasai[6]
  • maholo[4]
  • mandingo[1]
  • mangbetu[16]
  • masai[16]
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  • mbole[1]
  • mboom[2]
  • mbuti[6]
  • medga[1]
  • mende[1]
  • mendi[23]
  • meno[1]
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  • mogwandi[2]
  • momvu[1]
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  • mongwandi[11]
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  • ngere[2]
  • 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]
  • palm tree[2]
  • person[1]
  • ram[1]
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  • rifle[1]
  • sandals[2]
  • seashell[1]
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  • 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]
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  • 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]
  • silver[2]
  • sinew[12]
  • skin[3]
  • snakeskin[3]
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  • string[7]
  • studs[1]
  • synthetic fabric[5]
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  • tin can[4]
  • twine[9]
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  • polished[1]
  • printed[19]
  • sewn[10]
  • stamped[1]
  • woven[37]
  • aimiyekagbon ogbebor[1]
  • cotheel[1]
  • czechoslovakia[1]
  • japan[1]
  • yes[46]
african
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2003-72-64

2003-72-64

Snuffbox

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2003-74-26B

2003-74-26B

Ornament

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2003-74-26A

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Ornament

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2003-75-9

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Charm

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2003-82-377

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Mirror

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2003-82-347

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Pouch

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2003-72-280

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2003-70-23

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Gold Weight

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2003-52-58B

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2003-82-193

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2003-82-192

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2003-82-186

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