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  • Object[6,357]
  • no[2,514]
  • yes[3,843]
  • no[6,318]
  • yes[39]
  • african[6,357]
  • adze[11]
  • amulet[31]
  • arrow[887]
  • arrow shaft[27]
  • axe[104]
  • bark cloth beater[10]
  • basket[22]
  • bell[25]
  • bellows[12]
  • bow[90]
  • bowl[86]
  • box[82]
  • box lid[58]
  • carrying stick[35]
  • carving[19]
  • chair[24]
  • charm[24]
  • club[97]
  • comb (hair - grooming tool)[75]
  • container[10]
  • cup[118]
  • dagger[55]
  • dagger sheath[11]
  • dish[15]
  • doll[20]
  • drum[73]
  • drumstick[11]
  • fan[27]
  • fertility figure[9]
  • fetish[85]
  • fiddle[23]
  • fiddle bow[10]
  • figure[92]
  • figurine[94]
  • finger piano[36]
  • fire stick[14]
  • firemaking outfit[11]
  • flute[14]
  • flywhisk[9]
  • funnel[13]
  • game board[136]
  • girdle[11]
  • harp[42]
  • head rest[71]
  • headdress[12]
  • heddle pulley[23]
  • hoe[16]
  • implement[14]
  • jar[10]
  • knife[333]
  • knife sheath[82]
  • ladle[43]
  • lid[14]
  • lock[10]
  • loom[25]
  • loom part[10]
  • lute[36]
  • lyre[13]
  • mancala board[133]
  • mask[265]
  • model[16]
  • mortar[33]
  • musical bow[20]
  • necklace[36]
  • object[11]
  • paddle[16]
  • painting[17]
  • pestle[14]
  • pipe[59]
  • pipe stem[25]
  • pointer[10]
  • powder horn[15]
  • purse[10]
  • quiver[34]
  • rattle[30]
  • reliquary guardian figure[24]
  • rifle[10]
  • sandal[19]
  • sanza[36]
  • sculpture[226]
  • sheath[48]
  • shield[103]
  • snuff holder[25]
  • spear[398]
  • spindle[22]
  • spoon[180]
  • staff[65]
  • statue[15]
  • stick[35]
  • stool[77]
  • stopper[17]
  • sword[152]
  • sword sheath[28]
  • tambourine[15]
  • throwing knife[26]
  • toy[11]
  • vessel[40]
  • walking stick[21]
  • whistle[35]
  • xylophone[17]
  • africa[271]
  • algeria[16]
  • angola[276]
  • aruwimi district[83]
  • aruwimi river[11]
  • asmara[17]
  • balolo (sierra leone)[9]
  • bangala district[72]
  • belgian congo[1,421]
  • benin[105]
  • benin kingdom[18]
  • botswana[46]
  • boyoma falls[206]
  • british east africa[53]
  • burkina faso[29]
  • burunga[10]
  • cameroon[94]
  • central zaire[12]
  • congo[67]
  • dahomey[56]
  • democratic republic of the congo[36]
  • east africa[82]
  • eastern province[57]
  • egypt[56]
  • equatorial province[29]
  • ethiopia[145]
  • etosha pan[80]
  • french congo[14]
  • gabon[234]
  • german east africa[10]
  • ghana[134]
  • guinea[24]
  • irumu[10]
  • ituri forest[49]
  • ivory coast[179]
  • kalahari district[11]
  • kasai[23]
  • kasai district[998]
  • katanga province[9]
  • kenya[303]
  • kwango river[10]
  • lake albert[27]
  • lake leopold[19]
  • lake nyassa[16]
  • lake victoria[22]
  • liberia[155]
  • lomami[10]
  • lower zambezi[9]
  • lunda[10]
  • madagascar[57]
  • mali[69]
  • maritime congo[26]
  • mombasa[37]
  • morocco[161]
  • mozambique[14]
  • mubangi district[30]
  • namibia[224]
  • niger[11]
  • nigeria[217]
  • north africa[24]
  • northeast africa[9]
  • northeastern zaire[11]
  • ogave river[12]
  • pool malebo[9]
  • rejaf station[10]
  • republic of the congo[23]
  • rubi river[10]
  • rwanda[9]
  • sangha river[30]
  • senegal[194]
  • shengge[11]
  • sherbro island[137]
  • sierra leone[261]
  • sitia chiefdom[15]
  • somalia[48]
  • south africa[255]
  • southern africa[10]
  • southern sudan[9]
  • southwest africa[84]
  • sudan[119]
  • tanganyika[35]
  • tanzania[79]
  • togo[47]
  • tunisia[15]
  • ubangi river[12]
  • uele river[28]
  • uganda[93]
  • uganda protectorate[11]
  • ugogo[10]
  • ukamba[50]
  • upper nile[32]
  • welle district[16]
  • west africa[83]
  • western zaire[11]
  • yoni[33]
  • zaire[1,580]
  • zambezi river[31]
  • zambia[77]
  • zanzibar[27]
  • zimbabwe[17]
  • 19th century[9]
  • 20th century[11]
  • contemporary[4]
  • early 20th century[13]
  • modern[2]
  • ababua[44]
  • abarambo[15]
  • acholi[24]
  • akamba[28]
  • akikuyu[11]
  • alur[11]
  • aluru[11]
  • ambundu[91]
  • arab[9]
  • arbore[19]
  • ashanti[36]
  • azande[23]
  • babangi[21]
  • babundu[31]
  • bafiot[11]
  • baganda[9]
  • bahuana[24]
  • bakete[36]
  • bakongo[37]
  • bakota[30]
  • bakundu[43]
  • bakusu[11]
  • bakutu[25]
  • balolo (bantu culture)[32]
  • baluba[161]
  • bambala[44]
  • bambara[26]
  • bangala[28]
  • bangendi[9]
  • bangongo[33]
  • bankutu[27]
  • bapende[32]
  • bapoto[19]
  • barua[11]
  • barundi[11]
  • bashilele[24]
  • basoko[12]
  • basonge[43]
  • basongo[20]
  • basuto[12]
  • bateke[30]
  • batetela[29]
  • baule[110]
  • bayaka[71]
  • bayanzi[12]
  • bobo[17]
  • bushmen[110]
  • bushongo[317]
  • coptic[18]
  • dan[40]
  • dogon[10]
  • edo (africa)[16]
  • elgeyo[22]
  • fang[178]
  • galla[21]
  • ganguela[26]
  • guro[23]
  • hausa[21]
  • herero[125]
  • ibo[11]
  • ikundu[42]
  • isambo[19]
  • kanioka[29]
  • kavirondo[9]
  • kimbundu[40]
  • lokele[11]
  • lulua[9]
  • maholo[9]
  • mai[9]
  • mandingo[21]
  • mangbetu[51]
  • masai[89]
  • mashona[38]
  • masongo[21]
  • mbuti[46]
  • mende[10]
  • mendi[23]
  • mongwandi[11]
  • mossi[14]
  • nandi[25]
  • nyam-nyam[19]
  • nyangara[15]
  • ovambo[21]
  • ovimbundu[20]
  • pianga[64]
  • pygmy[61]
  • sakuyu[11]
  • sango[11]
  • senufo[21]
  • shangana-tsonga[44]
  • sherbro[128]
  • shilluk[24]
  • somali[35]
  • swahili[58]
  • timne[15]
  • vili[19]
  • xosa[14]
  • yoruba[94]
  • zappo-zap[22]
  • zulu[90]
  • bamum[1]
  • baule[2]
  • bembe[1]
  • central africa[167]
  • east africa[42]
  • edo (africa)[3]
  • hausa-fulani[1]
  • ishan[1]
  • north africa[96]
  • southern africa[6]
  • west africa[88]
  • yoruba[1]
  • 30 miles nw of lake rudolf[2]
  • 30 miles nw of lake rudolpf[1]
  • basin of 3 rivers[2]
  • batehalo[1]
  • belgian congo[1]
  • bonair[5]
  • brass (port)[1]
  • burungu camp at foot of mountain[1]
  • bushongo[1]
  • cabinda[1]
  • chief kaperamus' village[8]
  • east of mambasa[10]
  • east of victoria nyansa[2]
  • found in collection[1]
  • from husein sheikh[1]
  • from sheikh husein[2]
  • from sheikh hussein[1]
  • gambia[1]
  • grave[1]
  • kaballa[1]
  • kamabia[5]
  • kambia[1]
  • kano[2]
  • kasai dist.[1]
  • kibera hills , near edge of forest near usumburu[2]
  • kiziba[1]
  • laboyis near usumburu[4]
  • lower cross river basin[1]
  • lower kurlu river[4]
  • lulenga mission on main road between lakes kivu and edward[1]
  • mobambi[2]
  • mobul[1]
  • moera's village[8]
  • mokebe[1]
  • moloko, neighbourhood of yoni[1]
  • mouth of the ruvega river[1]
  • mouth to ruvega river[8]
  • ndema chiefdom[4]
  • near mbeni[4]
  • near trisana[2]
  • near yoni[4]
  • north of lake nyassa[1]
  • north of mutoni[4]
  • nw ituri river[1]
  • nyanga or mukedi station[1]
  • pendembu[7]
  • rhodesia[1]
  • ruanda clump ne of lake[1]
  • rutifunk[1]
  • sembehu[4]
  • sheikh husein[2]
  • shengge[1]
  • shengge [kagboro] chiefdom[1]
  • shengge chiefdom[2]
  • shire river[1]
  • sitia chiefdom[8]
  • sitia chiefdom - dubu[1]
  • south middle rokell (seli) river[5]
  • south of the middle rokell (seli) river[1]
  • trisana[1]
  • usambara mountains near tanga[5]
  • west; region of n'zerekore[2]
  • yoni[2]
  • yonn banni[1]
  • yonna banni[1]
  • adinkrahene[1]
  • akpata[1]
  • amandus johnson[15]
  • angel[2]
  • angle[1]
  • animal[24]
  • animal head[1]
  • antelope[7]
  • antelope?[1]
  • anthropomorphic[4]
  • antler[1]
  • arabic inscription[1]
  • ass[1]
  • attendant[1]
  • attendants[1]
  • baboon[2]
  • bag[1]
  • bird[18]
  • bird beak[1]
  • bird face[1]
  • bird head[2]
  • bird?[2]
  • boat[3]
  • book[2]
  • bovine[2]
  • bowl[3]
  • bush-cow[1]
  • cactus[1]
  • canoe[5]
  • cap[1]
  • captive?[1]
  • carved[1]
  • chief[2]
  • child[18]
  • children[1]
  • christ[2]
  • cicatrisation[15]
  • clerics[2]
  • crocodile[2]
  • cross[1]
  • crucifixion[1]
  • crucifixtion[1]
  • cynocephalos[1]
  • devil[1]
  • dish[1]
  • dog[3]
  • donkey[1]
  • dragon[6]
  • dragon/snake[1]
  • drum[4]
  • drummers[1]
  • duck[2]
  • duck head[1]
  • dwennimen[1]
  • dysentery[1]
  • elephant[6]
  • elephant head[4]
  • equestrian[4]
  • european man[1]
  • face[1]
  • female[67]
  • female head[4]
  • gun[2]
  • hat[2]
  • headdress[2]
  • horse[8]
  • human[54]
  • human face[8]
  • human figure[11]
  • human figures[2]
  • human head[17]
  • janus[2]
  • janus head[2]
  • leopard[4]
  • madonna[2]
  • male[60]
  • male head[3]
  • man[61]
  • mancala[7]
  • men[3]
  • monkey[3]
  • ox[2]
  • pig[3]
  • pot[2]
  • ram[2]
  • rifle[3]
  • saint[4]
  • saint george[5]
  • scarification[2]
  • skull[2]
  • snake[9]
  • soldiers[2]
  • spear[3]
  • st. george[2]
  • stool[4]
  • virgin[5]
  • wari[6]
  • warthog[2]
  • woman[61]
  • women[2]
  • female[1]
  • arabic inscription[2]
  • arabic language[5]
  • coptic language[1]
  • english[6]
  • english language[10]
  • french language[1]
  • hebrew language[1]
  • aluminum[11]
  • animal bone[1]
  • animal claw[2]
  • animal hair[5]
  • bamboo[19]
  • bark[7]
  • bast[3]
  • bead[10]
  • beads[14]
  • birch[2]
  • bone[13]
  • brass[246]
  • bronze[2]
  • cane (plant)[44]
  • canvas[13]
  • ceramic[27]
  • clay[7]
  • cloth[23]
  • coconut shell[10]
  • cocoon[2]
  • coin[2]
  • copper[200]
  • copper alloy[8]
  • cord[4]
  • cotton[34]
  • cowrie[15]
  • cowrie shell[9]
  • cowrie shells[4]
  • cowry shells[2]
  • egg shell[2]
  • elephant hide[2]
  • fabric[29]
  • feather[200]
  • feathers[40]
  • fiber[593]
  • flint[2]
  • fruit shell[7]
  • fur[28]
  • glass[96]
  • gourd[72]
  • grass[14]
  • grass twine[2]
  • gum[3]
  • gut[2]
  • hair[24]
  • hide[48]
  • horn (animal part)[34]
  • horsehair[2]
  • iron[1,744]
  • ivory[32]
  • jute[2]
  • lead[2]
  • leaf[32]
  • leather[527]
  • metal[420]
  • mother-of-pearl[5]
  • nails[4]
  • nuts[5]
  • oils[2]
  • paint[49]
  • parchment[19]
  • pearl[2]
  • pigment[170]
  • plant fiber[80]
  • plant material[5]
  • plastic[5]
  • raffia[25]
  • raphia[4]
  • rawhide[22]
  • reed (plant)[18]
  • reed fiber[2]
  • reptile skin[7]
  • resin (material)[7]
  • rope[4]
  • rubber[3]
  • seed[4]
  • seed pods[2]
  • seeds[16]
  • shell[20]
  • silver[22]
  • sinew[53]
  • skin[200]
  • snail shell[2]
  • snakeskin[17]
  • stain[2]
  • steel[31]
  • stone[11]
  • string[17]
  • synthetic fabric[5]
  • thread[28]
  • tin[20]
  • turtle shell[8]
  • twine[2]
  • vegetable fiber[2]
  • vellum[7]
  • wax[2]
  • wire[2]
  • wood[6,357]
  • wool[6]
  • yarn[3]
  • basketry[21]
  • bound[2]
  • braided[6]
  • burned[3]
  • burnt[4]
  • carved[677]
  • carving[4]
  • cloisonne[1]
  • coiled[1]
  • cut[2]
  • dyed[4]
  • embossed[1]
  • engraved[4]
  • etched[6]
  • hammered[1]
  • incised[118]
  • inlaid[12]
  • lacquered[2]
  • lost wax casting[1]
  • niello[1]
  • non-woven[1]
  • notched[2]
  • painted[107]
  • plaited[2]
  • polished[2]
  • polychrome[2]
  • sewn[16]
  • spun[10]
  • stained[3]
  • twilled[2]
  • twisted[1]
  • woven[40]
  • aimiyekagbon ogbebor[1]
  • bela sara m'daye[1]
  • ephraim amu[2]
  • ishan[1]
  • issac o. edokpolo[1]
  • max buchner[1]
  • mwenze kibwanga[1]
  • thomsen akpan[1]
  • zulu[1]
  • united kingdom[1]
  • yoni[1]
  • yes[507]
african
wood

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AF1750

AF1750

Snuff Holder

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AF609

AF609

Figure

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93-9-210

93-9-210

Plate

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AF2317

AF2317

Snuff Holder

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29-59-90

29-59-90

Rattle

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29-59-89

29-59-89

Rattle

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29-201-555

29-201-555

Pipe Stem

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AF1317

AF1317

Bowl

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AF2331

AF2331

Axe

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29-59-162

29-59-162

Club

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29-12-143

29-12-143

Mask

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87-13-18

87-13-18

Painting

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AF4008

AF4008

Head Rest

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29-12-75

29-12-75

Heddle Pulley

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67-7-3

67-7-3

Heddle Pulley

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29-59-56

29-59-56

Fetish

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AF390

AF390

Cup

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AF1723

AF1723

Shield

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AF4028

AF4028

Stool

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AF3928

AF3928

Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

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AF337

AF337

Coconut Grater

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AF2853

AF2853

Shield

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65-46-3

65-46-3

Shield

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97-120-822

97-120-822

Pouch

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97-26-1I

97-26-1I

Plow

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69-15-22

69-15-22

Sculpture

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AF2973

AF2973

Arrow

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AF3880

AF3880

Necklace

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83-26-22

83-26-22

Dagger

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AF1235

AF1235

Axe

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42-21-265

42-21-265

Club

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AF4572B

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Spear

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