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  • yes[145]
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  • dagger[6]
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  • knife sheath[3]
  • letter opener[1]
  • levallois flake[2]
  • point[2]
  • spoon[1]
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  • alima river[1]
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  • aruwimi district[9]
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  • bomokandi river[1]
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  • ethiopia[19]
  • etosha pan[10]
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  • gabon[35]
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  • harrar province[1]
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  • itimbiri river[4]
  • ituri forest[3]
  • kasai[2]
  • kasai district[82]
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  • kwango river[3]
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  • loange river[1]
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  • northeastern zaire[1]
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  • ogooue river[1]
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  • rubi river[9]
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  • bayanzi[2]
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  • bushmen[9]
  • bushongo[28]
  • edo (africa)[1]
  • fan[2]
  • fang[31]
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  • sherbro[6]
  • shilluk[2]
  • somali[7]
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  • horn (animal part)[5]
  • iron[356]
  • ivory[22]
  • lead[1]
  • leather[61]
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  • skin[20]
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  • steel[11]
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  • wood[333]
  • carved[8]
  • cloisonne[1]
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  • lost wax casting[1]
  • yes[18]
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knife

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AF4809

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42-30-510

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42-30-541A

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AF1057

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AF3398

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42-30-581

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51-19-2B

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31-2-102

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AF1027

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AF3428

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AF3488

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AF3446

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AF1180

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59-20-29

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AF4677

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42-30-542

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42-30-537

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AF1026

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AF1018

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AF3461

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AF3503A

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AF1960A

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