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  • bobo[5]
  • bushongo[159]
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  • ekpa society[1]
  • fang[3]
  • gio[1]
  • gurage[1]
  • guro[5]
  • herero[5]
  • ibibio[1]
  • ibibio society[1]
  • ibo[2]
  • isambo[13]
  • ishan[1]
  • kanioka[7]
  • kimbundu[2]
  • kondji[1]
  • kongo[1]
  • kuba (african culture)[4]
  • lokele[1]
  • luba[1]
  • lulua[3]
  • mabudu[1]
  • mai[2]
  • mali[1]
  • manon[1]
  • mashona[1]
  • masuku[1]
  • mboom[2]
  • mendi[1]
  • mongo[1]
  • moroccan[2]
  • mossi[5]
  • nafaras[1]
  • ngere[2]
  • njinga[1]
  • nupe[1]
  • owo[3]
  • pianga[43]
  • provinicial bini[1]
  • sanga[1]
  • senufo[3]
  • somali[2]
  • suku[1]
  • swahili cluster[1]
  • wagenia[1]
  • wanyamwezi[1]
  • wayao[1]
  • yaka[1]
  • yaoure[1]
  • yoruba[10]
  • zappo-zap[2]
  • zulu[7]
  • central africa[8]
  • east africa[4]
  • edo (africa)[6]
  • ishan[1]
  • north africa[4]
  • west africa[8]
  • west; region of n'zerekore[1]
  • animal[6]
  • animal head[1]
  • antelope[5]
  • antelope?[1]
  • anthropomorphic[1]
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  • baboon[1]
  • bird[10]
  • bird face[1]
  • boat[1]
  • bovine[1]
  • bowl[1]
  • chief[2]
  • child[2]
  • cicatrisation[1]
  • coconut tree[1]
  • crocodile[3]
  • dog[1]
  • elephant[3]
  • elephant head[4]
  • face[3]
  • female[2]
  • female head[1]
  • figure[1]
  • figures[1]
  • floral[1]
  • goat?[1]
  • gun[1]
  • hammock[1]
  • head[2]
  • hornbills[1]
  • horse[2]
  • human[18]
  • human face[5]
  • human female[1]
  • human figure[3]
  • human head[4]
  • human head?[1]
  • hunt[3]
  • hunter[1]
  • janus[1]
  • kneeling women[1]
  • lizard[1]
  • mallet?[1]
  • man[9]
  • mask[1]
  • monkey[1]
  • monkey head?[1]
  • nun[1]
  • owl[1]
  • ox[1]
  • pineapple[1]
  • pot[1]
  • ram[1]
  • rider[1]
  • rifle[1]
  • senufo[1]
  • skull[2]
  • snake[6]
  • standing female figure[1]
  • standing male figure[2]
  • stick?[1]
  • turtles[1]
  • wari[1]
  • warthog[1]
  • woman[11]
  • wrestling[1]
  • arabic language[1]
  • english[1]
  • english language[4]
  • animal bone joint[2]
  • animal hair[4]
  • bamboo[1]
  • bast[3]
  • bead[3]
  • beads[7]
  • bone[9]
  • brass[3]
  • calabash[2]
  • ceramic[4]
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  • cloth[10]
  • coconut shell[9]
  • copper[4]
  • copper alloy[1]
  • cotton[1]
  • cowrie[1]
  • cowrie shells[1]
  • cowry shells[2]
  • ebony[10]
  • ebony wood[1]
  • elephant ivory[6]
  • elephant tusk[9]
  • fabric[1]
  • feather[3]
  • feathers[1]
  • fiber[57]
  • fur[3]
  • glass[4]
  • gourd[14]
  • grass[1]
  • hemp[1]
  • hide[2]
  • horn (animal part)[6]
  • iron[11]
  • ivory[39]
  • leather[30]
  • mahogany[1]
  • metal[39]
  • mother-of-pearl[2]
  • nails[1]
  • paint[13]
  • parchment[1]
  • pigment[55]
  • plant fiber[12]
  • raffia[7]
  • rope[2]
  • seed pods[2]
  • shell[3]
  • skin[4]
  • soapstone[1]
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  • steel[2]
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  • thread[14]
  • tin[1]
  • twine[1]
  • vegetable dye[1]
  • wood[677]
  • bound[2]
  • braided[3]
  • burned[2]
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  • carved[771]
  • dyed[1]
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  • incised[76]
  • inlaid[4]
  • painted[77]
  • polished[2]
  • sewn[9]
  • spun[7]
  • stained[3]
  • woven[22]
  • cotheel[1]
  • ishan[1]
  • issac o. edokpolo[1]
  • max buchner[1]
  • british west africa[1]
  • yes[98]
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2003-72-328

2003-72-328

Rug Beater

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2003-72-326

2003-72-326

Writing Board

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2003-72-324

2003-72-324

Writing Board

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2003-72-323

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Writing Board

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2003-72-321

2003-72-321

Sandal

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2003-72-319

2003-72-319

Sandal

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2003-72-317

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Sandal

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2003-72-315

2003-72-315

Sandal

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2003-82-487

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Loom

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2003-82-486

2003-82-486

Loom

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2003-82-485

2003-82-485

Loom

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2003-82-484

2003-82-484

Spindle

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2003-82-483

2003-82-483

Writing Board

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2003-82-482

2003-82-482

Weaving

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2003-47-4A

2003-47-4A

Figure

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2003-60-1

2003-60-1

Figure

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2003-52-78B

2003-52-78B

Figurine Fragment

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2003-48-23B

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Figurine

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2003-52-70B

2003-52-70B

Bowl

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2003-74-33B

2003-74-33B

Bottle

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2003-74-33A

2003-74-33A

Water Bottle

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2003-73-15

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Statue

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2003-73-13

2003-73-13

Canoe

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2003-71-27

2003-71-27

Carving

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2003-70-40

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Ceremonial Figure

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2003-70-39

2003-70-39

Ceremonial Figurine

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2003-70-36C

2003-70-36C

Stylus

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2003-70-36B

2003-70-36B

Stylus

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2003-70-29

2003-70-29

Pipe

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2003-66-5

2003-66-5

Statue

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2003-65-74A

2003-65-74A

Phiale

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2003-63-141

2003-63-141

Ink Well

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