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  • Object[771]
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  • african[771]
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  • ivory coast[14]
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  • herero[5]
  • ibibio[1]
  • ibibio society[1]
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  • isambo[13]
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  • kuba (african culture)[4]
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  • lulua[3]
  • mabudu[1]
  • mai[2]
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  • masuku[1]
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  • 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]
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  • wayao[1]
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  • 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]
  • clay[1]
  • 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]
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  • 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]
  • stain[2]
  • steel[2]
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  • thread[14]
  • tin[1]
  • twine[1]
  • vegetable dye[1]
  • wood[677]
  • bound[2]
  • braided[3]
  • burned[2]
  • burnt[1]
  • carved[771]
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  • etched[2]
  • 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]
african
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95-22-1

95-22-1

Mask

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AF2039A

AF2039A

Coconut Shell

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20044

20044

On Display

Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

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AF2036

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Figure

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72-31-2

72-31-2

Stool

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AF2037

AF2037

Figure

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AF4704

AF4704

Tusk

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AF5068

AF5068

Elephant Tusk

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29-94-23

29-94-23

Tusk

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29-35-1

29-35-1

Mask

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29-93-11

29-93-11

Tusk

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2077

2077

Penis Sheath

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AF796

AF796

Head Rest

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AF4057B

AF4057B

Milk Vessel Lid

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AF5070

AF5070

Tusk

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72-28-1

72-28-1

Door

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93-9-121D

93-9-121D

Figurine

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33-39-2

33-39-2

Mask

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30-10-1

30-10-1

Door

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AF4057A

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Milk Vessel

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AF710

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Whistle

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AF2032

AF2032

Tusk

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AF5067

AF5067

Elephant Tusk

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CG98-1-88

Snaphaunce Gun

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AF691

Stopper

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AF2814

Funnel

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AF690

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AF689

Stopper

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51-46-38

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AF3677

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AF2815

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AF543A

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