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  • Object[2,691]
  • no[1,330]
  • yes[1,361]
  • no[2,691]
  • african[2,691]
  • ankle bracelet[4]
  • apron[7]
  • arrow[502]
  • arrow head[9]
  • arrow shaft[15]
  • axe[28]
  • bag[4]
  • bark beater[14]
  • bark cloth[10]
  • basket[37]
  • basket lid[7]
  • basket tray[5]
  • bell[18]
  • belt[21]
  • bow[8]
  • bowl[22]
  • box[65]
  • box lid[45]
  • bracelet[90]
  • bundle[9]
  • carving[5]
  • charm[23]
  • cloth[18]
  • cocoon[19]
  • comb (hair - grooming tool)[21]
  • container[4]
  • covered basket[9]
  • cup[72]
  • currency[14]
  • dagger[45]
  • dish[6]
  • dress[8]
  • drinking horn[11]
  • drum[4]
  • drum peg[4]
  • fabric fragment[14]
  • fetish[30]
  • figure[35]
  • figurine[14]
  • finger piano[9]
  • firemaking outfit[10]
  • fish bone[33]
  • fringe[5]
  • fur[4]
  • girdle[11]
  • gong[9]
  • hair pin[20]
  • harp[8]
  • hat[28]
  • head ornament[7]
  • head rest[6]
  • hide[8]
  • hook[4]
  • horn (animal part)[7]
  • knife[176]
  • knife sheath[13]
  • ladle[14]
  • leg band[14]
  • leg rattle[4]
  • leg ring[11]
  • lid[8]
  • mask[31]
  • mat[6]
  • medicine packet[67]
  • necklace[16]
  • object[6]
  • ornament[23]
  • pendant[7]
  • pile cloth[41]
  • pipe[33]
  • pottery[10]
  • pouch[6]
  • purse[10]
  • quiver[14]
  • raffia[7]
  • rattle[15]
  • razor[16]
  • sample[10]
  • sandal[6]
  • sanza[11]
  • sculpture[40]
  • seed[11]
  • sheath[23]
  • shield[25]
  • snuff holder[5]
  • spear[21]
  • spear head[5]
  • spear point[6]
  • spoon[14]
  • staff[6]
  • stick[15]
  • stool[11]
  • stopper[12]
  • sword[124]
  • sword sheath[11]
  • textile[151]
  • throwing knife[47]
  • tray[8]
  • trumpet[24]
  • vessel[26]
  • alima river[1]
  • angola[2]
  • aruwimi district[42]
  • aruwimi river[17]
  • banana (zaire)[1]
  • bangala[13]
  • bangala district[51]
  • bapoto town[6]
  • belgian congo[1,853]
  • boma district[2]
  • bomokandi river[3]
  • boyoma falls[189]
  • bukauu[1]
  • burunga[10]
  • busira river[14]
  • cameroon[1]
  • cataract district[1]
  • central africa[1]
  • central congo district[1]
  • central zaire[1]
  • congo[33]
  • congo river[7]
  • democratic republic of the congo[2]
  • east zaire[1]
  • eastern province[257]
  • eastern zaire[3]
  • elizabethville[2]
  • equatorial province[22]
  • equatorville[2]
  • ethiopia[1]
  • french congo[4]
  • french equatorial africa[1]
  • french sudan[1]
  • irumu[13]
  • isangi[6]
  • itumbiri river[1]
  • ituri forest[122]
  • juapa river[2]
  • juapa valley[4]
  • kasai[17]
  • kasai district[1,205]
  • kasai river[4]
  • kasai-sankuru rivers[5]
  • katanga county[1]
  • katanga province[13]
  • king leopold district[1]
  • kinshasa[9]
  • kitunda[9]
  • kwango river[6]
  • lake albert[14]
  • lake kivu[6]
  • lake leopold[10]
  • lake mai-ndombe[1]
  • lake ntomba[1]
  • lake tanganyika[1]
  • loanda town[2]
  • loange river[4]
  • loango[2]
  • loango district[3]
  • lomami[6]
  • lomami river[6]
  • lopori river[2]
  • lower congo[5]
  • lower lomami river[2]
  • lower ubangi[2]
  • lualaba[2]
  • lualaba river[8]
  • lufira[1]
  • lukolela town[2]
  • lulonga river[1]
  • lulongo valley[4]
  • lulua river[2]
  • lunda[1]
  • mambasa[1]
  • maritime congo[4]
  • masisi[8]
  • mbeni[16]
  • mbomu river[1]
  • mubangi district[35]
  • mubangi river[11]
  • north congo[4]
  • northeast belgian congo[2]
  • northeastern zaire[8]
  • northern belgian congo[2]
  • northern congo[8]
  • northern zaire[18]
  • pool malebo[11]
  • portuguese west africa[2]
  • rubi river[2]
  • sangha river[2]
  • sankuru river[4]
  • southwest belgian congo[11]
  • ubangi river[18]
  • uele river[4]
  • uganda[11]
  • upper aruwimi river[2]
  • upper congo[2]
  • upper guinea[2]
  • welle district[17]
  • zaire[2,691]
  • early 20th century[1]
  • modern[3]
  • aanza[7]
  • ababua[37]
  • abanja[2]
  • abanza[2]
  • abarambo[13]
  • abudja[4]
  • acholi[15]
  • arab[4]
  • azande[30]
  • babali[5]
  • babangi[21]
  • babunda[4]
  • babundu[34]
  • babwa[8]
  • babwe[2]
  • badinga[6]
  • badjok[5]
  • bagenya[4]
  • bahuana[34]
  • bajokwe[3]
  • bakete[40]
  • bakongo[23]
  • bakundu[48]
  • bakusu[8]
  • bakutu[24]
  • balega[5]
  • baloi[2]
  • balolo (bantu culture)[31]
  • balou[2]
  • baluba[161]
  • bambala[43]
  • banandi[4]
  • bangala[19]
  • bangendi[35]
  • bangongo[79]
  • bankutu[38]
  • banza[14]
  • bapende[45]
  • bapindi[25]
  • bapinji[9]
  • bapoto[33]
  • barua[25]
  • basamba[3]
  • basanga[2]
  • bashilele[19]
  • bashoba[5]
  • basoko[14]
  • basonge[57]
  • basongo[17]
  • bateke[28]
  • batempa[3]
  • batetela[47]
  • batwa[5]
  • baya[2]
  • bayaka[83]
  • bayanzi[20]
  • bena[3]
  • bena lulua[3]
  • bienge[2]
  • bijogo[2]
  • budja[13]
  • bushongo[360]
  • bushoong[3]
  • bwaka[2]
  • dengese[2]
  • dumba[4]
  • dumbi[5]
  • gasa[5]
  • ikundu[46]
  • isambo[11]
  • kanioka[24]
  • kondji[2]
  • kongo[2]
  • kuba (african culture)[9]
  • lesa[2]
  • lokele[7]
  • luba[2]
  • lulua[18]
  • mabudu[4]
  • mai[7]
  • malela[4]
  • mangbetu[55]
  • mbuja[5]
  • mbuti[121]
  • meno[9]
  • momvu[6]
  • mongwandi[3]
  • ngombe[8]
  • nyam-nyam[16]
  • pianga[60]
  • pygmy[135]
  • sanga[5]
  • sango[10]
  • sungu[8]
  • tofoke[3]
  • vili[16]
  • wagigi[6]
  • warua[3]
  • watusi[5]
  • zappo-zap[14]
  • bembe[1]
  • central africa[93]
  • basin of 3 rivers[1]
  • between mbeni and irumu[3]
  • between the elila and lowa rivers[1]
  • bushongo[1]
  • chief kaperamus' village[10]
  • east of mambasa[14]
  • ituri river[1]
  • kisenyis village[5]
  • lower kurlu river[4]
  • lulenga mission on main road between lakes kivu and edward[1]
  • moera's village[7]
  • moera's village between mbeni and irumu[1]
  • mongala river[1]
  • monge - 2 days west of masisi[2]
  • moore's village[1]
  • n.e. belgian congo[1]
  • near mambasa[2]
  • near mbeni[11]
  • near mutoni[8]
  • north of chief mutoni's village[1]
  • north of mbeni[2]
  • north of mutoni[30]
  • nw ituri river[1]
  • nyanga or mukedi station[1]
  • road to masisi between lake kivu and walikali[1]
  • semio post on the r. werre,[1]
  • upper ituri-wele river[1]
  • animal[2]
  • animals[1]
  • antelope[1]
  • anthropomorphic[4]
  • baboon[1]
  • bird[1]
  • chief[1]
  • cicatrisation[3]
  • coconut tree[1]
  • crocodile[1]
  • drum[2]
  • elephant[1]
  • face[1]
  • female[4]
  • female head[1]
  • hammock[1]
  • hat[1]
  • head[1]
  • horse[1]
  • house[1]
  • human[29]
  • human figure[4]
  • human figures[1]
  • human head[3]
  • human heads[2]
  • hunt[1]
  • hunter[1]
  • huts[1]
  • janus[1]
  • lizard[1]
  • male[7]
  • man[16]
  • mancala[1]
  • musician[1]
  • pig[1]
  • prince albert[1]
  • rider[1]
  • seated woman[1]
  • sun[1]
  • trees[1]
  • warthog[1]
  • woman[10]
  • wrestling[1]
  • animal[1]
  • animal claw[1]
  • animal hair[4]
  • animal horn[1]
  • antelope horn[1]
  • bamboo[37]
  • banana fibre[1]
  • bark[15]
  • bark cloth[5]
  • bead[4]
  • beads[4]
  • bone[10]
  • brass[133]
  • bronze[2]
  • calabash[1]
  • cane (plant)[27]
  • ceramic[16]
  • chain[1]
  • claw[1]
  • clay[1]
  • cloth[5]
  • coconut shell[1]
  • copper[151]
  • copper alloy[8]
  • cotton[4]
  • cowrie[7]
  • cowrie shell[2]
  • cowrie shells[1]
  • cowry shells[2]
  • elephant hair[1]
  • elephant ivory[9]
  • fabric[4]
  • feather[54]
  • feathers[52]
  • fiber[448]
  • fiber cord[1]
  • fish bone[33]
  • fur[20]
  • glass[23]
  • glass paste[1]
  • gourd[22]
  • grass[13]
  • gum[1]
  • hair[10]
  • hemp[1]
  • hide[15]
  • hoof[4]
  • horn (animal part)[27]
  • iron[935]
  • ivory[118]
  • lead[3]
  • leaf[50]
  • leather[120]
  • leopard skin[2]
  • leopard tooth[2]
  • lime[2]
  • metal[82]
  • mirror[1]
  • monkey skin[1]
  • nails[2]
  • nut (plant)[1]
  • nuts[6]
  • oils[2]
  • paint[1]
  • palm[3]
  • palm fiber[5]
  • peanut shells[1]
  • pigment[14]
  • plant fiber[125]
  • plant material[4]
  • plant matter[1]
  • plastic[1]
  • pod[1]
  • quill[1]
  • raffia[23]
  • rawhide[2]
  • reed (plant)[12]
  • reptile skin[5]
  • resin (material)[1]
  • seashell[1]
  • seed[13]
  • seed pod[1]
  • seed pods[2]
  • seeds[17]
  • shell[5]
  • shells[1]
  • skin[38]
  • snakeskin[8]
  • stone[7]
  • straw[1]
  • string[2]
  • tin[3]
  • tobacco[3]
  • tooth[3]
  • turtle shell[1]
  • tusk[1]
  • vegetable fiber[2]
  • wicker[2]
  • wood[1,575]
  • wood fiber[2]
  • basketry[54]
  • burnt[1]
  • carved[279]
  • carving[1]
  • coiled[19]
  • dyed[1]
  • embroidered[70]
  • etched[1]
  • forged[1]
  • incised[49]
  • inlaid[2]
  • painted[7]
  • plaited[2]
  • twilled[3]
  • woven[7]
  • bela sara m'daye[1]
  • mwenze kibwanga[1]
  • yes[120]
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AF1777

AF1777

Throwing Knife

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AF1535

AF1535

Textile

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AF881

AF881

Ornament

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AF568

AF568

Pipe

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AF1361B

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Lid

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Box

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AF1145A

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Knife

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AF534B

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AF534A

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Box

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AF848B

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Hair Pin

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Hair Pin

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AF1848B

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Basket Lid

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AF1848A

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Covered Basket

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AF1742A

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Knife

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AF5115

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Mask

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AF1136B

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Knife Sheath

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AF1779B

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Throwing Knife

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AF848E

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AF848D

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AF529B

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AF529A

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AF527A

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AF527B

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Currency

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AF5174

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Statue

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AF5187

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Figure

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AF855

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AF856

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AF4154

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