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  • no[1,119]
  • yes[1,321]
  • no[2,406]
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  • throwing knife[27]
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  • vessel[24]
  • whistle[33]
  • alima river[7]
  • angola[2]
  • aruwimi district[99]
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  • bangala district[69]
  • bapoto town[6]
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  • boma district[6]
  • bomokandi river[5]
  • boyoma falls[187]
  • busira river[15]
  • cameroon[1]
  • cataract district[1]
  • central zaire[6]
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  • congo river[4]
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  • equatorial province[28]
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  • french sudan[1]
  • gabon[1]
  • irumu[1]
  • isanga[1]
  • isangi[6]
  • itumbiri river[1]
  • ituri forest[12]
  • juapa river[1]
  • juapa valley[4]
  • kasai[5]
  • kasai basin[3]
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  • king leopold district[1]
  • kinshasa[8]
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  • kwango river[7]
  • lac mai-ndombe[3]
  • lake albert[11]
  • lake leopold[21]
  • lake ntomba[1]
  • lake tanganyika[1]
  • loange river[5]
  • loango district[2]
  • lomami[9]
  • lomami river[5]
  • lopori river[2]
  • lower congo[3]
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  • lualaba river[1]
  • lukolela town[2]
  • lulonga river[1]
  • lulongo valley[4]
  • lulua river[2]
  • maringa river[1]
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  • nava river[3]
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  • uele river[23]
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  • bakongo[24]
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  • bakundu[47]
  • bakusu[10]
  • bakutu[16]
  • baloi[3]
  • balolo (bantu culture)[33]
  • baluba[270]
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  • bangala[20]
  • bangendi[37]
  • bangongo[107]
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  • bankutu[48]
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  • barua[16]
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  • bashilele[26]
  • bashoba[12]
  • basoko[16]
  • basonge[72]
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  • bateke[26]
  • batempa[5]
  • batetela[47]
  • batwa[4]
  • bayaka[89]
  • bayanzi[24]
  • bena[4]
  • bena luba[2]
  • bienge[3]
  • budja[10]
  • bushongo[453]
  • bushoong[2]
  • dumba[5]
  • dumbi[6]
  • gasa[5]
  • ikundu[46]
  • isambo[18]
  • kalosh[4]
  • kanioka[106]
  • kondji[2]
  • kuba (african culture)[5]
  • lesa[7]
  • lohali[4]
  • lokele[14]
  • lulua[19]
  • mabudu[2]
  • mai[11]
  • malela[5]
  • mangbetu[44]
  • marungu[2]
  • mayombe[6]
  • mbuja[5]
  • mbuti[11]
  • meno[12]
  • momvu[6]
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  • mongwandi[6]
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  • ngombe[6]
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  • pianga[89]
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  • sanga[4]
  • sango[12]
  • sangu[2]
  • sansa[2]
  • sungu[8]
  • tofoke[4]
  • vili[19]
  • wagenia[3]
  • wagigi[6]
  • warua[3]
  • zappo-zap[17]
  • central africa[73]
  • basin of 3 rivers[2]
  • between the elila and lowa rivers[1]
  • bushongo[1]
  • lower kurlu river[4]
  • nyanga or mukedi station[1]
  • semio post on the r. werre,[1]
  • animal[3]
  • antelope[1]
  • anthropomorphic[4]
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  • dog[1]
  • drum[2]
  • female[2]
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  • man[11]
  • monkey head?[1]
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  • pig[1]
  • seated woman[1]
  • sun[1]
  • trees[1]
  • warthog[1]
  • woman[4]
  • animal[1]
  • animal bone[1]
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  • bamboo[38]
  • bark[4]
  • bark cloth[3]
  • bead[1]
  • bone[5]
  • brass[112]
  • cane (plant)[5]
  • ceramic[9]
  • cloth[1]
  • coconut shell[2]
  • copper[119]
  • copper alloy[16]
  • cotton[11]
  • cowrie[7]
  • cowrie shell[2]
  • earthenware[1]
  • elephant ivory[3]
  • fabric[4]
  • feather[27]
  • feathers[52]
  • fiber[464]
  • fish bone[33]
  • glass[13]
  • gourd[102]
  • grass[8]
  • gum[1]
  • hair[4]
  • hemp[1]
  • hide[7]
  • hoof[4]
  • horn (animal part)[23]
  • iron[778]
  • ivory[72]
  • lead[2]
  • leaf[28]
  • leather[91]
  • leopard skin[2]
  • leopard tooth[2]
  • metal[103]
  • nuts[1]
  • oils[2]
  • olivella shell[1]
  • palm[4]
  • palm fiber[6]
  • peanut shells[1]
  • pigment[6]
  • pineapple fiber[1]
  • plant fiber[126]
  • plant material[1]
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  • raffia[23]
  • rawhide[1]
  • reed (plant)[13]
  • reptile skin[3]
  • resin (material)[1]
  • seed[13]
  • seed pod[1]
  • seeds[8]
  • shell[3]
  • skin[18]
  • snakeskin[2]
  • stone[4]
  • tin[2]
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  • turtle shell[1]
  • tusk[1]
  • vegetable fiber[1]
  • wicker[1]
  • wire[1]
  • wood[1,421]
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  • basketry[37]
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  • carved[293]
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  • inlaid[2]
  • painted[2]
  • plaited[3]
  • twilled[12]
  • woven[9]
  • bela sara m'daye[1]
  • mwenze kibwanga[1]
  • yes[112]
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