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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
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2024The View From Lagos: inside Nigeria’s blooming skateboard communities
2024
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2012Director Jerry Rothwell on Ethiopia's very small town that's big on producing world-class runners
2012
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2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
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2019Shot in Nigeria, Elena Heatherwick's photographic story for the IRC is one of tragedy and resilience
2019
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2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
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2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
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2009George Butler in Africa
2009
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-200Nose Ornament with Snakes
-200
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-3000Shell Pendant or Bead
-3000
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1400Tupu (pin)
1400
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1100Silver Disk Ornament
1100
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775Ornamental Disk
775
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-500Rectangular Stone Pendant
-500
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800Monkey Pendant
800
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-3000Abstract Stone Figure
-3000
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1700Joseph (from a nativity)
1700
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1700Mary (from a nativity)
1700
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875Nose Ornament
875
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1100Axe Head
1100
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875Ornamental Disk
875
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1100Axe Head (?)
1100
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-3000Spoon
-3000
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-3000Abstract Stone Figure
-3000
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1700Manger (from a nativity)
1700
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-500Tubular Stone Bead
-500
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1200Ornamental Mask
1200
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1400Miniature camelid effigy
1400
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1750Box for crèche figures
1750
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775Ornamental Disk
775
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-500Stone Plummet (?)
-500
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-3000Point
-3000
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1775Saint Barbara
1775
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1100Silver Disk Ornament
1100
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1750Angel hanging from a hook
1750
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775Ornamental Disk
775
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-200Shell Lime Container in the Shape of a Lizard
-200
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-3000Standing Figure
-3000
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-1000Figure Pendant
-1000
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1200Stone Block with Relief
1200
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775Ornamental Disk
775
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1Tupu
1
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1100Axe Head
1100
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800Mammalian disk
800
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1700Virgin of Quito
1700
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-3000Bead
-3000
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1200Obsidian Mirror
1200
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1700Christ crucified (from a Calvary group)
1700
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-500Standing Stone Figure
-500
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1100Axe Head
1100
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1400Tupu (pin)
1400
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1700Christ child (from a nativity)
1700
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1700Virgin of Quito
1700
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-3000Figure
-3000
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-3000Figure (?)
-3000
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-3000Figure
-3000
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1400Mace Head
1400
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1100Axe Head
1100
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-3000Scraper
-3000
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-500Nose ornament
-500
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600Pectoral Disk
600
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-500Standing figure
-500
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100Nose Ornament
100
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1857Rain stick
1857
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100Figure
100
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-500Head shaped ornament
-500
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600Pectoral Disk
600
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575Nose Ornament
575
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1075Fish Hook
1075
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-100Spotted Feline
-100
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1875Horn
1875
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1800Power Figure: Seated Female (Nkisi)
1800
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1800Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua
1800
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1850Trough Zither
1850
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1500Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua
1500
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1800Monkey Figure
1800
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1700Christ figure
1700
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1500Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua
1500
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1850Ngonge
1850
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1500Crucifix
1500
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1500Crucifix
1500
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1890Gambanda (wife of the chief) mask
1890
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1700Christ figure
1700
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1850Ngonge
1850
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1801Side-blown Trumpet
1801
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1700Crucifix
1700
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1675Crucifix
1675
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1500Pendant of the Virgin Mary
1500
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1880Woman's ceremonial overskirt
1880
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1675Pendant of Saint Anthony of Padua
1675
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1770Royal portrait of Akessa(?)
1770
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1880Receptacle with Figurative Relief and Stopper
1880
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1700Christ figure
1700
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1801Ngoma (drum)
1801
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1875Tusk with figurative relief
1875
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1850Rattle
1850
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1875Tusk with Figurative Relief
1875
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1801Drum
1801
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1850Horn
1850
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1800Figure: Seated Male
1800
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1801Kunda
1801
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1825Whistle
1825
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1800Staff finial with seated woman
1800
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1875Whistle
1875
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1700Helmet mask
1700
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1500Triple Crucifix
1500
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1850Bell
1850
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1890Lukombé (slit drum)
1890
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1675Women's overskirt
1675
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1801Drum
1801
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1500Crucifix
1500
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1900Whistle
1900
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1850Horn
1850
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1800Ancestor figure
1800
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1850Ngonge
1850
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1801Bowl Lyre
1801
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1400Processional Cross
1400
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1800Healing Scroll
1800
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1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
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1375Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1375
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1700Yäʿğğ mäsqäl (hand cross)
1700
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1700Pendant Icon: St. George, Virgin and Child Enthroned
1700
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1300Processional Cross
1300
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1480Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1480
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1075Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1075
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1650Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples
1650
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1375Processional Cross (qäqwami mäsqäl)
1375
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1700Hand Cross (mäsqäl)
1700
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1650Arganonä Maryam (The Organ of Mary) prayer book
1650
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1200Processional Cross
1200
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1200Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
1200
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1700Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)
1700
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1852Nose Ring
1852
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1800Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll)
1800
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1850Rattle
1850
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1350Book of the Gospels
1350
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1800Healing Scroll
1800
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1800Healing Scroll
1800
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1700Double Diptych Icon Pendant
1700
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1870Head from a slit drum
1870
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1830Helmet crest
1830
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1850M'Kul
1850
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1700Tsesah crest
1700
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1850Double Bell
1850
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1850Zanze
1850
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1801Drum
1801
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1850Zanze
1850
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1800Helmet crest from a nja masquerade
1800
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1700Chain with Pendant
1700
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975Bracelet
975
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800Ornament
800
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1750Female dege dal nda (sculpture of the terrace)
1750
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800Zoomorphic Figure
800
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1100Miniature Basket (?)
1100
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1720Pair of bala players
1720
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1400Figure: Female
1400
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1700Imina Na (Great Mask)
1700
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1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
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800Bracelet
800
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1300Bracelet
1300
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1300Priest with raised arms
1300
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975Bracelet
975
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1700Bracelet
1700
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800Ornament
800
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1500Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
1500
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1400Jomogoni male figure
1400
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1400Bracelet
1400
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1300Bracelet
1300
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1400Female with Small Figure
1400
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1400Gwandusu
1400
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1500Figure
1500
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1200Male figure
1200
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1500Figure Group
1500
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1801Bala
1801
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1801Donsó Ngoni
1801
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1100Miniature Vessel
1100
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1100Figure
1100
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800Ornament
800
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1500Staff with seated male leader
1500
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1500Gwantigi
1500
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1100Miniature Shaft and Pin
1100
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975Bracelet
975
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1400Figure
1400
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1850Hoddu (Xalam)
1850
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1300Bracelet
1300
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800Zoomorphic Figure
800
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1000Bracelet
1000
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1490Figure of a Kneeling Woman
1490
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1400Figure: Female
1400
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1500Figure: Seated Female
1500
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1300Bracelet
1300
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1400Mother and Child Figure
1400
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975Bracelet
975
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1100Miniature Vessel
1100
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1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
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1300Necklace
1300
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1500Door and Lock: Figures
1500
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800Ornament
800
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1720Seated couple
1720
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800Figure
800
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800Ornament
800
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800Ornament
800
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800Ornament
800
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975Bracelet
975
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1700Seated binukedine ( priest)
1700
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1500Figure: Kneeling Female
1500
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1500Heddle Pulley: Female Figure
1500
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1850Nyanyeru (riti)
1850
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1500Staff: Female Figure
1500
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800Figure
800
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1200Ring
1200
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1100Zoomorphic Figure
1100
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1100Figure: Equestrian
1100
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1100Figure
1100
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1400Female figure with raised arm
1400
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1800Equestrian pendant
1800
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1700Figures Ornament
1700
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1700Ornament
1700
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975Bracelet
975
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800Necklace
800
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1500Equestrian
1500
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1700Kuduo vessel
1700
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1700Male figure with bird gold weight
1700
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1700Gold Weight
1700
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1700Chicken's head gold weight
1700
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1800Lion Ornament
1800
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1700Seated male gold weight
1700
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1700Gold Weight
1700
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1700Amulet gold weight
1700
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1801Ganga?
1801
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1700Shield gold weight
1700
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1700Geometric gold weight
1700
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1875Zanze
1875
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1700Gold Weight
1700
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1800Box of Cowrie Shells
1800
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1700Mother and child gold weight
1700
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1801Breasted Drum
1801
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1800Man's kente (prestige cloth)
1800
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1800Lion Ornament
1800
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1700Kuduo vessel
1700