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2020Rohan Chaurasia on how his childhood in Thailand influences his design practice, exploring mundanity and animism
2020
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2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
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2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
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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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1850Horn
1850
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1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
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1875Zanze
1875
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1100Libation Vessel in the Form of a Conch
1100
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1150Fitting for a Chariot(?)
1150
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1200One from a Pair of Palanquin Rings
1200
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1200One from a Pair of Palanquin Rings
1200
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1050Ornament in the Shape of a Lotus Flower
1050
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1134Knife with Handle in the form of a Lion Clutching Elephants
1134
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-500Asymmetric Pediform Hafted Ax with Eye
-500
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-500Small Drum
-500
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-500Asymmetric Pediform Hafted Ax with Eye
-500
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-300Hollow Anklet with Flattened Ends
-300
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-300Hollow Bangle with Striations and Pellets
-300
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-300Anklet with Large Spiral Attachment
-300
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-300Open Wide Bracelet with Striations
-300
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-4000Bangle
-4000
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-300Solid Bangle
-300
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-4000Solid Undecorated Bangle with Flat Surface
-4000
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-300One from a Pair of Wire Bangles with Twisted End
-300
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-300Hollow Torqued Anklet
-300
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-300Hollow Bangle
-300
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-310Bracelet with Two Spirals
-310
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-4000One from a Pair of Solid Undecorated Bangles
-4000
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-300One from a Pair of Bracelets with Decorated Ends
-300
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-4000Solid Undecorated Bangle
-4000
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-300Bracelet with Applied Chevron Design
-300
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-1000Bangle
-1000
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-2700Bangle with Circular Motifs
-2700
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-300Hollow Anklet with Pellet and "S"-Shaped Spirals
-300
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-300Hollow Anklet with Designs of Bosses and Chevrons
-300
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-300One from a Pair of Bracelets with Heavy Rope Braid
-300
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-1000Undecorated Bracelet
-1000
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-300One from a Pair of Wire Bangles with Twisted End
-300
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-1000Overlapping Solid Bangle with Applied End Decoration
-1000
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-300One from a Pair of Solid Anklets with Spiral Decoration
-300
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-300Cuff with Horizontal Grooves
-300
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-300Wide Bracelet with Facing Animals(?)
-300
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-4000Hollow Bangle with Small Circular Patterns
-4000
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-300Open Solid Bangle
-300
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-300Bracelet with Two Facing Dragonflies
-300
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-300Open Bangle
-300
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-300Bangle with Small Spiral Ornaments
-300
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-2700Bangle with Circular Motifs
-2700
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-300Open Solid Bangle with Applied End Decorations
-300
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-4000Bangle
-4000
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-4000Solid Bangle
-4000
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-4000Solid Undecorated Bangle
-4000
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-4000Bangle
-4000
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-1000One from a Pair of Bracelets
-1000
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-1000One from a Pair of Bracelets
-1000
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1200Palanquin Hook and Ring
1200
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-4000Hollow Bangle with Small Circular Patterns
-4000
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-300Bracelet with Flared Profile
-300
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-300One from a Pair of Bangles
-300
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-300One from a Pair of Solid Anklets with Spiral Decoration
-300
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-2700Bangle with Circular Motifs
-2700
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-300Hollow Bangle with Applied Decoration
-300
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-300One of a Pair of Cuffs
-300
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-300Open Bracelet with Linear Incising
-300
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-300One from a Pair of Bracelets with Heavy Rope Braid
-300
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-4000Bangle
-4000
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-2700Bangle with Circular Motifs
-2700
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-300Hollow Bangle
-300
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-4000Solid Undecorated Bangle
-4000
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-1000One from a Pair of Bangles with Ball Decorations
-1000
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-300One from a Pair of Solid Open Bangles with Two Rows of Concentric Circles
-300
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-300Hollow Bangle with Pellets and Decoration
-300
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-300One of a Pair of Cuffs
-300
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-300Bangle
-300
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-300Open Bracelet with Two Facing Dragonflies
-300
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-300Hollow Bangle with Pellets and Decoration
-300
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-4000One from a Pair of Solid Undecorated Bangles with Flat Surface
-4000
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-300Bracelet with Two Facing Frogs
-300
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-300Hollow Anklet with Pellets and Decorated Ends
-300
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-4000One from a Pair of Solid Undecorated Bangles with Flat Surface
-4000
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-1000Solid Undecorated Bangle
-1000
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-1000Bracelet
-1000
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-300Hollow Bangle with Pellets and Chevron Designs
-300
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-300Solid Bracelet with Large Braid
-300
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-300One from a Pair of Solid Open Bangles with Two Rows of Concentric Circles
-300
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-500Spearhead
-500
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-4000One from a Pair of Solid Undecorated Bangles
-4000
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-300Open Bracelet with Two Facing Frogs
-300
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-300Wide Anklet with Chevrons Surrounding Bosses
-300
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1300Oil Lamp
1300
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-300One From a Pair of Bracelets with Wide Open Ends
-300
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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1771Head of the Buddha
1771
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-310Small Cuff with Concentric Circles
-310
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-4000Solid Undecorated Bangle
-4000
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-2700Bangle with Circular Motifs
-2700
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-4000Flat Bangle
-4000
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-300Hollow Bangle
-300
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-300Bracelet with Wavy Pattern
-300
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-500Circular Bell
-500
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1701Knife
1701
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1701Dagger
1701
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1500Bracelet with Male Head
1500
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-300One from a Pair of Bangles
-300
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-300Spiral Ring
-300
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-310Armlet
-310
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-500Hook
-500
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1775Textile
1775
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-300Bell
-300
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-500Circular Bell
-500
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-1000One from a Pair of Undecorated Torqued Anklets
-1000
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-500Bell
-500
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1300Plaque
1300
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-300Ring
-300
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-500Anklet
-500
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-500Bead
-500
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-500Bracelet
-500
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-500Bell
-500
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-310Pendant with Buffalo Head?
-310
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-300Domed Ring
-300
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-300Spiral Ring
-300
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1900Bracelet
1900
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-310Torque of Twisted Wire
-310
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-500Barbed Harpoon
-500
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-300Ring
-300
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1701Spear
1701
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1701Knife (Dha) with Sheath
1701
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-300Hollow Bangle in Two Parts with Pellets
-300
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1900Replica of a Royal Barge
1900
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-500Ax in Two Pieces
-500
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1700Headdress Box
1700
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-500Solid Open Bangle with Attached Scrolls at Ends
-500
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-300Ring
-300
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1875Button
1875
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1400Bracelet with Three-Headed Snake
1400
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1890Bracelet
1890
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-500Circular Bell
-500
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-500Circular Bell
-500
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-500Hook
-500
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-300Anklet(?) with Spiral Decoration
-300
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-300Spiral Ring
-300
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-500Hook
-500
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-300Bangle with Rings
-300
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-500Bracelet
-500
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-500Anklet with a Bird and Balls
-500
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-500Bird
-500
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-300Thin Bangle with Attached Balls
-300
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-300Ring with Horns
-300
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-300Open Anklet with Terminus Spires
-300
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-1000Solid Open Bangle with Subtle Basketweave
-1000
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-500One from a Pair of Solid Open Bangles with Shaved Ends
-500
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1500Cloth or hat ornament repousse
1500
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-500Bracelet
-500
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-300Bangle with Wide raised Flange
-300
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-500Hook
-500
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-500Frog from a Drum (?)
-500
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1400Pendant
1400
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-300Bracelet
-300
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-500Anklet with Serrated Edge
-500
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-300Anklet
-300
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-500Bead
-500
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1701Knife
1701
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950Halo
950
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-500Hook
-500
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-500Scoop
-500
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-300Bangle with Rings
-300
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-500Blade
-500
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-500Socketed Drum
-500
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-500Bell
-500
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-300Open Bracelet
-300
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-310Bracelet with Conical Spirals
-310
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1300Plaque
1300
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1700Door (one of a pair)
1700
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-500Bracelet
-500
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500Earrings
500
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-300One from a Pair of Solid Open Bangles with Shaved Ends
-300
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-500Bead
-500
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1890Bracelet
1890
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1400Plaque
1400
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-500Socketed Ax
-500
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-500Bead
-500
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1701Knife with Sheath
1701
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-300Bangle with Rings
-300
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-500Anklet
-500
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-500Circular Bell with Rings
-500
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650Seated Bodhisattva
650
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-500Bracelet
-500
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-300Twisted Bangle
-300
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-300Solid Open Bangle with Applied Decoration
-300
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-300Bracelet
-300
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-310Hook(?) with Human or Monkey
-310
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-5Anklet
-5
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-500Bracelet
-500
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1701Lance with Sheath
1701
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-1000One from a Pair of Undecorated Torqued Anklets
-1000
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-500Bell
-500
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-300Hollow Bangle in Two Parts with Pellets
-300
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700Plaque with Standing Buddha
700
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1701Knife (Dha) with Sheath
1701
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-300Ear Pendant
-300
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-300Overlapping Bangle
-300
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-300Bangle with Circular Pattern
-300
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-500Ladle with Cockerel
-500
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-310Large Bell
-310
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1700Skirt Cloth (Pha Nung), partial
1700
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2018Vintage Novus Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, National Semiconductor Module (Thailand), Createc SA Swiss Case, Circa 1970s (41629613104)
2018
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2018Vintage Novus Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, National Semiconductor Module (Thailand), Createc SA Swiss Case, Circa 1970s (42352216231)
2018
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2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
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2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
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2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
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2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
2015
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1953Northwest Africa. Northeast Africa.
1953
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2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
![Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvdGV4dC13by1ydW1zZXkuanBn.webp)
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1933Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
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1953Central and South Africa. Madagascar.
1953
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2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
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2019Studio 150 wants young graphic designers in Thailand to break the mould
2019
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022