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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
1,218 works match
Project
2018Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann shoot death-defying Indian tradition The Well of Death
2018
Project
2013Exhibition Design: Plaid transform The British Library into Mughal India
2013
Project
2024The View From Lagos: inside Nigeria’s blooming skateboard communities
2024
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2022Photographer Anu Kumar on reconnecting with her Indian heritage, failing exams and recipes for weddings
2022
Project
2019Mahesh Shantaram presents a look beneath the glossy veneer of Indian weddings
2019
Project
2019Shot in Nigeria, Elena Heatherwick's photographic story for the IRC is one of tragedy and resilience
2019
Project
2024The View From Mumbai: the Indian photographers taking back control through self-publishing
2024
Identity
2018Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Garment
2023Dishoom collaborates with illustrator Manjit Thapp on T-shirts memorialising iconic Indian women
2023
Photograph
1946Cinema de Lagos - fachada lateral - 16.08.2024 01
1946
Photograph
1929USSR 1449-1454
1929
Photograph
1976India DSC01465 (16102398513)
1976
Photograph
1976India DSC01463 (16102403403)
1976
Photograph
1976India DSC01466 (16721269742)
1976
Photograph
1946Cinema de Lagos - fachada principal - 16.08.2024 02
1946
Photograph
1929Riga 1950 25kop USSR
1929
Project
2020Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India
2020
Motion
2022Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Project
2021From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice
2021
Project
2018Khichdi (Kitchari) brings together 846 photographs of India, and its people, taken over ten years
2018
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1801Ganga?
1801
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1700Vessel
1700
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1700Divination Vessel
1700
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1100Head from a figure
1100
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1700Ùhúnmwèlaò ọ́ghé iyọ́bà (head of a queen mother)
1700
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1500Vessel (?)
1500
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1600Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword)
1600
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1550Leopard
1550
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1400Bracelet
1400
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1800Bini oru (water spirit) crest
1800
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1500Hip ornament with face
1500
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1500Plaque with titleholder with calabash rattle
1500
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1800Oko (side-blown horn)
1800
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1455Warrior Figure
1455
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1600Bracelet
1600
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1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
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1600Lidded Vessel
1600
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1700Altar Tusk
1700
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1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
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1800Aṣọ òkè ìró (woman's wrapper)
1800
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1700Leopard head
1700
Garment
1600Orufanran Costume Attachment: Humans and Monkeys
1600
Furniture
1800Chair
1800
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1800Box with Portuguese Horseman
1800
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1790Ukhurhe (rattle staff)
1790
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1870Court Official with Hammer and Staff
1870
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1700Egba Bracelet with Three Heads
1700
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1800Eroro
1800
Ceramic
1600Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1600
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1700Arm Band
1700
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1700Akohen (side-blown trumpet)
1700
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1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
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1800Box with Ọ́bà Ozolua and unidentified ọ́bà
1800
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1700Female figure
1700
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1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
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1600Fragment of a leopard head
1600
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1800Pendant Ornament with Three Figures
1800
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1500Manilla
1500
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1530Plaque with Warrior Chief
1530
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1400Seated mother and child from an ikoro drum(?)
1400
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1500Hip ornament with face
1500
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1700Akohen (side-blown trumpet)
1700
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1430Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1430
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1500Pendant with Portuguese equestrian
1500
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1500Lidded Box with Portuguese Face
1500
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1500Hip Ornament with Face
1500
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1800Base from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1800
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1700Bracelet
1700
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1850Mbira
1850
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1500Waist pendant with two mudfish
1500
Publication
1800Qur'an
1800
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1500Waist pendant with crocodile head
1500
Ceramic
1600Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1600
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1700Bell
1700
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1700Staff finial with seated ọ́bà
1700
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1856Ceremonial Sword and Sheath
1856
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1500Hip ornament with face
1500
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1888Altar Tusk
1888
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1820Bell (Ekure)
1820
Garment
1600Orufanran Costume Attachment: Crocodile Head
1600
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1400Equestrian figure
1400
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1540Plaque with Ìyàsẹ́ (Royal Commander) and Attendant
1540
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1800Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1800
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1700Masquerade Element: Human Face
1700
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1520Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
1520
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1500Bracelet with Portuguese heads and mudfish
1500
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1500Egba Bracelet with Crocodile Heads
1500
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1400Bracelet: Openwork
1400
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1400Spoon
1400
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1700Side-blown Trumpet
1700
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1500Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
1500
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1700Figure Fragment: Head
1700
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1500Altar Ring
1500
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1540Plaque with Two Portuguese Merchants
1540
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1850Ubo akwara (pluriarc)
1850
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1700Medicine Vessel: Figure
1700
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1400Ring: Face
1400
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1500Hip ornament with Portuguese head
1500
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1540Plaque with Warrior and Fish
1540
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1700Ùrhọ̀tọ̀ (altar tableau) with an iyọ́bà (queen mother) and attendants
1700
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1750Ùhúnmwèlaò ọ́ghé iyọ́bà (head of a queen mother)
1750
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1700Bracelet
1700
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1500Leopard head
1500
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1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
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1500Hip ornament with face
1500
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1500Altar bell with Portuguese heads
1500
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1500Court official from a commemorative altar
1500
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1400Figure: Snake
1400
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1540Plaque Fragment with Warrior and Attendant
1540
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1800Sword
1800
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1500Lidded Vessel with Leopard and Prey
1500
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1540Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
1540
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1400Bell head
1400
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1725Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with Ọ́bà Ákẹ́nzùa I
1725
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1760Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1760
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1700Ùhúnmwèlaò ọ́ghé iyọ́bà (head of a queen mother)
1700
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1700Medicine Vessel with Two Figures
1700
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1700Altar bell with a mudfish-legged ọ́bà
1700
Garment
1600Orufanran Costume Attachment: Ram Head
1600
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1500Leopard Aquamanile
1500
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1500Vessel
1500
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1530Plaque with junior court official
1530
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1815Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
1815
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1500Key
1500
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1700Bracelet
1700
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1500Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with hand holding mudfish
1500
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1888Bracelet with Four Figures
1888
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1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
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1400Pectoral ornament with face
1400
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1530Plaque with Snake
1530
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1800Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1800
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1500Hip ornament with leopard head
1500
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1800Ogbom dance crest fragment
1800
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1600Bracelet with leopard heads and eben (ceremonial swords)
1600
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1800Iphri shrine
1800
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1540Plaque with Ọ́bà (King) or Chief
1540
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1540Plaque with Court Official Holding a Protective Amulet
1540
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1540Plaque with Two Fluted Gourds
1540
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1540Plaque with Two Mudfish
1540
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1540Plaque Fragment with Warrior Chief
1540
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1700Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1700
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1540Plaque with Portuguese Traders and Manillas
1540
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1700Male Attendant
1700
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1712Altar Tusk
1712
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1850Aṣọ òkè
1850
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1600Àgéré Ifá (Ifá divination vessel) with kneeling woman
1600
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1850Horn
1850
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1700Altar Tusk
1700
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1500Lidded Vessel with Fluted Gourd
1500
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1700Idiophone with an iyọ́bà
1700
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1815Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
1815
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1700Staff for the ọ́bà's representative
1700
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1700The Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1700
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1800Gold Weight: Chief with Attendant
1800
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1500Idiophone with an áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
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1400Bracelet
1400
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1700Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword)
1700
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1430Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1430
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1600Bracelet with Crocodile Heads
1600
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1550Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1550
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1800Ukhurhe (rattle staff) with three figures
1800
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1500Ekpoki (lidded vessel)
1500
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1500Leopard Aquamanile
1500
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1850Zanze
1850
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1540Plaque with Ọ́lọ̀tọ̀n priest
1540
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1600Vessel
1600
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1540Plaque with Warrior and Mudfish
1540
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1500Base of Lidded Vessel
1500
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1600Altar Ring
1600
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1800Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1800
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1800Box with Man, Goat, and Crocodile
1800
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1550Horn Player
1550
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1500Hip ornament with face
1500
Ceramic
1500Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1500
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1700Rooster
1700
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1600Pendant with ram's head
1600
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1800Oko (side-blown trumpet)
1800
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1600Bracelet with Crocodile Heads
1600
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1700Bracelet
1700
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1500Hip ornament with face
1500
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1400Bracelet: Figures in Relief
1400
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1700Idiophone with an ọ́bà
1700
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1800Bell
1800
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1800Staff: Female Figure (Edan Ogboni)
1800
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1850Female figure from an obu (house of images)
1850
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1500Waist pendant with equestrian figure
1500
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1700Staff with seated ọ́bà
1700
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1700Leopard head
1700
Garment
1600Orufanran Costume Attachment: Leopard Head
1600
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1800Staffs: Couple (Edan Ogboni)
1800
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1700Bracelet with Portuguese Heads and Mudfish
1700
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1550Bracelet
1550
Publication
1875Prayer Book
1875
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1500Leopard Aquamanile
1500
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1500Bracelet with Crocodile and Leopard Heads
1500
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1500Head fragment from a monolith
1500
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1800Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
1800
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1700Court Official with Cross Pendant
1700
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1400Altar Ring
1400
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1700Oko (side-blown trumpet)
1700
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1700Seated Portuguese figure
1700
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1540Plaque Fragment with Mudfish
1540
Ceramic
1800Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1800
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1700Bracelet
1700
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1500Ùhúnmwèlaò (commemorative portrait)
1500
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1800Ifá Divination Tapper
1800
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1500Waist pendant with equestrian figure
1500
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1801Pair of Stirrups
1801
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1801Oko
1801
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1700Rattle
1700
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1500Waist pendant with equestrian figure
1500
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1500Bracelet with Mudfish
1500
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1400Staff finial with ram's head
1400
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1530Plaque with mudfish
1530
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1500Áhianmwọ́rọ̀ (bird of prophecy)
1500
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1400Protective Pendant
1400
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1700Kola Nut Vessel with Ram's Head
1700
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1530Plaque with court official
1530
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1800Vessel
1800
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1540Plaque with equestrian ọ́bà (king) and attendants
1540
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1890Double-faced water spirit crest
1890
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1540Plaque with Court Official Holding a Protective Rattle
1540
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1800Ọ́bà with Sacrificial Animals from the Ézọ́mọ's Ikẹ̀gòbọ̀ (Altar to the Hand)
1800
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1600Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword)
1600
Furniture
1870Agba (stool) with ọ́bà with mudfish legs
1870
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1850Horn
1850
Object
1800Bracelet with Four Figures
1800
Ceramic
1000Votive Plaque
1000
Ceramic
1000Votive Plaque
1000
Ceramic
1000Votive Plaque
1000
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1605Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1605
Publication
1571"Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons", Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan)
1571
Sculpture
-100Mirror Handle
-100
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1625Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet
1625
Publication
1572"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1572
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1625Carpet Fragment
1625
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1625Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1625
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1625Fragments of a Carpet
1625
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1625Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
1625
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1575Writing Box
1575