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Belt
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
glass beads and string
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Beaded Apron
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
string, beads, and cowrie shells
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Beaded Apron
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
string, multi-colored beads, and cowrie shells
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Beaded Apron
circa 1890-1920
Southern Chad; Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria
string, beads, and cowrie shells
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Beaded Apron
circa 1890-1920
Northeastern Nigeria; Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad
string, multi-colored beads, and cowrie shells
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Beaded Apron
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Kirdi
string, beads, and cowrie shells
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A Spanish Good Friday
1925, printed 1985
Sir Muirhead Bone; Takeshi Takahara
drypoint on wove paper
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Beaded Diviner’s Necklace
20th century
Yoruba
cloth, multi-colored beadwork, seeds or nuts
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Oba’s Beaded Crown
20th century
Yoruba
cloth, wire, and multi-colored beadwork
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Throwing knife
20th century
Matakam
metal, leather and fiber
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Beaded Apron
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
string, beads, and cowrie shells
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Armlet
circa 1890-1920
Northeastern Nigeria; Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad
brass
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Armlet
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
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Bracelet
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
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Bracelet
circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Northeastern Nigeria; Southern Chad
brass
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