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Mask
circa 1950
Lula
wood, cotton yarns, cowrie shells, paint
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Bark cloth beater
circa 1875
Tabwa
wood
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Whistle/Flute
1900-1985
Bwa; Mossi; Burkina Faso
wood
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Dance Staff
20th century
Yoruba
carved wood, glass beads and patina
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Pipe
1900-1987
Bamum; Bamileke; North West Province
terracotta and wood
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Antelope Mask
1900-1970
Dogon
wood with traces of paint
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Headpiece
Bwa
wood with white pigment
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Powder Flask
20th century
Kuba
wood
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Powder Flask
20th century
Kuba
wood and fiber
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Mask
20th century
Bamum; Bamileke; North West Province
wood, human hair, natural fiber, and traces of camwood
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Spirit Mask
20th century
Bembe
wood, kaolin and cotton fabric
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Gong Striker
n.d.
Baulé
carved wood
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Standing Figure
circa 1920
Chamba
wood
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Standing anthropomorphic figure
circa 1950
Lobi
carved wood
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Adze
20th century
Mossi
iron blade with wood handle
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