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circa 1890-1920
Northeastern Nigeria; Northern Cameroon; Southern Chad
string, multi-colored beads, and cowrie shells
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circa 1890-1920
Northern Cameroon; Kirdi
string, beads, and cowrie shells
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676-935
Korean
earthenware
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15th century - 16th century
Indian
bronze
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19th century - 20th century
Indian
bronze
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circa 1885
Ojibwa
printed cotton, black velvet, wool cloth, red wool yarn and glass trade beads
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early 20th century
Yoruba
iron
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18th century
Tibetan; Nepali
gilt bronze with inlaid semi-precious stones and traces of polychrome
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circa 1950
Ndebele; Zambian
fiber, glass beads and thread
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circa 1910
Lakota; Assiniboin
glass beads and thread on metal container
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20th century
Yoruba
iron, wood, and leather
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20th century
Yoruba
cloth, multi-colored beadwork, seeds or nuts
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20th century
Yoruba
cloth with multi-colored beadwork
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20th century
Yoruba
cloth, wire, and multi-colored beadwork
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20th century
Bamileke
cloth, string, and beads
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