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Beaded Hat
20th century
Bamileke
cloth, string, and beads
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Staff
Early to mid-20th century
Kongo
wood
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Staff
Early to mid-20th century
Nsapo
wood
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Ogboni staff
1900-1970
Yoruba
brass and iron
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Staff
Early to mid-20th century
Kongo
wood and paint
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Staff
20th century
Igbo
wood
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Beaded Staff
20th century
Yoruba
wood with beads
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Staff
circa 1950
Yoruba
wood, beads, metal and cloth
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Staff
Early to mid-20th century
Pende
wood
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Staff
Early to mid-20th century
Pende
wood
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Staff
Early to mid-20th century
Kongo
wood with beads, cloth and twine
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Figure
20th century
Igbo
wood
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Power Figure
circa 1850
Vili (Kongo)
wood, metal tack, glass chips and resin
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Hamba (ancestor) figure
circa 1920
Chokwe; Chokwe-Lunda
wood and string
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Power Figure
circa 1890
Luba
wood, beads, cotton cloth, and string
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