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Prestige Axe
20th century
Pende; Chokwe
iron or steel blade with wood handle
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Sickle Knife
20th century
Mangbetu
iron blade with iron wire wrapped handle
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Knife
20th century
Kela
metal blade with copper wire wrapped wood handle
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Knife
20th century
Kuba
brass and aluminum
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Execution Sword
20th century
Ngombe
metal and wood
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Bow Rest
20th century
Luba
carved wood
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Egúngún headdress
circa 1950
Workshop of Adugbologe
wood, mirrors, pigment, gourd, beads and metal
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Belt pendant in the shape of a hand
circa 1925
African
leather, cowrie shells, raffia, and red wood color
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Bracelet with Orange Beads and Metal Squares
20th century
African
beads, metal, string
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Small Leather Purse
20th century
African
leather
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Beaded Panel
20th century
Yoruba
cloth, leather, and multi-colored beadwork
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Bird Mask
20th century
Dan; Guere
wood
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Monkey Mask
20th century
Baulé
wood
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Gelede Mask
20th century
Yoruba
wood and pigment
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Display figure
circa 1950
Osei Bonsu; Asante
wood
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