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19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
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19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
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19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, plastic toothbrush, string
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19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
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19th century - 20th century
Nguni
plastic beads, string
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20th century
Fali; Dowayo
wood, beads, wire, string, and metal
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20th century
Igbo
wood, white and black pigment
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2020
Masimba Hwati
brass, iron, copper, carbon steel, and plastic
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2014
Shani Peters
ink on paper
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19th Century
Edo (Benin); Benin (ancient Nigerian)
brass
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circa 1930
Luba
wood, wicker, metal, antelope horns, fur, cord, seeds, and nuts
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Edo (Benin)
brass
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Benin (ancient Nigerian)
brass
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circa 1920
Kusu
wood, vegetable fiber, tukula powder, animal skin, and animal horn
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circa 1940
Songye
wood, civet and monkey skin, woven vegetable fiber, feathers, seed pods, animal teeth, antelope horns, glass beads, metal
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