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circa 1890
Bembe
dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs
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20th century
Yoruba
brass
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circa 1850
Vili (Kongo)
wood, woven cotton fiber, glass, split cane, elephant hair, metal, and resin
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late 20th century
Yoruba
wood
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early 20th century
Dan
carved wood and wax
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circa 1885
Yombe
wood
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2009
William Adjété Wilson
cloth with appliques
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circa 1870
Beembe (Kongo)
wood, beads, metal, and ceramic fragments
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circa 1890
Chokwe
wood, tukula powder, clay, string, metal, fur, snakeskin, cloth
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2014
Sam Nhlengethwa
color lithograph on paper
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2014
Sam Nhlengethwa
color lithograph on paper
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circa 1880
Zande
wood, cloth, and metal
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circa 1910
Zande
wood, pigment, woven fiber, beads, and metal
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circa 1850
Songye; Kalebwe
wood, vegetable fiber, animal skin, glass, beads, seed pod, metal, calabash, kaolin (white clay), and resin
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2nd half of 19th century
Chokwe
wood, glass beads, and brass tacks
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