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1. Ancestor board (Spirit board)
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Oval ancestoral or spirit board with abstract designs. Ancestor boards are kept in men's ceremonial houses and can represent personal spirits or simply be used for decoration. Origin Papua New Guinea.
2. Female wooden statue
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Front and profile views of a female wooden figure carrying a vessel in each hand. Origin Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
3. Female wooden statue
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Standing female figure of dark wood attached to a small, untreated pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.
4. Harp (Musical instrument)
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A three string harp with wooden arm, body of a turtle shell, animal skin, and wire strings. Origin Gabon.
5. Male wooden statue
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Front and profile views of a male wooden figure carrying a vessel in left hand and a dagger in right. Origin Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
6. Metal face mask (N'domo mask)
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N'domo mask used in the second of seven initiation rituals for boys of the Bambara people of Mali. The decorated vertical wooden posts represent the wisdom of the cosmos and the long nose symbolizes vitality.
7. Metal face statuette
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A funerary statuette common among the Hongwe (Mahongwe), Kota (Bakota), and Fang people of Gabon. The statue is placed upon a box containing the remains of an ancestor and acts as the guardian of the reliquaries.
8. Raffia mask (Tambuan mask)
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Mask used during the performance of tambuan (or tumbuan) dances. It is woven from raffia and and has a beak, cross-hatched crown, circular eyes, and reeds projecting from circular ear rings. Origin Papua New Guinea.
9. Wood and metal mask
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Wooden and metal mask from the Marka people used in circumcision rituals. Origin Mali.
10. Wooden figure
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Standing female attached to a double circular pedestal. Origin Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire.