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Arrows with metal points and wooden shafts used for hunting large game; origin Mbuti people of the Ituri rainforest.
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Bundle of wooden arrows wrapped with a piece of raffia, seven with metal tips, fourteen in all; end of one is notched with traces of poison; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Mbuti people.
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Metal ashtray in the shape of a goblet; gold leaf design stenciled around the upper edge; origin North Africa.
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Red, black, and greenish-brown stone ashtray, made for tourists, origin West Africa.
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Two shallow heart-shaped soapstone ashtrays with flat bases and nearly identical sizes.
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Straw basket in two pieces connected by a rope, decorated in light and dark bands; unknown origin.
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Batiks
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Framed batik depicting three women and one man, each carrying goods; neutral background, wood frame; origin unknown.
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Batiks
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Unframed batik depicting a purple woman standing among purple animals; background is gold; origin unknown.
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Batiks
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Unframed batik depicting two Africans in ceremonial garments, each wearing white necklaces; signed "KNASSWA 71"; origin unknown.
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Batiks
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Unframed batik depicting a warrior with spear and shield; background is gold, figure is purple; signed "J.OLIMBA KAMPALA 72"; origin unknown.
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Batiks
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Framed batik depicting two giraffes and one zebra; neutral background, wood frame; origin unknown.
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Metal blade, crudely finished; S-shaped curved design with a pointed finish, possibly to stick into the ground; unknown origin.
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Water bowl that appears to be made from a seed pod; dark brown.
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Stone candlestick made for hotels; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
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Carving of a human and an animal; the shapes are intertwined and a human face is part of the animal figure; origin South Kenya; engraved lettering on front reads "MR KASUMILI IOMASIL FROM_MbEGAM LD bAGAMOYO MAKOMDE."
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Highly stylized wooden elephant with large, round body, short limbs, one tusk, trunk down.
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Silver Coptic cross with looped copper piece soddered on; origin Ethiopia.
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Pottery pot with a narrow neck, shallow grooves decorate front and back, sides decorated with scalloped-type pieces that were added on, reddish-brown in color; unknown origin.
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Wooden container or pot that appears to be a mortar; unknown origin.
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A black wooden fertility doll carried by expectant mothers; origin Ashanti people of Ghana.
