In Focus

Spokesmen's Staffs

Cultures & Traditions

Asante Matrilineal Society

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Gold weight

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Gold weight

In Focus

Sword Ornament in the form of a lion

Cultures & Traditions

The Significance of Stools in Asante Culture

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Male figure effigy vessel

Cultures & Traditions

Sword bearers

Cultures & Traditions

Chimú

Cultures & Traditions

Kente

In Focus

Ring depicting ritual sacrifice

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Pipe bowl in the form of a seated female

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Two-mouthed cup with faces in relief

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Male figure

Peoples & Societies

Bamileke

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Linguist staff (okyeame poma)

In Focus

The History (Provenance) of the Olmec Seated ruler in ritual pose [1983.50]

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Standing figure with were-jaguar face

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Pair of ear spools

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Bowl with lid (opon igede)

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Mask

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Fragment with profile human figure and plants

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Sword ornament in the form of a lion

In Focus

Side-blown horn

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Labret

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Side-blown horn

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Seated ruler in ritual pose

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Seated "hollow baby"

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Labret

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Standing male

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Spirit axe

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Head form pendant

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Pendant: bearded man

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Implement with mat design

In Focus

Horse-and-rider figure (elesin Shango)

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Kneeling male figure

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Labret

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Pair of frontal panels from ear ornaments

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Frontal-face pendant

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Pendant: head of a ruler