In Focus

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Man's symbolic pendant (mendaka)

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Necklace (tora-tora)

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Knife

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Man’s prestige wrapper

In Focus

Sword with handle resembling a human face in profile

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Kente cloth (green with peppers)

In Focus

Man's Necklace (kalabubu)

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Man's Kente, "Oyokoman" pattern

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Ear ornament or pendant (mamuli)

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Necklace of copal amber

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Man's necklace (kalabubu)

Peoples & Societies

Luba

Cultures & Traditions

Ascending the papadon in Lampung Culture

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Mythical aso (one of a pair)

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Monochromatic skirt with appliqué

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Prestige hat (kalyeem)

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Kuduo

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Stool

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Vase

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Mythical aso (one of a pair)

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Nose ornament

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Comb

Peoples & Societies

Kuba

In Focus

Pair of mythical aso

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Chief's hat (botolo)

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Royal man’s wrapper

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Ear ornament or pendant (mamuli)

Cultures & Traditions

The Significance of Stools in Asante Culture

Peoples & Societies

Lega

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Crown with gilded attachments

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Woman's Kente

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Male figure and water buffalo head from a house façade

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Tiered hat with brass discs (botolo)

Cultures & Traditions

Toraja Ancestral Origin Houses (tongkonan)

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Royal currency in the form of a hoe

DMA Insight

Dozier Trade Beads

Cultures & Traditions

Asante Matrilineal Society

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Prestige pipe bowl

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Kettle decorated with armed warriors