Nigeria
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Busts (art)
Fruit tray (tray (food service))
Pendant (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Plaque (art)
Plaque (art)
Plaque (art)
Staff of office
Altar piece (ritual & belief: ritual apparatus); bells
Rope (general & multipurpose)
Bracelet
Bag (containers)
Plaque (art)
Toy cars
Rosary; beads (adornments)
Bowl (containers)
Robe
Robe
Skirt
Shoulder strap
Clothing
Clothing
Figure (communication artefact)
Mask
Cosmetic container
Robe
Folder (writing & printing)
Cloths (household miscellany)
Clothing
Clothing
Figures (art)
Clothing
Sandal (clothing: footwear)
Robe; trousers (clothing: outerwear); hat (clothing: headwear)
Clothing
Clothing
Bowl (food service); lid (food service)
Labels
Labels
Bowl (containers); lid (containers)
Spurs
Ear plugs
Clothing
Soap
Clothing
Clothing
Machete
Pipe bowl (pipes (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)); pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Figures (art)
Graters
Quran board; writing board
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
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