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... Figure 36 ) , ancestor figures , fetishes , bowls , boxes , goblets , staffs , pots and lids , pipes , combs , tools , weapons , and musical instruments . Similar objects are also carved in ivory , and in some cases copper , brass , and ...
... Figure 36 ) , ancestor figures , fetishes , bowls , boxes , goblets , staffs , pots and lids , pipes , combs , tools , weapons , and musical instruments . Similar objects are also carved in ivory , and in some cases copper , brass , and ...
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... figures in a style identical to that of their masks . One type of figure , called tungunlungu , representing the female ancestry of the tribe , is placed in front of the chief's house . textiles produced by the Kuba . Four types of ...
... figures in a style identical to that of their masks . One type of figure , called tungunlungu , representing the female ancestry of the tribe , is placed in front of the chief's house . textiles produced by the Kuba . Four types of ...
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... Figure 41 : Kuba mashamboy mask , fibre , shells , and beads , Kuba cultural area . In the Hampton Institute , Virginia . Height 41 cm . Frank Willett female figures are modelled in rounded forms and have what is called dodu ; that is ...
... Figure 41 : Kuba mashamboy mask , fibre , shells , and beads , Kuba cultural area . In the Hampton Institute , Virginia . Height 41 cm . Frank Willett female figures are modelled in rounded forms and have what is called dodu ; that is ...
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