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  Panel (Algeria), 18th–19th century

  Small hanging or shawl of fine, loosely woven linen, embroidered in silk in blue, violet, red, olive green, pink and white. Design symmetrically arranged, of stylized plants with spiky, angular…

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  Adire Wrapper (Gambia), ca. 1990

  Deep indigo-blue fabric with vertical stripes of dots and dashes in light blue, created by machine-stitched resist. Foundation fabric has a geometric woven damask pattern.

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  Wrapper (Gambia), ca. 1990

  Length of cotton dyed deep indigo blue with horizontal bands of smooth and crimped line, reserved in pale blue by stitched resist technique.

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  Tuskers Pair Of Earrings, 1993

  Each earring an incised dark yellow disk with a black elephant head in profile within a black band with “Tusker” written in white above and below;suspended from shaped wire with…

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  Tuskers Pair Of Earrings, 1974

  Each earing a slightly flattened bottlecap showing a black elephant head in profile within a white circular band with “Tusker” above and below, all on a yellow ground; suspended from…

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  Necklace (Kenya), 1960–70

  String of red beads, with metal chains and East Africa one cent coins suspended at regular intervals through holes in their centers.

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  Elder’s necklace with shells Necklace, 1900–1972

  Three flat shell disks fastened together by leather strap with yellow and white beaded ornament; this suspended from narrow leather strap covered with beadwork in predominantly blue, red, and white.

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  Wire lip plug Lip Plug, ca. 1900–73

  Curved band of inter-woven copper and brass wires with red glass bead at bottom, flat disk-like terminal at top.

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  Lip Plug (Kenya), 1900–1973

  Flattened ivory sphere (a) with hole drilled out at one end; wooden keeper (b) with long post and flattened sperical head, fits into hole in ivory disk.

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  Nose Leaf Nose Leaf, ca. 1970

  Flat broad leaf shape with central spine and hook at top edge.