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Female ibeji figure, 20th century West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people Wood with painted details Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1490 Yoruba twins were considered sacred and viewed as an omen of good fortune for the family. If one of th ...

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Funerary figure, kunderek, circa 1930 South Asia, Chitral, Bomboret Valley Wood Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1200 Little information has been recorded about this striking carving which appears to show a high status figure on a 'thr ...

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Figure of Parvati, 19th century India, Jaipur, Hindu Alabaster, largely painted gold with details in red, green ,blue and black Donated by Mrs Captain Bowles, 1896 Museum number 1896-4 Carved from a single block of white alabaster. Probabl ...

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Gable figure, tekoteko, 19th century New Zealand, Maori people Wood Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-475 This is from a large communal meeting house, an important focal point for the community. The tekoteko or man-like figure represents ...

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Ritual figure, late 19th century African, Niger Delta? Igbo people Camwood fibres, sand and palm oil Donated by Dr Peter Rattray, 1913 Museum number 1913-137-125 The function of this figure is uncertain but it was possibly related to ferti ...

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Figure, early 20th century West Africa, Cameroon, Grasslands, BaMileke people Wood with scorched details Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-11 Most BaMileke art relates to the chief, who illustrated their power by displaying prestigious o ...

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Fetish figure, Nkisi, pre 1916 Central Africa, Zaire, BaSonge people Wood, grass Donated by Mrs Lamont, 1916 Museum number 1966-165 Nkisi were protective figures used to weaken evil spirits, cure illnesses, decide arguments and solemnize o ...

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Fetish figure nkisi, pre 1916 Central Africa, Zaire, BaSonge people Wood Donated by Mrs Lamont, 1916 Museum number 1966-166 Nkisi were protective figures used to weaken evil spirits, cure illnesses, decide arguments and solemnize oaths. Th ...

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Doll, Akua Mma, 20th century West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti people Stained wood Purchased from Gallery 43, London, 1966 Museum number 1966-148 This akua mma doll reflects the Ashanti ideal of beauty and was used as a charm. An expectant mothe ...

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Female figure, 20th century West Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule people Wood Donated by A G Walker, 1965 Museum number 1965-40 This form of Baule sculpture can represent different types of spirits - nature spirits, believed to have the power to ...

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