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African Ivories
African Ivories
Ezra, Kate
1984
32 pages
24 illustrations
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Kate Ezra
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Spoon
Sapi-Portuguese
16th century
Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
Master of the Heraldic Ship
ca. 1525–1600
Lidded Saltcellar
Sapi-Portuguese artist
15th–16th century
Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba
Edo artist
16th century
Bracelet
Edo peoples
1550–1680 (?)
Pendant: Figure
Pende peoples
20th century
Mask (Bwami, Lukungu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century
Figure: Female
Edo peoples
18th century
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