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| A notched tree ladder.
| A coffin, made in Ghana, that looks like a cell phone.
| An explanation of this and other fantasy coffins.
| Another fantasy coffin.
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| A tiny sewing machine made entirely of wire, from the Democratic
Republic of Congo.
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| "Hoe currency." Gosh that's big currency to carry around! From Kewele
Peoples, Republic of Congo.
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| An explanation of hoe currency.
| Another example of hoe currency, this one from the Sara Peoples of Chad.
| I saw a couple of headrests like this. I can't imagine they're
comfortable.
| An explanation of headrests.
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| The scroll by the entrance to the Walt Disney Tishman African Art
Collection. Read the fourth paragraph. It's not often one hears an
admission that a particular person helped define what is considered good
art in a particular category. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard
this claim with respect to any type of Western art.
| This bracelet was carved out of one piece of ivory.
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| A description of the bracelet and its meaning.
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| The Nigerian visual equivalent to European cathedral doors.
| An explanation of the door.
| This clay vessel must not have been easy to make.
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