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PROPAGANDA

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Feather idol ; head of wicker work, feathers attached to a network of olona fibre. Crest covered with yellow feathers, the rest red. Eyes of pearl-shell, mouth set with dog's teeth. H:86 cm Inv. VAN 231
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Feather idol ; head of wicker work, feathers attached to a network of olona fi...

Head of a war god, consisting of wicker work covered with a fine network of olona cord and red feathers. The skull is covered by long black human hair. Eyes of pearl-shell and large seeds,mouth filled with dogs teeth. H: 60 cm Inv. HAW 78
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Head of a war god, consisting of wicker work covered with a fine network of o...

Idol in form of a grotesque human head of yellow, red and black feathers on a foundation of wicker work. Mouth filled with dog's teeth; pearl-shell eyes with large seeds. H: 95 cm Inv. LMS 221
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Idol in form of a grotesque human head of yellow, red and black feathers on a...

Female figure with raised left arm,wood carving of the Dogon people;from the caves with ancestral sculptures in Ireli,Mali. Wood (ficus thonningii) H:48 cm Musee du Quai Branly,Inv.70.1999.7.1
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Female figure with raised left arm,wood carving of the Dogon people;from th...

Mother and child,the mother with a lip-plug. Woodcarving of the Dogon people from Mali,H:75 cm Musee du quai Branly,Inv.70.1999.9.3
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Mother and child,the mother with a lip-plug. Woodcarving of the Dogon...

Female figure,probably an ancestral figure of the Dogon people from Mali. Woodcarving with metal,H:59 cm Musee du quai Branly,Inv.70.1999.9.2
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Female figure,probably an ancestral figure of the Dogon people from Mali....

Female figure,woodcarving of the Nuna people in Burkina Faso. Wood,H:115 cm Musee du quai Branly,Inv.70.1998.6.1
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Female figure,woodcarving of the Nuna people in Burkina Faso....

Nok sculpture from Nigeria,probably a terracotta base for a large statue.Scenes of daily life,harvest,mothers with children.The larger figures carry a serpent on their raised arms.Terracotta,H:50 cm. Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.11.2
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Nok sculpture from Nigeria,probably a terracotta base for a large statue.Scene...

Nok sculpture from Nigeria,probably a terracotta base for a large statue.Scenes of daily life,harvest,mothers with children.The larger figures carry a serpent on their raised arms.Terracotta,H:50 cm. Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.11.2
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Nok sculpture from Nigeria,probably a terracotta base for a large statue.Scene...

Male head,Sokoto sculpture,Nigeria.Probably part of an entire statue. Terracotta,H:33 cm Musee du quai Branly,Inv.70.1999.8.2
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Male head,Sokoto sculpture,Nigeria.Probably part of an entire statue....

Ana oleo figures from the Island of Flores,Indonesia. These statues are placed right and left of a ladder leading up to a cult room or house.Late 18th Wood, H: 164 and 150 cm. Msee du quai Branly, Inv. 70.1999.5.2.2
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Ana oleo figures from the Island of Flores,Indonesia. These statues are placed...

Door post for a ceremonial building from the Solomon Islands,Island of Makira (San Cristobal). Wood, H:211 cm Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1999.5.3
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Door post for a ceremonial building from the Solomon Islands,Island o...