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Cowrie covered maternity figure (shrine figure)
Mossi Cultural Group
late 19th/early 20th century
Female Figure
Mossi Cultural Group
late 19th/early 20th century
Figure with mask / masquerade figure
Mossi Cultural Group
early 20th century
Lost-wax farmer figure w/hoe and pipe
Mossi Cultural Group
mid/late 20th century
Mogho Naba ("head of the world") or King commemorative or venerative sculpture
Mossi Cultural Group
unknown
Mogho Naba ("head of the world") or King venerative or commemorative object
Mossi Cultural Group
unknown
Mogho Naba ("head of the world") or ??? venerative or commemoration object
Mossi Cultural Group
unknown
One-armed distorted figure (possibly inferring a disability)
Lobi Cultural Group
mid/late 19th century
Shrine Figure
Mossi Cultural Group
early 20th century
Turtle
Mossi Cultural Group
late 20th century
Turtle
Mossi Cultural Group
late 20th century
Turtle
Mossi Cultural Group
late 20th century
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