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1. Adze

Museum number:: 5-2978a,b
Culture or time period:: Tiv
Object class:: Adzes
Collector:: Leonard Plotnicov
Collection place:: Akwa, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1962

2. Alligator

Museum number:: 5-6315b
Culture or time period:: Isoko
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collector:: Philip Peek
Collection place:: Emede, Nigeria
Collection date:: June, 1966

3. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-7942
Culture or time period:: Loma
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Bokeza village, Liberia
Collection date:: 1964-65

4. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-2932d
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collector:: Leonard Plotnicov
Collection place:: Jos market, Jos, Nigeria

5. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-7943
Culture or time period:: Loma
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Bokeza village, Liberia
Collection date:: 1964-65

6. Ancestral figure

Museum number:: 5-3816
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria

7. Ancestral figure

Museum number:: 5-3818
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria

8. Ancestral figure

Museum number:: 5-3819
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Aguleri, Nigeria

9. Ancestral figure

Museum number:: 5-3817
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria

10. Ankle rattle

Museum number:: 5-3072a
Culture or time period:: Ibibio
Object class:: Musical rattles
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:: Leonard Plotnicov
Collection place:: Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria

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