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Hair Matters. Head, 2500-800 BP (500BC-200AD) Terracotta. Head of a female Ooni Ife (Yoruba) Nigeria Terracotta 800-700 BP. Olowe, Offering Bowl, Yoruba, Nigeria Wood, pigment Early 20 th century. Mother and child Yoruba, Nigeria Wood, pigments, fiber 20 th century.
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Head, 2500-800 BP (500BC-200AD) Terracotta
Head of a female Ooni Ife (Yoruba) Nigeria Terracotta 800-700 BP
Olowe, Offering Bowl, Yoruba, Nigeria Wood, pigment Early 20th century
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