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Akan Peoples of Western Africa
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African Christianity in Kongo
African Lost-Wax Casting
African Lost-Wax Casting: Bronze, Copper, and Brass
African Lost-Wax Casting: The Tada Figure
African Rock Art of the Northern Zone
Afro-Portuguese Ivories
The Age of Iron in West Africa
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Asante Royal Funerary Arts
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Benin Chronology
Europe and the Age of Exploration
Exchange of Art and Ideas: The Benin, Owo, and Ijebu Kingdoms
Gold in Asante Courtly Arts
Idia: The First Queen Mother of Benin
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Ife Pre-Pavement and Pavement Era (800–1000
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Ife Terracottas (1000–1400
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Igbo-Ukwu (ca. 9th century)
Nok Terracottas (500
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Origins and Empire: The Benin, Owo, and Ijebu Kingdoms
Portraits of African Leadership
Portraits of African Leadership: Living Rulers
Portraits of African Leadership: Memorials
The Portuguese in Africa, 1415–1600
Trade Relations among European and African Nations
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
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