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divination instrument
doll
door
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drum
equestrian
fan
figure
finial
flywhisk
funerary
garment
hairstyle
hat
head
headdress
headrest
heddle pulley
instrument
jewelry
knife
ladle
mask
memorial plank
memory board
mortar
musical instrument
neckrest
painting
panel
pendant
pestle
pipe
plaque
portrait
post
pot
pot lid
pottery
puppet
rattle
regalia
reliquary
rock painting
royalty
salt cellar
shrine object
spear
staff
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vessel
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amber
animal hair
animal hide
animal parts
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animal teeth
antelope horn
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bamboo
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bone
bottle caps
braided leather
brass
brass tacks
bronze
buttons
camel skin
camwood
cane
canvas
ceramic
chain
chalk
cloth
coins
conus shell
copper
copper alloy
copper tacks
cord
cotton
cow horns
cowry shell
cowry shells
duiker horns
dye
earth
earthenware
ebony
embroidery
empowered materials
encrustation
fabric
fat
feather
feathers
felt
fiber
foil
fur
genet hide
glass
glass beads
gold
gold leaf
gourd
grass
hair
hide
horn
human hair
incrustation
indigo
inlay
iron
iron inlay
ivory
kaolin
lead
leaded bronze
leather
leather thongs
metal
metal bells
metal inserts
metal tacks
mica
mirror
monkey fur
mother of pearl
mud
nails
netting
nylon
ochre
oil
organic materials
oribi horns
ostrich shell beads
other
ox horns
paint
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rings
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seeds
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stone
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