Africana

/ˌæf.rɪ.ˈkɑː.nə/ noun

Artifacts, documents, or cultural items related to Africa and African people; a collection or study of African materials and literature.

From Latin 'Africanus' + '-ana' (suffix meaning 'a collection of things related to'). The '-ana' suffix (as in 'Americana,' 'Victoriana') creates nouns for collections of cultural items from a region or period.

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