In Focus

Disk, 2008.69

In Focus

Ceremonial cloth (pua sungkit)

Peoples & Societies

Ekonda

In Focus

Skirt (lawo butu), 1983.100

object

Mask

object

Head of a malagan figure

object

Mask

object

Drum (gama)

In Focus

Shrine object with figure atop a dwelling flanked by two mythological animals

object

Disk

Cultures & Traditions

Ancient Egyptian Beliefs

In Focus

Sword with handle resembling a human face in profile

object

Ceremonial mat

Times & Places

The Northwest Coast

object

Suspension hook

object

Tea table

object

Cup in form of male figure

object

Breton Women Attending a Pardon

object

Cup in form of head

Peoples & Societies

Baga

Cultures & Traditions

Art for Coming-of-Age

In Focus

Ceremonial banner cloth (palepai)

Cultures & Traditions

Sicán (Lambayeque)

object

Ceremonial cloth (tampan)

object

Ceremonial cloth (bebali)

object

Two-mouthed cup with faces in relief

object

Mask

object

Ring depicting ritual sacrifice

object

Shield

In Focus

Mouth mask probably depicting the head of a rooster

object

Shroud or ceremonial hanging (paporitonoling)

object

Ceremonial cloth (tampan)

object

Ceremonial hanging (palepai)

In Focus

Man's shoulder or hip cloth (hinggi), 1983.91

object

Headcrest

Cultures & Traditions

Senufo Funerary Practices

object

Ceremonial pole (mbis): ancestor figures

object

Uli figure

object

Ear ornament or pendant (mamuli)

Cultures & Traditions

Art for the Afterlife