object

Standing male figure

In Focus

Headhunter's jacket (baju kirai)

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House facade ornament representing a singa

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Mask

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Mask

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Kettle decorated with armed warriors

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Celt

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Bell in the form of a head

In Focus

An Mbala Maternity Figure

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Seated male power figure (nkisi)

Cultures & Traditions

Mesoamerican Sacrifice and Bloodletting (Autosacrifice)

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Celt with incised plant motif

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Coiled serpent pendant

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Ritual container in the form of a standing male figure

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Bowl: animal figure

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Pendant: spoon with incised motif in bowl

Cultures & Traditions

Toraja Textiles

Peoples & Societies

Hopi Katsinas (Kachinas)

In Focus

Luba Concepts of Feminine Beauty: Standing female figure

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Spoon pendant

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Standing female figure

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Miniature mask

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Pendant: bearded man

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Trumpet

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Flared bowl with supernatural heads

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Implement with mat design

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Head-form pendant

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Beaker with upside-down head

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Seated ruler in ritual pose

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Vessel in the form of a human figure with serpents

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Ceremonial cloth (tampan)

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Cup: upside-down head

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Pendant: depicting a crocodile

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Labret

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Labret

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Kneeling male figure

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Cup: double faced

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Anthropomorphic plaque, possibly the fire serpent

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Roller (mano) for tripod metate

In Focus

The History (Provenance) of the Olmec Seated ruler in ritual pose [1983.50]