Cultures & Traditions

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Hat for elephant mask

Cultures & Traditions

Mingqi

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At the Boulevard de Clichy

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code of silence #1

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Elephant mask (mbap mteng)

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Ngoin helmet crest

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Roof-ridge panel with crouching human figures

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Buffalo mask (sigma)

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Shroud or ceremonial hanging (paporitonoling)

Peoples & Societies

The Toraja of Sulawesi

In Focus

Memorial stone or grave marker (penji reti), 2004.58

Cultures & Traditions

Senufo Funerary Practices

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Hunter's mask (dannana)

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Man's bracelet (gelang sarung)

In Focus

Standing female figure ("rhythm pounder")

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Nwenka mask

Cultures & Traditions

Art for the Afterlife

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Bowl-figure (gbene)

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Helmet mask (gye)

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Funerary figure (tau-tau)

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Cut-thread cloth (pelete-bite)

In Focus

Male figure and water buffalo head from a house façade

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Shield (balulang)

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Side-blown horn

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The Entombment of Christ

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Helmet mask (mukenga)

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Headdress (D'mba)

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Standing female figure (rhythm pounder)