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Memorial stone or grave marker (penji reti)

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Norleans China shape tureen with Chatham pattern decoration

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White Clover pitcher

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Corinth shape plate with Poppies B pattern

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Candlestick

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Elevator grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange (demolished 1972), Chicago, Illinois

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Pitcher with Moulded Relief Decoration

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Square Tray

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Tankard with Lid

In Focus

Sacred textile (mawa') with fish pond and leafy plants

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Sacred textile (sarita)

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Esquire shape teapot with Seeds pattern decoration

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Kettle-on-stand

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Esquire shape cup and saucer with Snowflower pattern decoration

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Concave pectoral

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Esquire shape sugar bowl with Grass pattern decoration

Cultures & Traditions

Founding Mothers in Southeast Moluccan Art

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White Clover cup and saucer

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Headdress ornament with a human face

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Sacred textile (sarita)

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Study for Japanese style punch bowl

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Punch bowl

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Esquire shape plate with Botanica pattern decoration

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Sacred textile (sarita)

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Altar depicting the first female ancestor (luli)

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Picture frame

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Butter pick ("Grass")

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Esquire shape creamer with Queens Anne's Lace pattern decoration

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Sacred textile (maa' or mawa')

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Man's sarong

In Focus

Headdress ornament with a human face

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Celt with incised plant motif

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Sardine server ("Grass")

DMA Insight

The Steven G. Alpert Collection of Indonesian Textiles

In Focus

Ancestor worship in Southeast Molucca

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Headcloth

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Fruit knife

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Fruit knife

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Quero (qero, kero) with profile felines

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Robe Panel with Blue Center