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Dyed handspun wool textile, woven by Barbara Jean Teller Ornelas

The Navajo became sheep-herders after the Spanish arrived in…
Elk-antler dagger

The dagger is made from polished elk antler, with the hilt w…
Embroidered coat

Dr John Anderson was a physician working in India between 18…
Feather bonnet of Yellow Calf

The bonnet is constructed from the immature tail feathers of…
Feather boxes

Carved boxes such as these were used to store personal ornam…
Feather cape

The Hawaiian male nobility wore feather cloaks and capes for…
Feather cape

This feather cape illustrates the difficulties in accurate i…
Feather cape

This cape may have been worn by a Hawaiian chief of lesser s…
Feather cloak

The most common colour scheme for Hawaiian ceremonial feathe…
Feather cloak

Cloaks and capes owned by lesser Hawaiian chiefs are mainly …
Feather god

The Hawaiians made images of their gods which they covered w…
Feather god

The Hawaiians made images of their gods which they covered w…
Feather god

American missionaries visited the Hawaiian Islands in 1820, …
Feather money (tevau)

The Melanesian island group of Santa Cruz lies south-east of…
Feathered helmet (mahiole)

In the Hawaiian islands, feathered cloaks, capes and helmets…
Feathered helmet (mahiole)

This helmet consists of a basketry framework made from the s…
Feathered helmet (mahiole)

This feathered helmet forms part of the regalia of a high st…
Feeding funnels (korere)

These feeding funnels are made out of carved wood and haliot…
Female figure

The figurative carvings of the Austral Islanders are not as …
Fertility doll

One of the most distinctive wooden carvings of the Asante is…
Figure of a shaman's spirit helper

Shamans are believed to have the power to heal the sick and …
Figure of the war god Ku-ka'ili-moku

This large and intimidating figure was erected by King Kameh…
Figure with Tongan dress

Although the four major eastern Polynesian gods were male, t…
Fish skin gauntlets

Fish skin – a durable and waterproof material - was widely u…
Fisherman's God

The Cook Islands are situated in the middle of the South Pac…
Fragment of a stone box (tepetlacalli)

This fragment of a stone box is carved with various represen…
Gelede mask of a European

Gelede is one of the Yoruba's three major masking traditions…
Genealogy staff, Whakapapa Stick

Genealogy staffs were an important tool in asserting and pro…
Girl's caribou-skin parka

Traditional Arctic clothing consists of two layers of caribo…
Girl's fox skin jacket (kapataq) and trousers (arnat nannui)

'I have always been interested in sewing, I always wanted to…
God image

In parts of eastern Polynesia the most important god images …
God stick with barkcloth

Representations of the deities worshipped by Cook Islanders …
Gold diadem

This diadem was discovered in 1824 in the valley of the Cama…
Gold elephants

Gold ornaments of the Asante were often shaped into animals,…
Gold funerary mask

This funerary mask, cast in the classic form of the Quimbaya…
Gold pectoral

This ornament is in the Muisca style typical of the Colombia…
Gold pectoral discs

The southern coast of Ghana in West Africa used to be referr…
Gold pendant depicting a ruler

This pendant represents a nobleman wearing a necklace, earri…
Gold pendant with a miniature portrait

This gold pendant, representing a Maya ruler, was allegedly …
Gold ring with feline head in relief

The gold ring has a design of two snakes flanking a feline h…
Gold work from Asante

The Asante kingdom, since the end of the seventeenth century…
Granite carving of a serpent

The serpent played a very important role in Mexica religion …
Group of pottery model temples

Most Mexica temples were razed to the ground by the Spaniard…
Group of three pottery figurines

Many small pottery figurines have been recovered in Central …
Hammered and embossed gold helmet

Two combined techniques were used to fashioned this helmet: …
Head of Tlaloc

This head represents the Rain God, Tlaloc, an important god …
Headdress of flicker feathers

The headdress is made with flicker feathers placed alternate…
Helmet mask (tatanua)

This type of mask was made in north and central New Ireland.…
Hide shield (ayar)

Tuareg weaponry includes a large white leather shield, ayar …
Hide shield with velvet and silverwork, with a lion's mane pendant

Within the Christian empire of northern and central Ethiopia…
High-backed chair, kiti cha enzi

This kita cha enzi (literally 'Chair of Power') represents t…
Hoa Hakananai'a

The moai were probably carved to commemorate important ances…
Hohao (spirit board)

The figure on this carved and painted board depicts a forest…
Hooded cloak of wool and goat's hair

The design of costume worn in the rural areas of the Maghrib…
Horse armour

This painted rawhide horse armour and ornament was brought t…
House-board (amo)

The Maori built meeting houses before the period of contact …
Human figure (ki'i 'aumakua)

This type of image is known in Hawaiian as ki'i 'aumakua . I…
Human scalp stretched on a wooden hoop

Scalping was a ritual and religious activity in some parts o…
Hunting helmet

The helmet is made of painted bentwood, decorated with sea-l…
Incense burners

Incense is an expensive commodity that has been traded and u…
Inlaid bird bowl

This is one of eight artefacts that forms the earliest known…
Inlaid sword

This sword is one of the prestigious artefacts given to Capt…
Inlaid wooden container

In the Republic of Belau (formerly the Palau or Pelew Island…
Ivory armlet

This ivory armlet is worn by the Oba (king) of Benin in cere…
Ivory breastplate (civaconovono)

A breastplate of this style, known in Fijian as civaconovono…
Ivory figurine

This figurine is carved from the tooth of a sperm whale, whi…
Ivory figurine

Tongan figures are typically small to medium in size, and ar…
Ivory mask

The palace of Benin is the centre of ritual activity focused…