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Ivory model of a summer festival (Ysykh)

This ivory model represents the Ysykh , the summer festival …
Ivory salt cellar

Portuguese traders arrived on the west coast of Africa durin…
Ivory salt cellar with boat

This salt cellar is made of ivory and shows Europeans with l…
Ivory tusks carved with figures and cartoons

From the early nineteenth century, Kongo carvers based aroun…
Jacket

This woman's jacket ( taqsireh ) is made from red woollen br…
Jade figure of an eagle warrior

The Mexica had two prestigious orders of warriors: the jagua…
Jade figurine of Tlaloc

This figurine was carved by Mixtec artisans and represents T…
Jade pectoral

This pectoral (chest ornament), broken on both sides, was ca…
Jade perforator

Perforators were used in self-sacrifice rites, which involve…
Jade plaque of a Maya king

Architecture, ceramics and other lines of evidence indicate …
Jade portrait head inscribed with glyphs

This Maya head was carved from a single block of jade. The e…
Jade votive axe

The Olmec fashioned votive axes in the form of figures carve…
Jipae mask

The Asmat people live in the south-west area of West Papua o…
John Bevan Ford, Te Hono ki Ranana (The Connection with London), a drawing

This drawing is one of a series in which New Zealand Maori c…
Jubba, a cotton tunic with appliqué panels

There was increasing unrest in the nineteenth century in the…
Kaitaka cloak

Maori weaving has always been the skilled work of women, who…
Kamleika

Kamleikas are outer garments made of sea mammal gut, an extr…
Kasapoli mask of a missionary

This mask depicts a missionary who was associated with unpop…
Kayak jacket of neoprene (tuiliusaq)

'Those of neoprene, - they are waterproof, they are fine. An…
Kayak jacket of sealskin (tuilik)

'You should learn to look after it [...]. If our ancestors c…
Kayak jacket of sealskin (tuilik)

'I remember my father used to paddle to the shop in the next…
Khaled Ben Slimane, ceramic plates (tabaq)

'The objects remind me of my faith (Islam) having Arabic wri…
Knife with a mosaic handle and a chalcedony blade

The handle of this knife is carved from a single piece of wo…
Kou wood bowl

The carver of this bowl would have first formed the outer co…
Kozo, the double-headed dog

Kongo carvers produced wooden carvings ( minkisi , singular:…
Large pottery vessel

This pot, an oil or water container, displays the important …
Leather belt

The belt has eight domed conchas (literally 'shells'), made …
Lidded rivercane basket

This lidded basket is the earliest historic example of Chero…
Lime spatula

In much of Papua New Guinea people chew betel nut (that is, …
Limestone figure of an old man and boy

Stone sculptures of elderly figures are a recurring theme in…
Lintel of a meeting house (pare)

The meeting house is the main landmark and focus of a Maori …
Luboko

This small wooden double-headed object, collected by Emil To…
Magdalene Odundo, ceramic vessel

Magdalene Odundo (born 1950) grew up in Kenya but settled in…
Malangan figure

This figure was made for malangan , a cycle of rituals of th…
Mancala (wari) board

Mancala is an ancient game still played across Africa, Asia,…
Man's boots

In the past, to be a good hunter, it was not enough to maste…
Man's costume

This man's costume is from the North American Plains. The sh…
Man's festive costume

Men's traditional costumes in former Yugoslavia were often f…
Man's headdress (Pa'e Kaha)

This prestigious headdress, worn by men, is of the type know…
Man's winter outfit, made by Leonie Qrunnut

This man's winter outfit consists of an outer parka ( qulitt…
Map of buckskin

It may have been used in negotiations involving the cession …
Maple spindle whorl

This spindle whorl was used for spinning mountain goat wool.…
Mask

Torres Strait Islanders make masks from wood, representing h…
Mask

Masks were used in the north and central part of New Caledon…
Mask from a kukeri masquerade

There are two main types of masquerade in Bulgaria. The olde…
Mask frontlet of the Wolf Dance

The Klukwana, Shamans' or Wolf Dance was the central winter …
Mask headdress

This headdress comes from the southern part of the island of…
Mask (kifwebe)

Mask carvers of Africa have developed many kinds of imaginat…
Mask of Dzoonokwa

Dzoonokwa is a giant of the forest, or Wild Woman of the Woo…
Mask of the Nulthamalth, or fool dancer

The Nulthamalth , or fool dancer is an important figure in t…
Mask of vegetable fibre, hair and red abrus seeds

In Africa, 'masks' can be made of almost anything - plastic,…
Masks of Xipe Totec

These masks are intended to represent Xipe Totec, a Mexica* …
Miao woman's costume

The Miao are a minority group living in the mountains that s…
Moccasins

Moccasins of this type have raw hide soles and tanned skin u…
Model baidarka

Kayaks were used throughout the North American Arctic and al…
Model canoe and equipment

It is likely that this model is of a Yámana (Yaghan) canoe. …
Model house

Before the widespread use of photography in the late ninetee…
Model tikinagan, or cradle

This model cradle is constructed from a wood board, with a s…
Money hat

This headdress or 'money hat' ( wuqayat al-darahem ) was mad…
Mosaic mask of Quetzalcoatl

This mask is believed to represent Quetzalcoatl (‘the feathe…
Mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca

This mosaic is believed to represent the god Tezcatlipoca, o…
Mourner's dress

This dress would have been worn by the chief mourner, either…
Mud cloth (bogolanfini)

Mud cloths ( bogolanfini ) are a distinctive fabric made by …
Multiple incense burner

Pots are made primarily for cooking and the storage of food …
Navigation chart (mattang)

The Republic of the Marshall Islands, consisting of more tha…
Navigation chart (rebbelib)

The Marshall Islands in eastern Micronesia consist of thirty…
Ndop, wooden carving of King Shyaam aMbul aNgoong

Kuba kings were sometimes commemorated by 'portraits' that w…
Necklace

Necklaces were important heirlooms in Ainu society and were …