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Needle case of bone
Where clothing is of vital importance for survival, needles …
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Nephrite clubs (mere pounamu)
Maori weapons, and short clubs ( mere ) in particular, were …
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Nephrite pendant
This unusual Maori pendant is made from nephrite, a form of …
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Nephrite pendant (hei tiki)
Pendants of this type are known in Maori as hei tiki , commo…
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Net bag (bilum)
Net bags are found throughout Papua New Guinea. Women use th…
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Nettle fibre jacket
The Himalayan mountain nettle (known locally as allo ) provi…
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Nja Mahdaoui, a double membrane drum
This drum is decorated by Nja Mahdaoui (born 1937), one of T…
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Obsidian mirror
The Mexica people made mirrors of varying sizes with cut iro…
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Ornament for the prow of a canoe
The Marquesas Islands consist of ten main islands and a few …
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Painted caribou-skin coat
The hunt for food at the end of summer and beginning of autu…
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Painted metal shield, by Kaipel Ka
When inter-group warfare recommenced in the 1980s, people in…
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Painted military drum
The Midewiwin , or 'Grand Medicine Society', was a shamanist…
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Painted wood model of the Bear or Goose House
This model was carved for The British Museum in the 1890s by…
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Painted wooden mask in the form of a wolf
Such clan headdresses are worn in ceremonial dances at 'potl…
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Painted wooden mask of a demon
This mask represents one of the eighteen disease demons, and…
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Painted wooden shield
In recent years the Wahgi people have recommenced the making…
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Painting of a religious procession, by an unknown artist
'The object reminded me about a religious procession in my c…
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Pair of door panels and a lintel
These door panels and lintel were carved for the royal palac…
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Pair of felt socks
'I am fascinated by the possibilities in working with wool a…
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Pair of felt tent bags
Felt is a highly versatile fabric. It has been made and used…
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Pair of sealskin mittens (aaqqatit)
'And when I am an old lady, I want to prepare skin, and sew …
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Pair of sealskin mittens (aaqqatit) with two thumbs
'These mittens are very handy, they are great for rolling - …
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Pair of sealskin slippers
Today, modern store-bought clothing has largely replaced the…
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Pair of wood and skin ballsticks, made by Jo Sulphur
The Creek stickball game was played in the eighteenth and ni…
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Panel of tablet-woven silk
This cloth was designed as the central section of a triptych…
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Parfleche
Parfleches are rectangular rawhide containers that fold over…
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Parfleche
Parfleches are rectangular rawhide containers that fold over…
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North American otter pipe
The pipes may have been smoked for purification during ritua…
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Pottery bowl and wire cover
In traditional, rural Zulu society, labour is strictly divid…
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Pottery dog
This hollow figure represents a dog, the most commonly portr…
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Pottery female figurine
Small clay figurines are relatively common throughout Mesoam…
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Pottery figure of a warrior
This sculpture represents a sitting warrior with protective …
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Pottery figures of a drummer and a woman and child
At least six styles of ceramic sculptures are found in Jalis…
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Pottery figurine of a woman holding a dog
Large, hollow ceramic figures, sitting or standing, are foun…
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Pottery plate
This plate is decorated with an arabesque design in blue and…
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Pottery plate with deer glyph
Located in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley, in the central Mexica…
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Pottery torso of a female
This Ameca-style figurine represents the torso of a woman we…
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Pottery vessel
Located in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley, in the central Mexica…
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Pottery vessel of the Storm God
The Storm God portrayed at Teotihuacan was later known to th…
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Pouch edged with white beads, belonging to Josiah Francis, or Hilis Hadjo
This pouch was taken to London by Hilis Hadjo, or Josiah Fra…
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Prow from a war canoe (tuere)
This is the central panel of the prow of a war canoe. It is …
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Purple wampum belt
Wampum consists of small cylindrical beads, often about 5-7 …
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Quilt (tivaevae)
The wives of Christian missionaries introduced cloth sewing …
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Quilted cotton horse armour
In the armies of the great empires in the savannah regions t…
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Raffia cloth currency
Textiles are a symbol of wealth and culture across Africa, w…
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Red-maple spoon, made by Takosímáthlî, Old Tommy
This spoon would have been used for eating sofki , a soup or…
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Reed wall (zirb) from a bedouin tent
The reed wall ( zirb ) was used to create a draught-free are…
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Replica of a Maori hand club
This replica in metal of a Maori patu / mere or hand club is…
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Replica of a shaman's parka, made by Rachel Uyarasuk
This replica of a shaman's parka was made by Rachel Uyarasuk…
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Ric Glazer Danay, Mohawk Lunch Pail
The artist Ric Glazer Danay (born 1942), from Kahnawke, Québ…
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Roach or head-dress
The roach is named after the arched back and fin of the fish…
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Rock crystal skull
Large quartz crystal skulls have generated great interest an…
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Rocket kite, made by Pak Timtim
Kite flying is extremely popular among men in the Far East, …
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Sacred belt
Sacred girdles are said to have been worn by Ainu women from…
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Salt bag
The Baluchi are a nomadic people, and consequently their bel…
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Sandstone seated figure of Mictlantecuhtli
This sculpture represents Mictlantecuhtli, an Aztec god asso…
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Scraper made of glass
Scrapers such as this were used by the Aónikenk people of so…
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Sealskin boots, made by Mary Amaaq
Traditionally, the people of Igloolik made a variety of diff…
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Sealskin sprayshirt (akuilisaq)
'I always use this sprayshirt, during Championships, and als…
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Sealskin sprayshirt (akuilisaq)
This sprayshirt of harp seal skin, was made by Louisa Reimer…
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Shadow puppet
The tradition of shadow puppet theatre in Turkey can be trac…
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Shadow puppet
Two servants carry an elegantly dressed clown on a pole as t…
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Shadow puppets
One of the popular tales told with shadow puppets in China i…
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Sámi Shaman's drum
The Sámi people live in northern Norway, Sweden and Finland …
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Shaman's rattle in the form of an oystercatcher
The rattle is carved of wood, in the form of an oystercatche…
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Shark hook
Captain Cook and his crew visited the Hawaiian Islands twice…
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Shell ornament
This ornament is made of spondylus princeps , the red-rimmed…
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Shell scraper
This scraping tool is composed of three elements: a blade ma…
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