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Shrine head, Yoruba — Shrine head, Yoruba #918

Bowman riding a horse both set on a hollowed spherical support. Radio carbon dated to 945-1235 A.D. — Equestrian figure, Djenne #409

tusk, ivory, Benin Culture, Nigeria, Africa, XVIII c.; a rare ivory tusk from the Kingdom of Benin, finely carved with the figures of warriors, serpents, etc.; the inclusion of the carved figure of the Oba or King, represented with its traditional mudfish, instead of legs, denotes that this was one of the Royal tusks which stood in the great bronze heads on the altar of the Oba's ancestors — Tusk, Edo #431

Leopard Aquamanile, Bronze, Benin Culture, Africa, XVIIc; covered with incised spots and smnall punch marks. Rare example. — Water pitcher, Edo #917

bis pole, mangrove wood, New Guinea, Asmat — Bis Pole, Asmat (Bismam group) #203

Nkisi Nkonde (nail fetish); a fetish figure in wood; the surface is covered with a variety of accoutrements: nails, reed, shells, bone, wood, string and clay; the 'magic' receptacle in the abdominal area bears a mirror — Power figure, Kongo #437

beaded panel with geometric design at bottom of bag; fringe with strung beads and red tassels; simple quillwork design of flowers on body of bag — Man's Pouch, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Dakhóta #553

carved wood, standing male figure; hair bound in a topknot; inlaid paua shell eyes; larger scale head, face adorned with tattooing; arms akimbo and large hands spread over abdomen; raised disc belly button; erect penis; raffia loin cloth in separate vitrine — Post Figure (poutokomanawa), Ngāti Kahungunu Māori #263

Dance Mask; Carved in the round from a single piece of lightweight wood. Interior hollow. Features remarkable in that they resemble Greek and Sicilian works of the 6th Century B.C. The back of the mask, carved in terrace and striated patterns, contrasts with the smooth lateral contours of the face. — Helmet mask, Luba #432

wood frieze carved with birds whose eyes are made of green turbo shell opercula; painted serpents wind their way across the relief; covered with lime and painted in red, black, and white pigments; carved for use in the Malanggan rites when it would be placed in a special hut with other sculptures — Malagan Frieze, Unknown #264

standing figure with panpipes encircled by serpents and birds; wood with opercula inserts and pigments; carved for Malanggan rites — Malagan Figure, Unknown #101

Large pot with flaring midsection and tapering shoulder; decorated with incised textured half-circles below mouth and band of leaf-like shapes alternating with 4 triangles between 3 textured bands — Beer pot, Zulu #411

Coffin of Lady Tashat, Ancient Egyptian — Coffin of Lady Tashat, Ancient Egyptian #401

ritual beadwork with face and sixteen birds mounted on the crown; long fringe hangs from crown — Crown, Yoruba #919

four horizontal panels with multiple figures in various poses: standing, riding bicycles, riding animals, seated; incised horizontal bars divide panels — Palace door, Areogun of Osi #234

Gope board, Unknown — Gope board, Unknown #590

Mende Society Mask, wood and raffia, Mende Tribe, Sierra Leone, Africa, XIX c. Msmt.s of helmet only. *Med.Raffia ?- Poss. Human Hair! — Sande mask, Mende #443

reddish ceramic jar with incised decoration on four sides; groove design feature, around lip indicates the jar has a screw on cover — Chocolate Pot, Maya #405

Carved stone yoke with design of a crouching man, his head in the jaws of a monster, gripping a snake. The corners are finished with men's heads in monster's jaws. Serpentine. — Yoke, Nopiloa (Veracruz) #626

Tripod effigy vessel, large, with the head of a jaguar in high relief. Two legs, finished at the base of the neck with rigid ring handles formed of the jaguar's front legs, represent the hind legs and are pierced and contain pellets. The third support, in the form of a flattened tail, emerges from the back of the vessel. The jaguar head, an oblong, bib-like area below, the legs, and a wide band at the throat, are painted in polychrome with geometric designs on an orange ground. High polish. — Vessel, Guanacaste #267

figure wears a replica of a heavy stone yoke at waist over skirt with fret motif; necklace; bands of bracelets on left arm; headdress broken at right. On the left knee a nead with round headdress in relief. Hole in right shoulder forms hook from which rattle could be suspended. The mould for front of body is well designed but assembled crudely with the mould for back.; Pinkish white pottery — Figure, Nopiloa (Veracruz) #628

Citwamo Ca Mangu (Throne), Moxico School — Citwamo Ca Mangu (Throne), Moxico School #450

vessel with handle, surmounted by female head; opening of vessel is through top of figure's headdress; surface has glossy appearance; dark clay body — Vessel, Mangbetu #433

paddle-shaped with small hole in one end; back side smooth and curved; front side flat and carved with incised decoration of hatched lines forming irregular rows of diamonds; reddish brown — Ceremonial Bull Roarer, Aborigine #576

False door in the name of Iry-en-Akhet whose "beautiful name" is Iry. — False door, Ancient Egyptian #915

Ptolomaic Period. Torso, inscribed later with the titles of Roman Emperor Commodus (reigned: 180-192 A.D.) inscription of left side. — Striding figure, Ancient Egyptian #888

Ptolemaic Ruler in the Guise of Hercules, Graeco-Egyptian — Ptolemaic Ruler in the Guise of Hercules, Graeco-Egyptian #863

triangular fragment decorated with rust-red and dark brown geometric stamps in 4 repeated rows on 2 sides; beige ground — Tapa Cloth, United States #206

figure, called Moai-Kava-Kava; toromiro wood — Moai Kavakava, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) #511

long cylinder, ends conical shaped; alligator stands along top facing drum surface; sets of triangular shapes adorn sides and bottom, used to support drum when rope is strung through; low relief carving over body and alligator painted with black field and white recesses — Hand drum (kundu), Iatmul #204

large door; carved jambs, lintel and central post on door; two complete rows remaining of large iron fasteners on door surface; only two remain in lower row; iron chain, plate and securing pin at top right center of door; four pins along center post on door — Door, Swahili #442

carved wood cup with straight handle; rounded cup has beaver and canoe carved on bottom; tapering two-part handle carved with scroll at end and rows of triangles — Belt Cup, Wendat (Huron) #616

Round, smooth white shell with openwork tortoise shell attached to center of shell with a beaded cord (2 beads on front with string of beads on back) — Kapkap, Solomon Islands #222

Small seated dog with short pointed ears and a short tail, curling over on top; uneven incised eyes — Dog, Colima #266

round bodied vessel with rounded bottom; handle with spout; decorated with incised stylized face made of geometric shapes, in black, yellow, red and white — Double spout Vessel, Paracas #635

House Group, the evening meal; polychrome; terra cotta group representing a two-story house with canopy roof on piles and 11 figures occupied with various household tasks on two levels an upper terace and a lower, enclosed room with a wide doorway; on each of two sides a stairway of five steps leads from the base to the upper level; the surface is decorated in polychrome (red, yellow, black) with geometric designs lozenges interlocked and wavy stripes; the piece is much weathered and has been extensively restored — House Group, Nayarit #610

1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s — Gorget, Spiro Mississippian #607

Chief's rattle; depicts the raven lengend a raven is shown with a human figure reclining on his back; the man holds a frog's tongue in his mouth in the act of sucking out a person which was believed to be helpful to shamans in their mystical rituals; the frog's body emerges from a hawk; the rounded underside of the raven's body is carved to represent a sparrow hawk; polychromed cedarwood sewn together with leather, inlaid abalone eyes in the raven — Rattle, probably Haida #602

Mask, wood, painted, and feathers inserted in the outer edges; Inuit (Eskimo), Anvik From the Anvik area along the Yukon River. — Mask, Yup'ik #611

Ear Spool, Spiro Mississippian — Ear Spool, Spiro Mississippian #600

Ear Spool, Spiro Mississippian — Ear Spool, Spiro Mississippian #603

Yet Belt, leather, shells, beads, twine, Zaire, Kuba Tribe — Royal belt, Kuba #438

Chief's chair, Asante — Chief's chair, Asante #445

Tan vessel with a geometric design painted on with black pigment. — Pot (Olla), Ancestral Pueblo #636

Feather Currency (tevau), Solomon Islands — Feather Currency (tevau), Solomon Islands #207

Awatovi Birds, Dextra Quotskuyva — Awatovi Birds, Dextra Quotskuyva #637

1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s — Gorget, Spiro Mississippian #604

Three figures as a support for a round top. PL figure is holding drum, center figure is on a horse and PR is female with a child on her back. Figures on irregularly shaped base. — Divination tray, Yoruba #565

Kapkap tortoise shell, giant clam — Kapkap, Solomon Islands #574

Transformation Mask, Richard Hunt — Transformation Mask, Richard Hunt #923

simple, abstracted seated bird shape with large head; greenish-grey banded stone; holes on bottom — Bird stone, Archaic Woodlands #593

Elephant Mask, Bamileke — Elephant Mask, Bamileke #920

triptych; three panels of computer printout paper with side roller track intact; running horse with Native American rider, a running Euro-American is in front of horse, carrying a piece of paper with writing and saying the name of a Native American tribe; movement to the left — Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore, Wanbli Koyake #296

large bowl with 2 scrolling handles with openwork triangles; 4 circular feet; geometric band carved at lip — Prestige Bowl (purukei), Admiralty Islands #575

thin-walled large bowl; interior painted with spirals and other geometric designs in red — Bowl, Hohokam #594

reclining male and female figures engaged in sexual intercourse; man wears headdress with two birds; body and face markings in white, brown, orange and yellow — Plaque, Abelam #509

Pendant, Veraguas — Pendant, Veraguas #402

male figure; wood, horn, brass tacks, metalwork, glass, beads, fiber and leather — Power figure, Songye #441

Shrine head, Yoruba — Shrine head, 12th-14th century
Yoruba

G250

Bowman riding a horse both set on a hollowed spherical support. Radio carbon dated to 945-1235 A.D. — Equestrian figure, about 1450
Djenne

G250

tusk, ivory, Benin Culture, Nigeria, Africa, XVIII c.; a rare ivory tusk from the Kingdom of Benin, finely carved with the figures of warriors, serpents, etc.; the inclusion of the carved figure of the Oba or King, represented with its traditional mudfish, instead of legs, denotes that this was one of the Royal tusks which stood in the great bronze heads on the altar of the Oba's ancestors — Tusk, 1775-1777
Edo

G250

ear studs, pair, of hammered and engraved gold; the concave disks with beaded edges are decorated with an applied motif bearing four figures; above, a demi-god with elaborate aureloe headdress riding on a bar borne by three other figures; in one hand he holds a beaker-cup; in the other a bag adorned with loose bangles; two of the lower figures wear modified aureole headdresses and carry beakers; all are half-human, half-beast; the bar on which the demi-god rides is finished at the ends with demon heads; loose bangles are variously applied in the design; the tubes of the ear studs are decorated with engraved bands of cats and birds, and soldered to the backs of discs — Ear Spool, c. 1150-1450
Chimu

G260

Leopard Aquamanile, Bronze, Benin Culture, Africa, XVIIc; covered with incised spots and smnall punch marks. Rare example. — Water pitcher, 18th century
Edo

G250

bis pole, mangrove wood, New Guinea, Asmat — Bis Pole, 20th century
Asmat (Bismam group)

G256

Nkisi Nkonde (nail fetish); a fetish figure in wood; the surface is covered with a variety of accoutrements: nails, reed, shells, bone, wood, string and clay; the 'magic' receptacle in the abdominal area bears a mirror — Power figure, early 20th century
Kongo

G250

Morrison,'Collage IX Landscape',wood,U.S.XXc — Collage IX: Landscape, 1974
George Morrison

G259

beaded panel with geometric design at bottom of bag; fringe with strung beads and red tassels; simple quillwork design of flowers on body of bag — Man's Pouch, c. 1800
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Dakhóta

G259

carved wood, standing male figure; hair bound in a topknot; inlaid paua shell eyes; larger scale head, face adorned with tattooing; arms akimbo and large hands spread over abdomen; raised disc belly button; erect penis; raffia loin cloth in separate vitrine — Post Figure (poutokomanawa), c. 1840
Ngāti Kahungunu Māori

G256

Dance Mask; Carved in the round from a single piece of lightweight wood. Interior hollow. Features remarkable in that they resemble Greek and Sicilian works of the 6th Century B.C. The back of the mask, carved in terrace and striated patterns, contrasts with the smooth lateral contours of the face. — Helmet mask, 19th century
Luba

G250

wood frieze carved with birds whose eyes are made of green turbo shell opercula; painted serpents wind their way across the relief; covered with lime and painted in red, black, and white pigments; carved for use in the Malanggan rites when it would be placed in a special hut with other sculptures — Malagan Frieze, 19th century
Unknown

G256

standing figure with panpipes encircled by serpents and birds; wood with opercula inserts and pigments; carved for Malanggan rites — Malagan Figure, c. 1890
Unknown

G256

Large pot with flaring midsection and tapering shoulder; decorated with incised textured half-circles below mouth and band of leaf-like shapes alternating with 4 triangles between 3 textured bands — Beer pot, mid 20th century
Zulu

G236

Coffin of Lady Tashat, Ancient Egyptian — Coffin of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

ritual beadwork with face and sixteen birds mounted on the crown; long fringe hangs from crown — Crown, about 1920
Yoruba

G236

Western style coat with outward flaring skirt at bottom; small rectangular flap at back of neck; black, red, tan and light grey geometric painted symmetrical designs; cuffs on sleeves; light-colored hide; no closures — Hunting Coat, c. 1750
Innu (Naskapi)

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red background with large tan and navy diamond pattern across C (over shoulder area); stepped pyramid pattern in tan and navy along lower edges; navy and lime colored stripes along borders — Poncho serape, c. 1860
Navajo

G259

human face with long ears; open mouth with teeth; red linear designs — Mask, c. 900-300 BCE
Olmec

G260

head (male) wearing thick collar up to lower lip; openwork caplike headdress with hanging braids and beaded cords around ears; two "beads" on forehead; flower-like beaded elements at temples--one at PR ear, two at PL ear; open circle at top of head — Memorial head, 1550-1650
Edo

G250

mask with seven radiating triangular pieces of metal; large eyes, rimmed in green; flat bridge of nose extends downward into mouth; orange, black and white marks on face — Sun Mask, c. 1860
Kwakwaka'wakw

G261

kneeling or crouching figure with arms at sides; face jutting forward; frowning expression; knot on top of head, PR side — Pipe, c. 1200
Mississippian

G260

four horizontal panels with multiple figures in various poses: standing, riding bicycles, riding animals, seated; incised horizontal bars divide panels — Palace door, early 20th century
Areogun of Osi

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Gope board, Unknown — Gope board, 18th century
Unknown

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Mallangan, wood and pigments — Malagan Pole, c. 1910
Unknown

G256

X-ray of Lady Tashat is at column in Paintings racks in MS — Cartonnage of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

Mende Society Mask, wood and raffia, Mende Tribe, Sierra Leone, Africa, XIX c. Msmt.s of helmet only. *Med.Raffia ?- Poss. Human Hair! — Sande mask, second quarter of 20th century
Mende

G254

reddish ceramic jar with incised decoration on four sides; groove design feature, around lip indicates the jar has a screw on cover — Chocolate Pot, c. 750
Maya

G260

Carved stone yoke with design of a crouching man, his head in the jaws of a monster, gripping a snake. The corners are finished with men's heads in monster's jaws. Serpentine. — Yoke, c. 600-900
Nopiloa (Veracruz)

G260

Tripod effigy vessel, large, with the head of a jaguar in high relief. Two legs, finished at the base of the neck with rigid ring handles formed of the jaguar's front legs, represent the hind legs and are pierced and contain pellets. The third support, in the form of a flattened tail, emerges from the back of the vessel. The jaguar head, an oblong, bib-like area below, the legs, and a wide band at the throat, are painted in polychrome with geometric designs on an orange ground. High polish. — Vessel, c. 1100 - 1200 CE
Guanacaste

G260

figure wears a replica of a heavy stone yoke at waist over skirt with fret motif; necklace; bands of bracelets on left arm; headdress broken at right. On the left knee a nead with round headdress in relief. Hole in right shoulder forms hook from which rattle could be suspended. The mould for front of body is well designed but assembled crudely with the mould for back.; Pinkish white pottery — Figure, c. 600-750 CE
Nopiloa (Veracruz)

G260

Citwamo Ca Mangu (Throne), Moxico School — Citwamo Ca Mangu (Throne), 20th century
Moxico School

G250

vessel with handle, surmounted by female head; opening of vessel is through top of figure's headdress; surface has glossy appearance; dark clay body — Vessel, 20th century
Mangbetu

G236

animal's head with squared-off snout; four tusks and six horns; diamond-shaped ears; encrusted patina-only small fragments of pigment remain — Mask, first half of 20th century
Senufo

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Latin Cross placed in front of wreath. Secondary design of alternating rosettes and leaf forms along vertical edges. Woven in Egypt about 5-6th century for church use, possibly as a sanctuary curtain. Plain weave with tapestry patterning. Pall with a Latin Cross. Woven fabric — Curtain, 5th-6th century
Coptic

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Woven fabric — Belt, 19th-20th century
Morocco

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broad collar of blue faience beads, an extraordinarily large example of funerary jewelry typical of the middle kingdom; blue glazed faience. Both heads generally cracked and chipped at beak. — Broad collar, 2040-1783 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G254

Chilkat blankets are woven by the women of the Chilkat branch of the Tlingit tribe, using patterns devised by Chilkat men. Warp is goat hair and yellow cedar bark twine. Dyes are dervived from hemlock bark, lichen and copper. Style and technique may be traced to the Tsimshian tribe. Fringe 20 inches on bottom, 8 inches on side. Catalog card: Gift of Mrs. Folwell W. Coan from the estate of Mrs. Eugene Carpenter. Mended 1974. — Chilkat dancing blanket (Naaxin), c. 1840-1890
Tlingit or Haida

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Vessel with figure band painted around the outside and interior is painted as well. Red, brown and orange throughout. — Vase, c. 800 - 900 CE
Maya

G260

Helmet Mask, wood and hair, full head tilted slightly upwards, fully scarified face and geometrically shaven head. — Mask, 1950s
Makonde

G254

ledger book of 16 drawings of various scenes — Book of Drawings, c. 1876
Bear's Heart

G261

Stirrup-handle jar in the form of an owl with a fat body. The face, plastically rendered, is painted buff color; the rest of the body is red and burnished. — Vessel, c. 200 BCE - 600 CE
Moche

G260

Pot in form of Fish with a double spout handle rising from the back. Slight modelling on head, tail, and fin area. Other features painted in grey, black, yellow, red and white. Broken at tail; cracked around head. — Vessel in the Form of a Fish, c. 100 BCE - 600 CE
Nasca

G260

Bird Head, carved basalt relief (called Hacha), El Tajin style — Hacha, c. 600-900 CE
Veracruz

G260

Coffin representing a rock lobster with five pairs of jointed limbs, two long antennae, which are hinged, and two paired feelers on top. It is painted a green color with six white and black stripes around the body, orange and white paint at sides, and light-purple painted anntenae. The upper body is covered in spines and has a rough texture. — Fantasy coffin, 1993
Sowah Kwei

G250

curved; each clapper in the shape of a thin human arm and hand with long, thin fingers; incised bracelets at each wrist with linear patterns; ivory colored with some tan spotting — Pair of clappers, about 1550-1292 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G254

quadruped animal form with four short, stubby legs; rounded body with sloping back; small, stubby tail; rounded head with opening roughly at mouth area; extremely heavy encrustations overall, with deep and heavy crackle throughout; brown, earth-colored, with a darker brown round area on PR side of head and in several areas on front legs and feet — Kono altar, second quarter of 20th century
Bamana

G250

paddle-shaped with small hole in one end; back side smooth and curved; front side flat and carved with incised decoration of hatched lines forming irregular rows of diamonds; reddish brown — Ceremonial Bull Roarer, c. 1900
Aborigine

G256

False door in the name of Iry-en-Akhet whose "beautiful name" is Iry. — False door, about 2400 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

Ptolomaic Period. Torso, inscribed later with the titles of Roman Emperor Commodus (reigned: 180-192 A.D.) inscription of left side. — Striding figure, 300-30 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

Ptolemaic Ruler in the Guise of Hercules, Graeco-Egyptian — Ptolemaic Ruler in the Guise of Hercules, 2nd century BCE
Graeco-Egyptian

G242

triangular fragment decorated with rust-red and dark brown geometric stamps in 4 repeated rows on 2 sides; beige ground — Tapa Cloth, 1800-1825
United States

G256

figure, called Moai-Kava-Kava; toromiro wood — Moai Kavakava, 18th century
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

G256

long cylinder, ends conical shaped; alligator stands along top facing drum surface; sets of triangular shapes adorn sides and bottom, used to support drum when rope is strung through; low relief carving over body and alligator painted with black field and white recesses — Hand drum (kundu), 20th century
Iatmul

G256

large door; carved jambs, lintel and central post on door; two complete rows remaining of large iron fasteners on door surface; only two remain in lower row; iron chain, plate and securing pin at top right center of door; four pins along center post on door — Door, mid 19th century
Swahili

G254

carved wood cup with straight handle; rounded cup has beaver and canoe carved on bottom; tapering two-part handle carved with scroll at end and rows of triangles — Belt Cup, c. 1830
Wendat (Huron)

G260

Round, smooth white shell with openwork tortoise shell attached to center of shell with a beaded cord (2 beads on front with string of beads on back) — Kapkap, 19th century
Solomon Islands

G256

Small seated dog with short pointed ears and a short tail, curling over on top; uneven incised eyes — Dog, c.100-300 CE
Colima

G260

round bodied vessel with rounded bottom; handle with spout; decorated with incised stylized face made of geometric shapes, in black, yellow, red and white — Double spout Vessel, c. 900-200 BCE
Paracas

G260

House Group, the evening meal; polychrome; terra cotta group representing a two-story house with canopy roof on piles and 11 figures occupied with various household tasks on two levels an upper terace and a lower, enclosed room with a wide doorway; on each of two sides a stairway of five steps leads from the base to the upper level; the surface is decorated in polychrome (red, yellow, black) with geometric designs lozenges interlocked and wavy stripes; the piece is much weathered and has been extensively restored — House Group, c. 100-400
Nayarit

G260

1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s — Gorget, c. 1200-1350
Spiro Mississippian

G260

Chief's rattle; depicts the raven lengend a raven is shown with a human figure reclining on his back; the man holds a frog's tongue in his mouth in the act of sucking out a person which was believed to be helpful to shamans in their mystical rituals; the frog's body emerges from a hawk; the rounded underside of the raven's body is carved to represent a sparrow hawk; polychromed cedarwood sewn together with leather, inlaid abalone eyes in the raven — Rattle, c. 1850-1910
probably Haida

G261

Mask, wood, painted, and feathers inserted in the outer edges; Inuit (Eskimo), Anvik From the Anvik area along the Yukon River. — Mask, 19th-20th century
Yup'ik

G260

Ear Spool, Spiro Mississippian — Ear Spool, c. 1200-1350
Spiro Mississippian

G260

Ear Spool, Spiro Mississippian — Ear Spool, c. 1100-1400
Spiro Mississippian

G260

Yet Belt, leather, shells, beads, twine, Zaire, Kuba Tribe — Royal belt, mid 20th century
Kuba

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Chief's chair, Asante — Chief's chair, 19th century
Asante

G250

Tan vessel with a geometric design painted on with black pigment. — Pot (Olla), c. 1000-1300
Ancestral Pueblo

G259

Feather Currency (tevau), Solomon Islands — Feather Currency (tevau), 19th century
Solomon Islands

G256

Awatovi Birds, Dextra Quotskuyva — Awatovi Birds, 1990
Dextra Quotskuyva

G259

1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s — Gorget, c. 1200-1350
Spiro Mississippian

G260

Three figures as a support for a round top. PL figure is holding drum, center figure is on a horse and PR is female with a child on her back. Figures on irregularly shaped base. — Divination tray, mid 20th century
Yoruba

G254

Kapkap tortoise shell, giant clam — Kapkap, 19th century
Solomon Islands

G256

Transformation Mask, Richard Hunt — Transformation Mask, 1993
Richard Hunt

G261

simple, abstracted seated bird shape with large head; greenish-grey banded stone; holes on bottom — Bird stone, c. 1500-500 BCE
Archaic Woodlands

G260

Elephant Mask, Bamileke — Elephant Mask, c. 1900
Bamileke

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triptych; three panels of computer printout paper with side roller track intact; running horse with Native American rider, a running Euro-American is in front of horse, carrying a piece of paper with writing and saying the name of a Native American tribe; movement to the left — Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore, 1995
Wanbli Koyake

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large bowl with 2 scrolling handles with openwork triangles; 4 circular feet; geometric band carved at lip — Prestige Bowl (purukei), c. 1900
Admiralty Islands

G256

thin-walled large bowl; interior painted with spirals and other geometric designs in red — Bowl, c. 900-1200
Hohokam

G259

reclining male and female figures engaged in sexual intercourse; man wears headdress with two birds; body and face markings in white, brown, orange and yellow — Plaque, mid 20th century
Abelam

G256

Pendant, Veraguas — Pendant, c. 800 - 1100
Veraguas

G260

male figure; wood, horn, brass tacks, metalwork, glass, beads, fiber and leather — Power figure, c. 1900
Songye

G250

standing female figure wearing short pleated yellow skirt, belt with tan disks, silver blouse, red and black bolero jacket, silver shoes, and silver necklace with flower or star pendant; woman has long black hair and wide eyes; body intertwined with one snake, another snake around woman's neck; attached black metal mount — Mami Wata figure, 1950s
Igbo

G250

Ear Hangers coins, amber, and shells, green and yellow enamel — Ear pendants (tiboukaria), 1880-1900
Unknown Amazigh (Berber) or Jewish

G254

Basket woven with plant fiber and heavily beaded with black, white, orange, blue and red beads. Flared stem base with cone-shaped lid. Two straps cross over the top and are secured at sides. — Basket, early 20th century
Unknown

G254

ocher, red, white and black pigment on eucalyptus bark panel (unmounted), panel divided into three areas by geometric motifs, each filled with similar compositions of suns, fish, plant and geometric motifs; the panel is somewhat rippled — Bark Painting with Suns, Fish and Plants, 20th century
Djunmal

G256

Sculpture determined to be a copy of a work from Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula. Reclining figure resting on elbows, head turned sharply to right, legs drawn up and feet resting flat. The hands are placed on the thighs. Flat, cap-like headdress with elaborate ear ornaments carved only in front. Large pectoral, wristlets resembling three rows of fringe, anklets, thonged sandels. Right knee cap restored, lower neck restored, left hand restored, right hand cracked. The base is chipped near the left foot, and a piece is missing at the left corner below figure's shoulder. Authenticity in doubt: 1975. — Chacmool, 20th century
Maya

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ceramic female figure — Standing female figure, c. 500
Ecuador

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polychromed ceramic — Plate, c. 550 - 950 CE
Maya

G260

salmon-colored terracotta; rounded bottom section with small flat foot; rather long, wide neck with asymmetrical forms with three points; tilted, diagonal wide rim — Vessel, 1985
Magdalene Odundo

G236

standing male figure with crested hat/headgear with flat brim; midriff covered with bulbous composite earth-based mass with ovoid cavity at front center; metal ring around neck; wedge-shaped beard; vertical scarifications on face; long, triangular-shaped nose; rectangular-shaped mouth; large stylized ears; hat and eyes decorated with brass tacks; attached to black base — Power figure, late 19th-early 20th century
Teke

G250

four sided pendant with curved sides; slightly domed; stepped; open tube at top for hanging cord; round elements on bottom points; some delicate engraved patterns of zigzags, wavy lines, triangles, football shapes; copper and brass elements; round finial at center; engraved inscription at top right of center — Amulet container, late 1800s
Tuareg

G254

standing male figure wearing hooked hat/headgear with flat brim; eyes are white buttons; deep rectangular cavity in abdomen; wide, flat nose; vertical scarifications on face; wide mouth with thin protruding lips; wedge-shaped beard (?); medium wood tone; attached to black base — Power figure, late 19th-early 20th century
Master of Mayama , or his workshop

G250

seal with straight body; round holes in mouth and back end--hollow; black coat with etched design, with rings around neck, lower body and each flipper — Needle case in the form of a seal, c. 1880-1910
Inuit or Yup'ik

G260

knife handle bent at midsection with indentation for thumb, with dog's head carved at end, with metal nailhead eyes; gold wire wrapped around portion of handle nearest blade; short blade; wooden sheath with leather belt loop; sheath carved from two pieces of wood joined together with gold wire; handle has slightly darker, richer patina than sheath--may be carved from two different types of wood — Crooked knife with sheath, c. 1820-1860
Woodlands

G260

rather flat, teardrop-shaped face; open, horizontal mouth; long, flat nose; round eyes; PL eye has round inlay (possibly shell or ivory); PR eye is missing inlay — Maskette, 500 BCE-500 CE
Inuit or Yup'ik

G260

crucified Jesus on cross with two praying figures seated on crossbar of cross, flanking him; another praying figure with undifferentiated legs at bottom of cross; Jesus has sunburst-like halo; square decorative element with five punched designs at top of cross — Crucifix, 16th-17th century
Kongo

G254

heavy face mask with six pairs of tusk-like elements extending across face; very wide nose; open cylindrical shaped element on each cheek; coffee bean shaped eyes; pair of protruding animal-like ears; mouth has a pair of lower protruding fangs with red pigment inside mouth; beard of hair and fur; three metal bells hang from chin; dark patina; studded overall with brass nailheads — Mask, 1940s
Wee

G250

abstract geometric openwork forms including rectangles and circles; vertical pin-like elements extending outward from base; copper and gold patinas on top, silver patina on back — Veil weight, mid 20th century
Tuareg

G254

basket with four vertical leather straps, leather base and leather thongs terminating in metal cones; basket has slightly concave bottom with outward-flaring sides and is decorated with dark brown, light brown and medium brown variegated and solid horizontal stripes; four vertical light grey leather straps extend from solid leather base up side of basket to rim; leather thongs with metal cones at rim, on vertical leather straps and forming a fringe around leather basket base cover — Basket with cone jingles, Date Unknown
United States

G259

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