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Flat Carving of Back of Frog. The under side is flat and grooved as though the object was to be applied as an ornament. late 19th century. — Charm, late 19th century
Tlingit

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Carved figure of wolf, identified by elevated nose, backward pointed ears, usually slanting but occasionally as here round eyes. Hind feet broken off. late 19th century. — Charm, late 19th century
Tlingit

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figure with tightly closed eyes and smiling face; head covered and body wrapped in a cloak; large vertical hole through center — Netsuke [Okame disguised as Daruma], 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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ivory shaft with steel hook used for 'tambour embroidery' a kind of embroidery made by stretching material on circular hoops and working ribbon or metal threads into it — Tambour hook, 19th century
England

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standing female figure with legs together and hands in front of body — Female Figure, 17th century
Seneca Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

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wood enriched by 'alla Certosina' marquetry and forty eight panels depicting the Jason Cycle; orginal bronze handle and ball feet; the lid decorated with a border of flying amorini against a background of leaves — Marriage casket, c. 1395-1406
Baldassare degli Embriachi

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Humidor, Joseph Heinrichs; Maker: Marcus & Company — Humidor, c. 1915
Joseph Heinrichs; Maker: Marcus & Company

G379

a dome of inlaid bone on wood with attached metal spout with retractable cover, a ring at each side to hang; dome decorated with birds and spiraling vines; flower at center of bottom. Arms and Armor-Accessory — Powder flask, c. 1585
Germany (Saxony)

G340

fringe at hem and sides with long fringe around arm openings; sleeveless; rectangular areas of geometric beading (mostly white) on shoulders with iridescent blue and matte beads around neck; 2 rows of bone fragments carved to resemble elk teeth on chest and upper back with one beaded rectangular stripe and another row of bone fragments below; hanging pairs of decorative laces throughout; beading at hem — Girl's Dress, c. 1860-1870
Tsistsistas (Cheyenne)

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mailbox shaped box with hinged lid; slots for 4 cartridges inside; carved and inlaid bone in wood spiraling decoration on both sides; release button for lid on front; ring for hanging on each side; wood rectangle surrounded by bone on back; steel lid and bottom. Arms and Armor-Accessory — Patron (cartridge box), c. 1585
Germany (Saxony)

G340

long, thin animal with long, thin, pointed tail; teeth bared; carved details overall; hip, shoulder and eye inset with bright and dark blue beads Former classification: Ivory — Shaman's Charm in the Form of a Sea Otter, 19th century
Haida

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owl-like rounded face, slightly flattened at bottom; pointed flattened nose; horizontal open raised slits for eyes; two arcs make up mouth; grey/tan bone with sponge-like holes — Mask, c. 1935
Inuit

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club with handle carved into a seated female figure with her elbows on her knees, resting her chin in her hands; eyes, ears and 2 lines on each cheek inlaid with bone — Pestle, 1800-1825
Solomon Islands

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necklace, made up of pendants of turquoise and bone; twenty tooth-shaped pendants inlaid with turquoise chips bordered by a black band; each pendant separated by four bone disc beads which make up ends of necklace — Necklace, 20th century
A'shiwi (Zuni)

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dark steel with bone handles; red box with green paper lining — Fork, from a Child's Lilliput Knife and Fork Set, c. 1866
Paine & Simmson

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dark steel with bone handles; red box with green paper lining — "Lilliput" cutlery set, c. 1866
Paine & Simmson

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narrow light brown bamboo brush with carved carp, waves, clouds and flower; ring and oblong bone bulb house dark brown hair bristles; handle tip is concave with a cord and loop attached inside the hollow tip — Calligraphy brush, late 19th century
China

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handle has three separate sections attached together; top section with crane in pine trees; middle section with building, lotus, bamboo, bat and fungi; bottom section with pair of magpies in a flowering tree; tip end of handle carved with character; grey-white hair tinted slightly pink from use — Calligraphy brush, late 19th century
China

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wood handle with bone at each end; black, rather stiff bristles; openwork carving on handle of five men in a grotto with two men on horseback on a path above them; tiger and dragon at top; large trees and bamboo grove; roughly conical bulb housing bristles — Calligraphy brush, late 19th century
China

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dark brown drum with pair of bone drumsticks; face wearing tall black and white hat on top; pair of bone brackets with rings at side; dark purple cord — Drum decorated with Sanbaso dancer face, 1850s
Getsuhō

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pipe made from a roughly conical-shaped bone; large end wrapped with hide (?) or other organic animal substance — Pipe, Date Unknown
possibly Lakȟóta

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green mottled stone with black cloudy elements and white veins; carved into the form of a man kneeling on his PL knee, with his PR arm held in a curved position away from the body, PR fingertips touching his PR knee; man holds an animal bone pipe in his PL hand; man wears a parka with the hood down, large mittens and a pack on his back; pipe removable — Untitled, 20th century
Kiawak Ashoona

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large water kettle with hinged cover; two bone or ivory rings on handle; shoulder decorated with scrolling flowers; raised stand with warming burner at bottom center — Water kettle and stand, from a six-piece tea and coffee service, c. 1950-1960
Mexico

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teapot on footed base; hinged cover; two bone or ivory rings on handle; shoulder decorated with scrolling flowers; ribs on body, foot and cover — Teapot, from a six-piece tea and coffee service, c. 1950-1960
Mexico

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coffee pot on footed base; hinged cover; two bone or ivory rings on handle; shoulder decorated with scrolling flowers; ribs on body, foot and cover — Coffee pot, from a six-piece tea and coffee service, c. 1950-1960
Mexico

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narwhal depicted resting on its tail, pointing upward at an angle; irregular ovoid base with curving lines forming small ripples/waves; tan body and base of sponge-like bone; white ivory twisted horn — Narwhal, 20th century
Inuit

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ovoid base; silver elements at top and bottom with incised stamped sunburst and circle designs; stamped medallion on bottom with arrows; top has stamped snowflake-like design; front and back panels are ivory or bone with inlays of silver and orange (amber?) and brown (tortoise shell?) elements; one side has six-pointed star and yin-yang symbol and other small stars; second side has bird with orange circles and sun designs; wood stopper with metal spoon attached to bottle with two chains — Snuff bottle with yin-yang symbol and bird, Qing dynasty (1644-1912)
China

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brown mask of smiling woman with round face — Netsuke of Okame mask, early 19th century
Shūmin

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necktie, blue and white beads with bone clasp; this type of necktie often seen around the shirt collars of B.I.A. officials bead necklace wrapped on fabric core — Necktie, 19th century
Dakhóta

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dark steel with bone handles; red box with green paper lining — Lilliput Knife and Fork Set, c. 1866
Paine & Simmson

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Hairpin in the form of a bird, China — Hairpin in the form of a bird, 13th-12th century BCE
China

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Tiger amulet, China — Tiger amulet, 13th-12th century BCE
China

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Finial, China — Finial, 13th-12th century BCE
China

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Tiger amulet, China — Tiger amulet, 13th-12th century BCE
China

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single strand turquoise and red trade beads; 6 bone pieces inlayed with green turquoise and jet (Santo Domingo). holes in some of bone pieces. J.#680, Cat #892 — Necklace, 20th century
United States

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talon; claw material over bone; dark brown — Talon, before 1500
Inuit

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spoon with bone bowl; black handle carved to resemble bamboo; light-colored stand — Spoon with stand, 2001
Mark Gardner

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octagonal rifle barrel with simple decoration at the breech; wheel pierced by four hearts; trigger guard forged with three loops at cusps of finger grooves; bone and mother-of-pearl inlay throughout, cheek inlaid with a standing south American Indian. Arms and Armor-Firearm — Wheel lock rifle, c. 1630
M.P.

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Lollipop-shaped stationary central element with round medallion with bone, metal and inlays; 2 outer panels hinged and decorated on both sides with bird and flower motifs; medallions at bottom of each side panel — Two-fold screen, c. 1898
Carlo Bugatti

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Fan, 19th century

France

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Fan, 19th century

Netherlands

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Chop Seal, 20th century

China

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Flowers, 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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Netsuke [Warrior], 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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Netsuke [Dutch Trader], 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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Netsuke [Hollow Flower], 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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small knife with gold vine motif on handle — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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small hacksaw with gold vine motif on handle — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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pendant: standing figure holding pompon-like elements; silver mask with wide smiling mouth with visible teeth lifts to reveal a fossilized ivory face with mouth in an O shape; PR arm is hinged; element in PL hand is movable; figure wears skirt with alternating brown and white veined and grey stones, bordered with ivory band with black vertical and horizontal lines and red dots; figure wears green, tan and brown mottled boots; pin on back; necklace: alternating oval elements--gold flatter mask-like element with incised designs alternate with raised inset ivory elements with black designs — "Yup'ik Dancer V A" pendant and necklace, 2009
Denise Wallace

G260

abstracted, surreal design; two human figures and two human faces, one with very long extended tongue; bird-headed creature with humanoid body; another creature's head with inlaid eye holds human figure in its mouth — Charm, 19th century
Haida

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stakelike object with make head and torso; head with small inlaid eyes is completely removable; torso twined with fibers and animal hide — Fetish Container, c. 1920-1930
Pare

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wood tobacco box with carved design inlay in a lighter colored wood in front center; carved edges at top and bottom of box; blue cord with a blue bead attaches the box to a pipe holder, with scalloped edges and looped carved designs at top — Tobacco box and pipe holder (tanpakuop), late 19th century
Unknown Ainu

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khaki colored coat with black collar; round fasteners with blue decorative thread tied in bows at top collar and at center opening; vertical band of cloth at PL breast — Traveling coat of kudzu fiber (kuzufu dōchūgi), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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beaded collar with blue and black beads; central cloth covered vertical element, stiffened with metal; leather ties at front; back curved metal element, covered with thread, with white and yellow bead strands between metal pieces; crescent-shaped bone pendant at back bottom, embellished with circular carved designs and aluminum and copper metal rings — Woman's neckpiece, c. 1950
Dinka

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brown pipe case with long cherry branch with inlaid flowers and blossoms; grey, brown, and gold striped tobacco pouch with gold clasp with blossoming trees; plate on inside of flap has incised building and garden; red coral round ojime — Pipe case with cherry branch, striped tobacco pouch, and red coral ojime, 1850s-1890s
Unknown Japanese

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hair in two braids tied with ribbons, hide cords and metal disks; wearing hide dress with fringe and beads, beaded leggings and beaded moccasins; metal bracelet on each wrist, metal hoop earrings with green beads, beaded choker necklace and longer beaded necklace hanging below waist; stiff leather belt with knife sheath (and removable knife) and fringed pouch; bone tool with beaded cover pinned to proper right hand; beaded facial features — Female Doll, 20th century
Lakȟóta

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urn with lid; brown, black, and white; urn has four pairs of vertical white stripes curved together at top and bottom; lid has eight black and white stripes, a thin pointed white finial, and a wide white band at the bottom — Jehan's Gift, 1997
Michael D. Mode

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Box, 19th century

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Box, 19th century

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Netsuke [Small Shells on Conch Shell], 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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rectangular panel on woven base; small drum at center surrounded by vertically-placed small animal skulls; four small possibly primate skulls around top edge of drum; large long-handled spoon below drum; plant fibers bundled into a whisk at top; two largest skulls from animals with long snouts at top corners; 28 skulls of various types and sizes around edge of panel, all facing inward; two jawbones at left center, one jawbone at right center; covered overall with burnt black patina; NOTE: proper configuration of piece is horizontally with the spoon at the top and the whisk at the bottom--description and condition report written with the piece upside down, with the spoon at the bottom — Emblem panel, mid 20th century
Ejagham

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imitation bamboo--tan with brown spots; gold gourds, vines, leaves, and blossoms; hexagonal wood ojime with spotted bamboo veneer; light blue silk cord — Two-case inro imitating bamboo with decoration of hechima gords; hexagonal veneered ojime, 1870s
Koma Kansai III

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Netsuke [Group of Cockles], 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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Standing figure, 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE

Cambodia or Thailand

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Untitled, Unknown

possibly Inupiaq

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Sword, 18th-19th century

Kongo

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**Group of 17 Tibetan bone apron ornaments**, 16th-19th century

Tibet or Nepal

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golden brown pipe case decorated with closely-spaced black chrysanthemum flowers; rectangular bone ojime with incised portrait of a man with an elongated head on one side and text on opposite side; figure carrying a branch with a scroll at front of clasp on tobacco pouch; brown leather pouch with organic patterns in copper and silver; inside of clasp has an image of a stag with a copper-inlaid tree; brown silk cord — Bamboo pipe case, leather tobacco pouch, and ojime incised with Fukurokuji, 1820s-1850s
Unknown Japanese

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Wheel lock puffer, 1581

Anton Dressler; Maker: Abraham Dressler

G340

Future Species, c. 1993

Michael Hosaluk

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Future Species, c. 1993

Michael Hosaluk

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Mat with Needle, Date Unknown

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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