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Kapkap tortoise shell, giant clam

Kapkap, 19th century

Solomon Islands

G256

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

geometric shape with 2 circular cutouts; clear amber color with brown spots

Nose Ornament, 18th-20th century

Solomon Islands

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spatula, tortoise shell, New Guinea (Trobriand Islands), cat. card dims L 8-3/4'; hollow work with birds

Spatula, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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geometric shape with 2 circular cutouts; clear amber color with brown spots

Nose Ornament, 18th-20th century

Solomon Islands

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a. clock; b. wood piece to cover clock bell; c. cupid which surmounts bell; d. wall bracket

Wall clock with bracket, c. 1725

attributed to Charles Cressent; Maker: Abraham Gudin; Maker: Jacques Gudin; Designer: André Charles Boulle

G314

spherical body; hinged lid with organic finial with three raised leaves; four scrolling feet; overall decorations (body, cover, handle and spout) of relief floral designs

Teapot, from a three-piece tea set, c. 1885

India

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yellowish tortoise shell hairpin with round floral motif near top

Tortoise shell hairpin, late 19th -early 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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metal hairpin with white medallion featuring crescent moon and cherry blossom motif in gold; moon is outlined on one side, and filled in on other; gold foil around top of prongs with floral motif

Tortoise shell hairpin, late 19th-early 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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silver comb with black teeth, delicate leafy vine with flower motif

Comb, late 19th-early 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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Body ornaments; clam shell, tortoise shell

Kapkap, 19th century

Unknown Solomon Islands

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Frame, Dutch XVII c., red tortoise shell and black ripple wood frame. Convex and concave bands of tortoise shell set between three strips of varying patterns. On 40.3, Paul Bril, 'Landscape with Men Playing Mail a la Chicane'.

Tortoise Shell Frame, 17th century

Netherlands

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gourd molded with rock formation, water lilies and dragon fly, with inscription at top edge; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with flowers, leaves and branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with 2 cranes perched on tree branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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6-sided undecorated gourd; flat cover with tortoise shell carved with moth and flowers with vines

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd with buildings in a rocky landscape; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with squirrels climbing on fruit tree branches with dense leaves

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd with faint 4-character inscription on bottom; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with birds amid flowers

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd with ivory ring around mouth; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with intertwined flowering branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd with heavy bottom and ivory ring around mouth; domed ivory cover carved with flowers and foliage

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with a central dragon surrounded by men, animals and animals with human arms and legs, brandishing weapons

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd with figures and foliage; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with 2 birds in a tree

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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Snuff bottle of tortoise shell with green jade top. Carved with bats.

Snuff Bottle, 17th-19th century

China

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undecorated gourd; high-domed cover with tortoise shell carved with bird flying in tree leaves and branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; flat-topped, slightly domed cover carved with flowers; tortoise shell ring around cover

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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heavy gourd with foliage around center; organic bands on top and bottom edges; ivory disk at bottom; cover with tortoise shell carved with foliage and flowers

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with vines, flowers and leaves

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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Snuff bottle of tortoise shell with a green jade top. Carved with landscape. Butterfly, bird on a branch.

Snuff Bottle, 17th-19th century

China

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gourd molded with a grasshopper on a leaf of a flowering plant, with inscription on opposite side; cover with tortoise shell carved with figures surrounding a central seated figure, playing the flute

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with central bird and dragon surrounded by marine animals

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with tree branches with long, narrow leaves and fruits

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd molded with a tree and inscription around top edge; flat-topped cover carved with flowering branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with vines, star-shaped leaves and fruits

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; slightly domed cover with tortoise shell carved with a man and a monkey in a landscape

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high-domed cover with tortoise shell carved with central dragon surrounded by insects, fish, a frog and other water creatures

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with 3 moths flying in flowers and leaves

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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red and white shell beads on necklace with tortoise shell accents; large crescent shell pendant with cutout tortoise shell bird

Necklace with Half-Moon Pendant, 20th century

Solomon Islands

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gourd decorated with houses and trees with figure in a rocky landscape; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with dragons amid swirling clouds

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd decorated with flowers and organic patterns; cover with tortoise shell carved with a figure at center, surrounded by a bat, a deer and a bird

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd decorated with painted design of dogs playing with a ball and a ribbon; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with cranes and insects amid long-stemmed flowers

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd with basketweave pattern; ivory ring at mouth; domed cover with ivory top, carved with 7 objects around edge and tinted green

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd decorated with 2 cartouches surrounding couples engaged in intercourse; attached ivory base; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with birds amid flowering tree

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with a crane, insects and flowers

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd decorated with figures riding on donkeys; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with small birds circling a larger bird amid clouds

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd with pointed bottom decorated with figures in a landscape with boats, a bridge and buildings; flat cover with 7 holes, rimmed in tortoise shell; coiled wire insert (not removed)

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd with flowers, foliage and insects, ivory ring at mouth; rounded cover with tortoise shell carved with flowering bush

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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on base, wood painted light green, embellished with rococo silver ornaments including silver handles, lined in crimson silk, containing mirror, strap, comb, 6 razors and strap

Barber's case, 18th century

Portugal

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comb with four flying cranes across top between stylized pine boughs that resemble fans, in mother of pearl

Comb with pines and cranes, late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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shelf stand with shelves of various dimensions (one at left is shaped like an open fan), doors set with tortoise shell and a revolving square cabinet with a variety of small doors; top decorated with gold roundels with flower and bird motifs; landscape scenes depict the 8 Views of Omi--landscapes with figures, boats, birds, insects, foliage

Shelf stand with motif of the Eight Views of Omi, 19th century

Minota Nagahisa

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hairpin with dark tortoise shell center, and lighter yellow on each side; crane on both sides with stylized pine boughs that resemble fans

Hairpin with pines and cranes, late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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group includes oblong casket in slightly bombé shape with shaped corners and a key; contains 8 glass bottles with gold lids; decoration on box shows scenes from legends of the miracles of St, Nicolas of Myra

Box for toilet articles, c. 1745

Italy

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burnt design on exterior

Cricket Container, late 17th century

China

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Fan, 19th century

China

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Box, Cover, 19th century

China

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Box, Cover, 19th century

China

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Winter Cricket Cage, 1820-1850

China

G217

Kapkap, 18th-20th century

Solomon Islands

G256

Puppet, 19th century

Indonesia

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Puppet, 19th century

Indonesia

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Puppet, 19th century

Indonesia

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Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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Winter Cricket Cage, 19th century

China

Not on View

Puppet, 19th century

Indonesia

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Puppet, 19th century

Indonesia

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Cricket container, Date Unknown

China

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Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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Puppet, 19th century

Indonesia

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Puppet, 19th century

Indonesia

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Container for Incense Tools, 19th century

China

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Writing Table, c. 1860

France (?)

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Kapkap, 20th century

Solomon Islands

G256

Kapkap, c. 1860

Papua New Guinea

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Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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Incense box decorated with stylized flowers, 16th century

Unknown Japanese

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Brisé fan, 19th century

France

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