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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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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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standing female figure with legs together and hands in front of body

Female Figure, 17th century

Seneca Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

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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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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

Humidor, c. 1915

Joseph Heinrichs; Maker: Marcus & Company

G379

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

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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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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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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dark steel with bone handles; red box with green paper lining

"Lilliput" cutlery set, c. 1866

Paine & Simmson

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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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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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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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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

Lilliput Knife and Fork Set, c. 1866

Paine & Simmson

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Tiger amulet, 13th-12th century BCE

China

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

China

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Finial, 13th-12th century BCE

China

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Tiger amulet, 13th-12th century BCE

China

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spoon with bone bowl; black handle carved to resemble bamboo; light-colored stand

%C2%A9 Mark Gardner

Spoon with stand, 2001

Mark Gardner

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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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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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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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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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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

Getsuhƍ

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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 LakÈŸĂłta

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talon; claw material over bone; dark brown

Talon, before 1500

Inuit

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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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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

DakhĂłta

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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

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Untitled, 20th century

Kiawak Ashoona

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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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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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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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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

%C2%A9 Denise Wallace

"Yup'ik Dancer V A" pendant and necklace, 2009

Denise Wallace

G260

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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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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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

%C2%A9 Michael D. Mode

Jehan's Gift, 1997

Michael D. Mode

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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 dƍchĆ«gi), 19th century

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

LakÈŸĂłta

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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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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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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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Sword, 18th-19th century

Kongo

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Untitled, Unknown

possibly Inupiaq

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Snuff bottle with yin-yang symbol and bird, Qing dynasty (1644-1912)

China

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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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