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Africa

Antelope mask

Antelope or buffalo mask

Antelope mask made by the Duala people of Cameroon. More...

Helmet mask

Helmet mask Sowo-wui

A helmet mask made by a Mende woodcarver in Sierra Leone in around 1909. More...

Ngwomo post

Ngwomo post

An Ngwomo post created to stand in the centre of a shrine dedicated to a dead village elder. More...

Guardian figure

Reliquary guardian figure

A reliquary guardian figure made by the Koto people to guard against witchcraft. More...

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The Americas

Argillite compote

Argillite compote

A compote, representing several different animals, attributed to a Haida artist. More...

Barkcloth mask

Barkcloth mask Táwü

A barkcloth mask made by the Cubeo people of southeast Colombia. More...

Feather headdress

Feather headdress

A feather headdress thought to made by the Cofán people of northern Ecuador. More...

Whaler's hat

Whaler's hat

A whaler's hat woven from cedar bark. More...

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Asia

Dragon dish

Dish showing a dragon chasing the flaming pearl

An enamelled porcelain dish which shows a dragon chasing a flaming pearl. More...

Japanese Armour

Japanese armour

A set of Samurai armour made during the reign of the Tokugawa Shoguns. More...

Shrine

Portable shrine Tashigomba

A portable shrine from Bhutan, made in the 19th century from wood and clay. More...

Figure of Vishnu

Figure of Vishnu

A siltstone statue showing the Hindu God, Vishnu. More...

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Oceania

Door lintel

Door lintel pare

A carved wood pare which sits above the doorways of Maori meeting houses. More...

Flute mask

Flute mask

An oval flute mask made in Papua New Guinea in the 1960s. More...

Malagan frieze

Malagan frieze

This frieze is from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea and shows the battle between opposites. More...

Breast ornament

Breast ornament taumi

The taumi is an ornament tied around the neck worn by Tahitian warriors. More...

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