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Nok sculpture from Nigeria,probably a terracotta base for a large statue.Scenes of daily life,harvest,mothers with children.The larger figures carry a serpent on their raised arms.Terracotta,H:50 cm. Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.11.2
#30040147

Nok sculpture from Nigeria,probably a terracotta base for a large statue.Scene...

Nok sculpture from Nigeria,probably a terracotta base for a large statue.Scenes of daily life,harvest,mothers with children.The larger figures carry a serpent on their raised arms.Terracotta,H:50 cm. Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.11.2
#30040148

Nok sculpture from Nigeria,probably a terracotta base for a large statue.Scene...

Coiled serpent,Aztec sculpture.Feathered serpents are typical of Aztec cult and art. Stone, H:29,2 L:54 cm Depot du Musee de l'Homme Inv. M.H. 87.155.1
#30040212

Coiled serpent,Aztec sculpture.Feathered serpents are typical of Aztec cul...

Statue of the God Quetzalcoatl.His name signifies the "feathered serpent". The god's head emerges from the mouth of the serpent;his earrings with a hook show that he is the god of the winds.Stone,H: 44 cm Depot du Musee de l'Homme Inv.M.H. 78.1.59
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Statue of the God Quetzalcoatl.His name signifies the "feathered serpent"....

Fish-mask of the yup'ik (inuit) tribe. Such masks were worn during festivities in the large communal houses built for meetings. The dancers represented events from inuit mythology.The soul of the fish is represented by the human face. Wood,H:48 cm Inv.70.1999.1.2.
#30040215

Fish-mask of the yup'ik (inuit) tribe. Such masks were worn during festivities...

Mask of the swan and the white whale."In winter the swan leads the white whale towards the hunter" - the mask is obviously worn for hunting-magic;whales were the usual food for inuit villages.Wood,H:49 cm. Depot du Chateau-musee Boulogne-sur-mer,Inv.988.2.150
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Mask of the swan and the white whale."In winter the swan leads the white wha...

Feathered Serpent,stone.Postclassical.
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Feathered Serpent,stone.Postclassical.

Shepherd carrying a sheep. Black terracotta.
#30040246

Shepherd carrying a sheep. Black terracotta.

Globular vase with bird. Temprana period, 200 CE.
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Globular vase with bird. Temprana period, 200 CE.

Devil and dog, terracotta, folk art, figurines from the Balearic Islands; used as whistles for local celebrations.
#30040268

Devil and dog, terracotta, folk art, figurines from the Balearic Islands; used...

Torah crown (c 1780) - silver Two rampant lions holding Tablets of the Law H: 13 cm Inv. 148
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Torah crown (c 1780) - silver Two rampant lions holdin...

Torah shield, 1806 - silver, partly gilded Tablets of the Law and two rampant lions holding crown H: 38 cm Inv. 113 (1806)
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Torah shield, 1806 - silver, partly gilded Tablets of the Law and t...