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Clothing and Textiles



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Winter and Autumn, two figures from Wallendorf Manufacture. 1770
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Winter and Autumn, two figures from Wallendorf Manufact...

Huntress and skier. Around 1930 Wiener Werkstaette
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Huntress and skier. Around 1930...

Bowl in Kakiemon-style, Japan,around 1700. Because of political unrest in China, almost all porcelain which reached Europe between 1650 and 1680 came from Japan. From the collection of Schloss Favorite,Karlsruhe.
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Bowl in Kakiemon-style, Japan,around 1700. Because of political unr...

Plate with garden-fence pattern and jumping lion, Japan, around 1690. Because of political unrest in China, most porcelain which reached Europe between 1650 and 1680 came from Japan. From the collection of Schloss Favorite,Karlsruhe.
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Plate with garden-fence pattern and jumping lion, Japan, around 1690. Beca...

Fly-wheel of a distaff, wood. From Congo H: 18 cm
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Fly-wheel of a distaff, wood. From Congo...

Head of a Queen mother. It is said that Oba (king) Esigie (ruled up to 1550) was the first to bestow the title of Queen mother on his mother, Idia. From Benin H:45 cm
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Head of a Queen mother. It is said that Oba (king) Esigie (ruled up to 1550...

Ivory cup,probably a salt cellar, from Sierra Leone. Detail: female and male figures sitting on the base of the cup. The males are Portuguese, recognizeable by their European hats. See 30-04-01/18 Total H: 23 cm Inv. 67-3-25-1
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Ivory cup,probably a salt cellar, from Sierra Leone. Detail: female and male fig...

Wicker hat of the Nootka Indians, North America. Collected by the Lewis and Clarke expedition to the Columbia river on the North-west coast (USA-Canada)
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Wicker hat of the Nootka Indians, North America. Collected by the Lewis a...

A ballgames player. Kneeling on one leg, he throws the rubber ball with his right arm, his rump protected by a wide girdle. The ballgame symbolized the war of the Heavenly Twins against the rulers of the Underworld. Limestone (600-900 CE), 27.6 x 18.1 cm. Inv.24/457
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A ballgames player. Kneeling on one leg, he throws the rubber ball with his rig...

The Mexican Alaida,sister of Zingari,Aztec chief, with Cortes in his tent.
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The Mexican Alaida,sister of Zingari,Aztec chief, with Cortes in his tent.

Jade plaque of a Maya king, Teotihuacan, Mexico, Classic period, 600-900 CE. The scene on this plaque, carved in the "Nebaj style", shows a Maya lord seated on a throne with a smaller figure at his feet. The lord wears earplugs, a large pectoral, armlets and wristlets, a belt with a mounted head and a zoomorphic headdress with long feathers. On his left arm he carries a shield with a representation of the Jaguar God of the Underworld. Ethno, 1938.10-21.25
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Jade plaque of a Maya king, Teotihuacan, Mexico, Classic period, 600-900 CE. The...

African sculptures showing persons in European clothing, with topees,ties,cameras. From West-Africa.
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African sculptures showing persons in European clothing, with topees,ti...