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AGRICULTURE

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CLOTHING AND TEXTILES

Furniture

FURNITURE

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ILLNESS AND DISEASES

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INDUSTRY

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LEISURE

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WORK

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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...

Cherub with bowl by Hertha Bucher, 1924; "Vanity" by Vally Wieselthier, 1924
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Cherub with bowl by Hertha Bucher, 1924; "Vanity" by Vally Wiesel...

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...

Wooden storage box for ceremonial use, Indian totemic design, inlaid with teeth and shells. From the Haida tribe, Charlotte Islands, coast of British Columbia. Inv. 1920-10-14-1
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Wooden storage box for ceremonial use, Indian totemic design, inlaid with teet...

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...

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