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Ivory cup, probably a salt cellar, from Sierra Leone. Detail: On the lid, crocodiles eat the genitals of male figures. See 30-04-01/18 H: 23 cm Inv. 67-3-25-1
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Ivory cup, probably a salt cellar, from Sierra Leone. Detail: On the lid, croc...

Gamelan orchestra. "Demong" in form of a monstrous quadruped with twelve metal bars resting on pegs which pass through them. From Java, Indonesia. 11 x 47 cm Inv. 59-12-28-200
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Gamelan orchestra. "Demong" in form of a monstrous quadruped with twelve me...

Gamelan orchestra. "Demong" in form of a fish with monster's head. Seven metal bars. From Java. H: 8 cm Inv. 59-12-28-203
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Gamelan orchestra. "Demong" in form of a fish with monster's head. Seven me...

Gamelan orchestra. "Gendor", composed of eleven metal plates suspended over pipes or tubes, in front a large bird with extended wings and dragons on either side. From Java. Inv. 59-12-28-207
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Gamelan orchestra. "Gendor", composed of eleven metal plates suspended o...

Wooden figure of a hornbill, carved and painted in red, yellow and blue. The bird was fixed to a pole. From the Iban Dyaks, Sariba, Borneo. Inv. 94-4-14-1
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Wooden figure of a hornbill, carved and painted in red, yellow and blue....

Lunch box of a Mohawk steel worker from Caughawaga, Canada. Mohawk Indians, the artist says, work in New York, drink beer and, when drunk, see pink buffaloes instead of pink elephants. Inv. AM 1983-N37/1
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Lunch box of a Mohawk steel worker from Caughawaga, Canada. Mohawk Indians,...

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...

Malanggan effigy from New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago) used for funeral ceremonies and other important events.From the Andre Breton collection. Wood,red ochre,charcoal,cocnut fibre,resin,H:122 cm Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1999.6.1
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Malanggan effigy from New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago) used for fu...

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