Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Subject Index: Animal, Tortoise and Turtle

Works of Art (9)

Censer Support, 8th–9th century, Mexico; Maya, Ceramic (1978.412.99)
Club (Porowa Ra Maru), 19th century, Kanak peoples, New Caledonia, Wood (2000.160.9)
Earth Monster Relief, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico; Aztec, Stone (00.5.36)
Kava Bowl in the Form of a Turtle (Darivonu), early 19th century, Fiji, Wood (1979.206.1579)
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), mid- to late 19th century, Torres Strait Islander people, Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait, Australia, Turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, shell (1978.412.1510)
Memory Board (Lukasa), 19th–20th century, Democratic Republic of Congo; Luba, Wood (1977.467.3)
Shield, early to mid-20th century, Wunambal people, western Kimberley Region, Western Australia, Wood, paint (1978.412.757)
Spirit Canoe (Wuramon), mid-20th century, Asmat people, Yamas village, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia, Wood, paint, fiber (1979.206.1558)
Woman's Valuable (Tolúk), late 19th–early 20th century, Belauan people, Belau (Palau), Caroline Islands, Turtle shell (1978.412.756)

Thematic Essays (2)