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Gela or glaè (mask), Wè artist, Wood, animal and human hair, leather, feathers, animal teeth, horn, cotton, paint, iron, fur, plant fibers, applied organic materials, Wè peoples — Gela or glaè (mask)
Wè artist
19th–mid-20th century

Flute Stopper, Wood, paint, human hair, fiber, Biwat people — Flute Stopper
Biwat people
late 19th–early 20th century

Klebit bok (shield), Kenyah or Kayan artist, Wood, paint, human hair, fiber, Kenyah or Kayan — Klebit bok (shield)
Kenyah or Kayan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Flywhisk (tahiri ra’a), Wood, coconut fiber, human hair, Rurutu or Tupua'I Island — Flywhisk (tahiri ra’a)
Rurutu or Tupua'I Island
Early–mid-19th century

Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell) with belt, Aboriginal artist, Pearl shell, human hair, ocher, Western Kimberley — Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell) with belt
Aboriginal artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Gunyege face mask, Dan artist, Wood, felt, human hair, cord, iron, clay, pigment(?), tukula(?), Dan peoples — Gunyege face mask
Dan artist
19th–mid-20th century

Short Haired Cheese, Robert Gober American, Beeswax, human hair — Short Haired Cheese
Robert Gober
1992–93

Cap Woven with Human Hair, Camelid hair, human hair, Inca — Cap Woven with Human Hair
Inca
14th–16th century

Head Ornament, Turtle shell, feathers, human hair, fiber, coral beads, Nauru — Head Ornament
Nauru
late 19th–early 20th century

Neck Emblem or Sash, Camelid and human hair, Pukara — Neck Emblem or Sash
Pukara
2nd century BCE–2nd century CE

Ornament, Human hair, fiber, seeds, Asmat people — Ornament
Asmat people
mid-20th century

Man's Ceremonial Garment, Sisal, human hair, Bamileke peoples — Man's Ceremonial Garment
Bamileke peoples
19th century

Welcoming Descent of Amida, the Buddha of Limitless Light, with Bodhisattvas Kannon and Seishi, Framed panel; embroidered silk and possibly human hair, Japan — Welcoming Descent of Amida, the Buddha of Limitless Light, with Bodhisattvas Kannon and Seishi
Japan
13th century

Textile Fragments and braid, Cotton (?) and human hair, Coptic — Textile Fragments and braid
Coptic
4th–7th century

Viscount Admiral Lord Nelson, Bust: gold wire, glass paste; anchor and border: glass, half-pearls, human hair; frame: gold wire, silk, copper-gilt, British — Viscount Admiral Lord Nelson
British
ca. 1805

Locket containing lock of Prince Charles Edward's hair, Silver gilt, human hair, British — Locket containing lock of Prince Charles Edward's hair
British
ca. 1746

Hat, Gaultier Paris French, human hair, silk, cotton, metal, French — Hat
Multiple artists/makers
fall/winter 2006–7

Skull Mask, Human skull, parinarium nut paste, human hair, paint, Tolai people — Skull Mask
Tolai people
late 19th–early 20th century

Head Ornament, Bamboo, feathers, fiber, Asmat people — Head Ornament
Asmat people
mid-20th century

Lei niho palaoa (Chiefly Necklace), Walrus ivory, human hair, fiber (’olonā), Hawai'i — Lei niho palaoa (Chiefly Necklace)
Hawai'i
Early 19th century

Mask, Wood, tin, cord, cloth, fiber, nails, cartridges, human hair, Guere peoples — Mask
Guere peoples
19th–mid-20th century

War shirt, Tanned leather, glass beads, pigment, wool cloth, ermine, human hair, and feathers, Crow, Native American — War shirt
Crow, Native American
ca. 1880

Engraved pearl shell with human hair string, Carved Australian Gold-Lipped Pearl Shell, Pinctada Maxima [not endangered], natural earth pigments, human hair, Western Australia — Engraved pearl shell with human hair string
Western Australia
ca. 1920–1960

Amida Triad in the Form of Sacred Sanskrit Syllables, Hanging scroll; silk embroidery, gold-wrapped thread, and human hair, Japan — Amida Triad in the Form of Sacred Sanskrit Syllables
Japan
13th century

Overmodeled Skull

Iatmul people

late 19th–early 20th century

Hat with Feathers and Human Hair

Peru; south coast (?)

10th–14th century

Dagger, Saayina aat Tlingit, Iron, tanned leather, wool cloth, vegetal fiber, and human hair, Tlingit, Native American — Dagger
Saayina aat
ca. 1780