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Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Head of a Hippopotamus, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) with traces of gesso and red pigment
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, Copper alloy, glass inlays, North German
North German
12th century
To'o (ritual image), Mā'ohi artist, Wood, coconut fiber, feathers, Mā'ohi people
Mā'ohi artist
18th century
Terracotta vase in the shape of a boar, Terracotta, Greek, Boeotian
Greek, Boeotian
ca. 570–560 BCE
Vessel in the Shape of a Bear, Copper alloy, cast, Roman or Byzantine
Roman or Byzantine
3rd–4th century
Hilt of a Ritual Sword, Copper alloy, Tibetan
Tibetan
16th–17th century
Paccha (ritual vessel), Inca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Inca
Inca artist(s)
1400–1535 CE
Paccha (ritual vessel), Inca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Inca
Inca artist(s)
1400–1535 CE
Yuguito (ritual object), Olmec artist(s), Stone, Tlatilco
Olmec artist(s)
1300–400 BCE
Funeral Procession, Tomb of Pairy, Nina de Garis Davies, Tempera on paper
Nina de Garis Davies
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Vessel with ritual scene, Recuay artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Recuay
Recuay artist(s)
200–700 CE
Xantil (deity censer), Eastern Nahua artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Eastern Nahua
Eastern Nahua artist(s)
1200–1521 CE
Nkisi (power figure) with dog and rider, Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, resin, glass, pigment, Kongo peoples
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century
Seated hollow figure with helmet, Las Bocas artist(s), Ceramic, cinnabar, red ochre, Olmec
Las Bocas artist(s)
1200–800 BCE
Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking), Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Greek, South Italian, Apulian
ca. 350–300 BCE
Śankh, Shell (Turbinella pyrum), brass, wax, Indian
Indian
19th century
Mask, Olmec artist(s), Serpentinite, Olmec
Olmec artist(s)
1000–400 BCE
Boho na bwete (face of the ancestor), Mahongwe-Kota artist, Wood, copper alloy sheet, copper alloy sheet-wire filaments, copper-alloy wire, iron and copper-alloy nails, Kota peoples, Mahongwe group
Mahongwe-Kota artist
1879–early 20th century
Kneeling female figure, Mexica artist(s), Stone, pigment, Mexica
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE
Beaker with birds on the rim, Electrum, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE