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Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Ezra, Wood, tin — Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
Ezra
ca. 1500

Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink — Book of the Gospels
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century

Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure, Olowe of Ise Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, resin — Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure
Olowe of Ise
before 1938

Censer with seated king, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Maya — Censer with seated king
Maya artist(s)
300–400 CE

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava — Hazomanga finial
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century

Ana deo (ancestral couple), Nage artist, Wood, Nage — Ana deo (ancestral couple)
Nage artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure, Moche artist(s), Ceramic, Moche — Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure
Moche artist(s)
200 CE–500 CE

Handle for a Fly Whisk (Tahiri), Ivory, coconut husk fiber, Maohi (Tahitian) — Handle for a Fly Whisk (Tahiri)
Maohi (Tahitian)
18th century

Krar (mask), Mabuiag Island artist, Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander — Krar (mask)
Mabuiag Island artist
mid to late 19th century

Seated elder, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Ceramic, Tolita-Tumaco — Seated elder
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
200 BCE–300 CE

Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization — Seated figure
Middle Niger artist
13th century

Funerary Figure (Kulap), Chalk, paint, Southern New Ireland — Funerary Figure (Kulap)
Southern New Ireland
late 19th century

Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, Dogon peoples — Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures
Dogon blacksmith
16th–19th century

Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples — Gwantigi
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century

Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Fang-Betsi — Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head)
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century

Dance crest, Ejagham artist, Wood, animal hide, cane, iron, pigment, bone or ivory, Ejagham peoples — Dance crest
Ejagham artist
19th–mid-20th century

Xantil (deity censer), Eastern Nahua artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Eastern Nahua — Xantil (deity censer)
Eastern Nahua artist(s)
1200–1521 CE

Standing figure, Teotihuacan artist(s), Green schist, Teotihuacan — Standing figure
Teotihuacan artist(s)
350–600 CE

Grere'o (shield), Solomon Islander artist, Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands people — Grere'o (shield)
Solomon Islander artist
Early to mid-19th century

Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec — Face
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE

Seated couple, "Barnes Foundation Master", Wood, copper and iron alloy, applied organic materials, Dogon — Seated couple
"Barnes Foundation Master"
18th–early 19th century

Seated hollow figure with helmet, Las Bocas artist(s), Ceramic, cinnabar, red ochre, Olmec — Seated hollow figure with helmet
Las Bocas artist(s)
1200–800 BCE

Bird pendant, Central Region artist(s), Jadeite, Central Region — Bird pendant
Central Region artist(s)
300–700 CE

Smiling figure (Sonriente), South central Veracruz artist(s), Ceramic, slip, paint, Classic Veracruz — Smiling figure (Sonriente)
South central Veracruz artist(s)
600–1000 CE

Perminangken (container for magical substances), Toba Batak artist, Wood, ceramic, Toba Batak — Perminangken (container for magical substances)
Toba Batak artist
19th–early 20th century

Hampatong (figure), Ngadju or Ot Danum artist, Wood, pigment, Ngadju or Ot Danum — Hampatong (figure)
Ngadju or Ot Danum artist
19th–early 20th century

Whistling vessel, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, Maya — Whistling vessel
Maya artist(s)
400–500 CE

Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku — Incense burner with feline head
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE

Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, plastic/rubber(?), paint, Southwest Malakula — Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal)
Southwest Malakula
mid-20th century

Male figure (tiki) representing the deity Rongo, Wood, Mangarevan people — Male figure (tiki) representing the deity Rongo
Mangarevan people
Early 19th century

Female figure (’otua fefine), Whale ivory, Ha'apai Islands — Female figure (’otua fefine)
Ha'apai Islands
Early 19th century

House Post Figure (Amo), Wood, Maori people, Te Arawa — House Post Figure (Amo)
Maori people, Te Arawa
ca. 1800

Snuff tray, Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, fiber, copper alloy, Tiwanaku — Snuff tray
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE

Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo — Kpeliye’e headdress
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Female portrait lü me (figure in wood), Zlan of Belewale, Wood, fiber, pigment, cloth, metal — Female portrait lü me (figure in wood)
Zlan of Belewale
Sonzlanwon
First half 20th century

Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people — Mask (eharo)
Elema people
Early 20th century

Frog pendant, Chiriquí artist(s), Gold, Chiriquí — Frog pendant
Chiriquí artist(s)
700–1550 CE

Poporo (lime container) with female figures, Quimbaya artist(s), Gold, Quimbaya — Poporo (lime container) with female figures
Quimbaya artist(s)
1–600 CE