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Conserving a Yup'ik Mask

February 4, 2019

By Caitlin Mahony and Chuna McIntyre

Conservator Caitlin Mahony consults with Chuna McIntyre, a Yup'ik dancer, on her approach to conserving a Yup'ik mask.
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Crowns of the Vajra Masters: Cosmos, Power, and Ritual

March 6, 2018

By Aurora Graldi

Fellow Aurora Graldi shares insights into the exhibition Crowns of the Vajra Masters: Ritual Art of Nepal.
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Past Exhibition

Jegi: Korean Ritual Objects

August 6, 2022–October 11, 2023
Rituals and customs help celebrate life’s milestones, remember the past, and mark time. In addition to their significance as social conventions, rituals often reaffirm state, governmental, and religious principles. In Korea, performing ancestral ri…
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The Mask of Agamemnon: An Example of Electroformed Reproduction of Artworks Made by E. Gilliéron in the Early Twentieth Century

June 1, 2011

By Dorothy H. Abramitis

Conservator Dorothy H. Abramitis explains the process of electrotyping, which was developed in the nineteenth century to reproduce many different kinds of historic metalworks.
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Essay

The Temple of Dendur: Architecture and Ritual

November 2, 2018

By Dieter Arnold and Adela Oppenheim

Curator Adela Oppenheim focuses on the architecture of The Temple of Dendur as a setting for the cultic worship of Isis.
Press Release

Nepalese Ritual Crown Donated to The Met by
Barbara Levy Kipper

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Behind the Mask: The Archaeology of Golden Kingdoms

January 31, 2018

By Joanne Pillsbury

Curator Joanne Pillsbury previews the exhibition Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas, which will illuminate the role of luxury arts along the Golden Road of the ancient Americas.
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Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia Opening Ceremony—Welcome and Ritual Protocols

December 7, 2018
Formal opening ceremonies of the exhibition Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia.
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Gnostic Hymn Meets Modern Electronics: Jóhann Jóhannsson's Drone Mass

March 10, 2015

By Michael Cirigliano II

Ahead of its world premiere on March 17 in The Temple of Dendur, Website Editor Michael Cirigliano II discusses Drone Mass with the work's composer, Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Press Release

Magnificent Tibetan Rugs and Ritual Utensils Now on View at Metropolitan Museum

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Art

Mask

Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1978.7

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Art

Mask

Date: ca. 1860
Accession Number: L.2018.35.57

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Art

Mask

Date: mid to late 19th century
Accession Number: 1981.331.3

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Art

Mask

Olmec artist(s)

Date: 1000–400 BCE
Accession Number: 1979.206.563

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Art

Mask (eharo)

Date: Early 20th century
Accession Number: 1978.412.725

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Art

Funerary mask

Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)

Date: 900–1100 CE
Accession Number: 1974.271.35

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Art

Ritual object (cong)

Date: ca. 2400 BCE
Accession Number: 2004.52

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Art

Face

Olmec artist(s)

Date: 900–400 BCE
Accession Number: 1977.187.33

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Art

War Mask

Date: 12th–14th century
Accession Number: 2007.10

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Art

Nkishi (community power figure)

Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)

Date: 19th–first half of 20th century
Accession Number: 1978.409