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Woman’s headdress, mid 19th Century. French made and worn in America. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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Woman’s headdress, mid 19th Century. French made and worn in America. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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A mid 18th century CE desk and bookcase from Mexico, made of inlaid woods and incised and painted bone, maque, gold and polychrome paint, and metal hardware. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A mid 18th century CE desk and bookcase from Mexico, made of inlaid woods and incised and painted bone, maque, gold and polychrome paint, and metal hardware. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Royal boots made of glass beads, cloth and leather. Yoruba culture , 19th century CE, now housed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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Royal boots made of glass beads, cloth and leather. Yoruba culture , 19th century CE, now housed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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Pear. Iran, 19th c. Steel inlaid with gold. Loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Pear. Iran, 19th c. Steel inlaid with gold. Loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Ganesha with His Consorts Central India early 11th century Museum Fine Arts Boston.

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Ganesha with His Consorts Central India early 11th century Museum Fine Arts Boston.

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Gong Held by Oni in Wood and Lacquer, Japan,19th Century, the Met Museum

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Gong Held by Oni in Wood and Lacquer, Japan,19th Century, the Met Museum

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Woman’s hat, known as the brelot, worn as part of the national costume of Bresse from Bourg-en-Bresse, Burgundy, 19th century

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Woman’s hat, known as the brelot, worn as part of the national costume of Bresse from Bourg-en-Bresse, Burgundy, 19th century

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Woman's headdress with pearls, coral, jade, and blue kingfisher feathers. China, 19th century

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Woman's headdress with pearls, coral, jade, and blue kingfisher feathers. China, 19th century

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A French evening dress made by the House of Worth. Made of silk, 1898–1900 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A French evening dress made by the House of Worth. Made of silk, 1898–1900 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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An aquamarine head of the Roman Empress Sabina, 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence in Italy

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An aquamarine head of the Roman Empress Sabina, 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence in Italy

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Oinochoe with figure of a Siren playing a sambuca, Greek, Late Classical Period, Attica, late 5th–4th century BC. Currently in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Oinochoe with figure of a Siren playing a sambuca, Greek, Late Classical Period, Attica, late 5th–4th century BC. Currently in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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'Grand Tour' tiara or headdress, made of gilt metal body mounted with seven porcelain cameos of figures in various costumes, 19th century

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'Grand Tour' tiara or headdress, made of gilt metal body mounted with seven porcelain cameos of figures in various costumes, 19th century

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A witch whistle or 'heksenfluit' made from a rat's paw and carved bone. Made in 19th century Belgium, and purchased by the Museum aan de Stroom in Antwerp in 1964.⁣⁣

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A witch whistle or 'heksenfluit' made from a rat's paw and carved bone. Made in 19th century Belgium, and purchased by the Museum aan de Stroom in Antwerp in 1964.⁣⁣

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A ceramic Maya vase from Guatemala, 600-800 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A ceramic Maya vase from Guatemala, 600-800 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Mask , Lega Peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo. Early-Mid 20th Century. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Mask , Lega Peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo. Early-Mid 20th Century. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Stays made of iron; they were made by an armourer to be worn by a woman to correct the posture, over a lightly padded or soft leather garment, 17th century. York Castle Museum

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Stays made of iron; they were made by an armourer to be worn by a woman to correct the posture, over a lightly padded or soft leather garment, 17th century. York Castle Museum

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A 17th century CE frog purse made of fine silk and metal threads, found in the Cheapside Hoard of jewelry and gemstones by London street workers excavating a street in Cheapside in 1912. Now housed at the Museum of London

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A 17th century CE frog purse made of fine silk and metal threads, found in the Cheapside Hoard of jewelry and gemstones by London street workers excavating a street in Cheapside in 1912. Now housed at the Museum of London

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A 19th century CE Tashkent Suzani from Uzbekistan. Made of silk and cotton, now housed at the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.

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A 19th century CE Tashkent Suzani from Uzbekistan. Made of silk and cotton, now housed at the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.

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A Chancay collar made of spondylus shell beads, from Peru, 1300–1450 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas

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A Chancay collar made of spondylus shell beads, from Peru, 1300–1450 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas

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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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