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Raven rattle. Haida or Tsimshian culture, British Columbia, undated but acquired for the American Museum of Natural History in 1881. Wood, paint, pebbles
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Raven rattle. Haida or Tsimshian culture, British Columbia, undated but acquired for the American Museum of Natural History in 1881. Wood, paint, pebbles
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Ceramic bottle painted with crabs. Nasca region, Peru, undated. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Ceramic bottle painted with crabs. Nasca region, Peru, undated. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Hat with dogfish design. Haida culture, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, ca. 1890. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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Hat with dogfish design. Haida culture, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, ca. 1890. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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Basket hat with raven design. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Haida Gwaii , British Columbia, ca. 1890-1920. Cedar bark, spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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Basket hat with raven design. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Haida Gwaii , British Columbia, ca. 1890-1920. Cedar bark, spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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Ceramic whistling bottle molded and painted to depict a Muscovy duck, a South American domesticate. Sican culture, Peru. Undated, but that corresponds to ca. 750-1375 AD. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Ceramic whistling bottle molded and painted to depict a Muscovy duck, a South American domesticate. Sican culture, Peru. Undated, but that corresponds to ca. 750-1375 AD. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Headdress. Ibo, undated. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Headdress. Ibo, undated. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Vessel in the form of a tattooed man. Nazca culture, Peru, ca. 550-650 AD. Pottery with paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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Vessel in the form of a tattooed man. Nazca culture, Peru, ca. 550-650 AD. Pottery with paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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This argillite Haida panel pipe may depict a real incident—an unfortunate sailor caught in the ship’s rigging and dragged to his death. C. 1830 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.
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This argillite Haida panel pipe may depict a real incident—an unfortunate sailor caught in the ship’s rigging and dragged to his death. C. 1830 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.
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Ceramic bowl painted with rows of heads whose mouths are pinned shut. Early Nasca -- undated, but this corresponds to ca. 1-450 AD. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Ceramic bowl painted with rows of heads whose mouths are pinned shut. Early Nasca -- undated, but this corresponds to ca. 1-450 AD. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Fragment of a mirror back with design of contorted human figure holding a snake. Precolumbian, undated; said to be from Guerrero, Mexico. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Fragment of a mirror back with design of contorted human figure holding a snake. Precolumbian, undated; said to be from Guerrero, Mexico. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Gold Patera. Early Middle Ages, the Visigothic or Ostrogothic Culture, 400-500 CE. Found in Pietroasele, Buzău, Romania. National Museum of Romanian History.
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Gold Patera. Early Middle Ages, the Visigothic or Ostrogothic Culture, 400-500 CE. Found in Pietroasele, Buzău, Romania. National Museum of Romanian History.
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A stout barkcloth coloured red and black in painted design of lines, triangles, and zigzags. From Hawaii, 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum
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A stout barkcloth coloured red and black in painted design of lines, triangles, and zigzags. From Hawaii, 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum
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Silk Lace and Linen shawl given to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Silk Lace and Linen shawl given to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Slit tapestry mantle with stylized birds. Peru, Chimú empire, undated but likely corresponding to ca. 1300-1470 AD . Camelid fiber and cotton. American Museum of Natural History collection
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Slit tapestry mantle with stylized birds. Peru, Chimú empire, undated but likely corresponding to ca. 1300-1470 AD . Camelid fiber and cotton. American Museum of Natural History collection
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A wooden female figurative spear-rest from Hawaii. Donated to the British Museum by Lords of the Admiralty in 1855 CE
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A wooden female figurative spear-rest from Hawaii. Donated to the British Museum by Lords of the Admiralty in 1855 CE
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In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable desk. It features a hinged writing board and a locking drawer for papers, pens and inkwell. Now housed at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.
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In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable desk. It features a hinged writing board and a locking drawer for papers, pens and inkwell. Now housed at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.
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An 18th century CE mask frontlet of the Wolf Dance, used by the Nuu-Chah-Nulth people in a ritual for high-ranking male initiates. From Canada, now housed at the British Museum. a photo of a wolf mask frontlet used during the ritual
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An 18th century CE mask frontlet of the Wolf Dance, used by the Nuu-Chah-Nulth people in a ritual for high-ranking male initiates. From Canada, now housed at the British Museum. a photo of a wolf mask frontlet used during the ritual
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Frog pipe bowl. Pike County, Ill., ca. 200 BC–AD 500 . Hopewell archaeological culture . Steatite/soapstone. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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Frog pipe bowl. Pike County, Ill., ca. 200 BC–AD 500 . Hopewell archaeological culture . Steatite/soapstone. National Museum of the American Indian collection
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Pair of ivory Benin leopards. Leopards were considered 'kings of the forest' and were an important symbol of regal power in Benin. 19th century Nigeria, British Museum
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Pair of ivory Benin leopards. Leopards were considered 'kings of the forest' and were an important symbol of regal power in Benin. 19th century Nigeria, British Museum
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Agee arrow points made from novaculite, and found in Arkansas. 700-1000 CE, now housed at the Museum of Native American History in Arkansas
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Agee arrow points made from novaculite, and found in Arkansas. 700-1000 CE, now housed at the Museum of Native American History in Arkansas
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