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Duct flute carved from a single piece of argillite, depicting a bird and human figures. British Columbia, Canada, Haida peoples, 19th century

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Duct flute carved from a single piece of argillite, depicting a bird and human figures. British Columbia, Canada, Haida peoples, 19th century

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Headdress frontlet depicting a bird-man, decorated with abalone shell. British Columbia, Canada, Tsimshian peoples, 1820-1840

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Headdress frontlet depicting a bird-man, decorated with abalone shell. British Columbia, Canada, Tsimshian peoples, 1820-1840

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Feast dish shaped like a human. British Columbia, Canada, Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, 1875-1900

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Feast dish shaped like a human. British Columbia, Canada, Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, 1875-1900

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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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Tipu’s Tiger is an 18th-century mechanica toy.It is carved from wood and depicts a life-sized tiger mauling a prostrate European man dressed as a British soldier

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Tipu’s Tiger is an 18th-century mechanica toy.It is carved from wood and depicts a life-sized tiger mauling a prostrate European man dressed as a British soldier

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Painted spruce root hat. British Columbia, Canada, Nuu-chah-nulth peoples, 1879 or earlier

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Painted spruce root hat. British Columbia, Canada, Nuu-chah-nulth peoples, 1879 or earlier

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A wooden spindle whorl made by the Coast Salish peoples. Ca. 1860 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum. In the bottom picture, a Musqueam elder woman, C’elicia, is spinning wool on spindle-whorl, c. 1915 CE

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A wooden spindle whorl made by the Coast Salish peoples. Ca. 1860 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum. In the bottom picture, a Musqueam elder woman, C’elicia, is spinning wool on spindle-whorl, c. 1915 CE

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Wooden clan hat with abalone shell inlays. British Columbia, Canada, Tlingit peoples, late 1800s

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Wooden clan hat with abalone shell inlays. British Columbia, Canada, Tlingit peoples, late 1800s

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The Canadian Ice Man is a naturally mummified body of a young man, found in British Columbia in 1999 with a well-preserved and woven hat, an iron knife with a wooden handle and a coat made of 100 small pelts of the arctic squirrel with sinew from a moose. C. 1450–1700 CE

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The Canadian Ice Man is a naturally mummified body of a young man, found in British Columbia in 1999 with a well-preserved and woven hat, an iron knife with a wooden handle and a coat made of 100 small pelts of the arctic squirrel with sinew from a moose. C. 1450–1700 CE

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Brisé fan depicting birds on branches. China, 19th century

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Brisé fan depicting birds on branches. China, 19th century

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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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Carte-de-visite depicting a Maori man. New Zealand, 19th century

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Carte-de-visite depicting a Maori man. New Zealand, 19th century

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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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A large mosaic at the late antique Roman villa of La Olmeda, in Spain, depicting mythological and hunting scenes. 3rd-4th century CE

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A large mosaic at the late antique Roman villa of La Olmeda, in Spain, depicting mythological and hunting scenes. 3rd-4th century CE

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A postcard from the turn of the 20th century; cartoon artwork depicting a woman using a parasol to swat away the stork bringing her a new-born child. The caption reads, "And the villain still pursues her."

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A postcard from the turn of the 20th century; cartoon artwork depicting a woman using a parasol to swat away the stork bringing her a new-born child. The caption reads, "And the villain still pursues her."

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On Rapa Nui, in the Ana Kai Tangata sea cave, there are red, white & black ochre paintings depicting frigate birds & The Birdman a therianthropic figure 16 Century OC

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On Rapa Nui, in the Ana Kai Tangata sea cave, there are red, white & black ochre paintings depicting frigate birds & The Birdman a therianthropic figure 16 Century OC

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A turtle pendant carved from a sperm-whale tooth. From Hawaii, late 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A turtle pendant carved from a sperm-whale tooth. From Hawaii, late 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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Dagger with openwork blade and carved ivory handle depicting Hindu figures. Madurai, India, 1600-1645

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Dagger with openwork blade and carved ivory handle depicting Hindu figures. Madurai, India, 1600-1645

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The Royal Peacock Barge, a carved elephant tusk depicting a royal pleasure boat. Murshidabad, India, 19th century

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The Royal Peacock Barge, a carved elephant tusk depicting a royal pleasure boat. Murshidabad, India, 19th century

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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