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Mask used in Malanggan ceremonies of the dead, Papua New Guinea, ca. 19th Century

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Mask used in Malanggan ceremonies of the dead, Papua New Guinea, ca. 19th Century

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Malagan ceremony mask. Papua New Guinea, 19th century

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Malagan ceremony mask. Papua New Guinea, 19th century

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Tatanua mask. Papua New Guinea, 19th century

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Tatanua mask. Papua New Guinea, 19th century

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Dried mushroom carved into a mask of a guardian spirit. Nepal, 19th century

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Dried mushroom carved into a mask of a guardian spirit. Nepal, 19th century

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4-faced Ngontang mask of Fang people native to Equatorial Guinea, circa late 19th century

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4-faced Ngontang mask of Fang people native to Equatorial Guinea, circa late 19th century

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The bronze tip of a cult staff used in ritual ceremonies. 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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The bronze tip of a cult staff used in ritual ceremonies. 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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Accidental death mask of Roman Infant, 1st century AD

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Accidental death mask of Roman Infant, 1st century AD

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A Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a buaku mask. 18th-19th century CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a buaku mask. 18th-19th century CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Flintlock gun used in the kingdom of Kandy. Sri Lanka, 17th century to 18th century.

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Flintlock gun used in the kingdom of Kandy. Sri Lanka, 17th century to 18th century.

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Taūs , a bowed lute popular in the courts of India in the 19th Century

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Taūs , a bowed lute popular in the courts of India in the 19th Century

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19th-Century Czech brooch shaped in the head of the legendary Gorgon, Medusa

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19th-Century Czech brooch shaped in the head of the legendary Gorgon, Medusa

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Fragments of The Golden Horde's Capital Palace in New Sarai - 14th century Lower Volga

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Fragments of The Golden Horde's Capital Palace in New Sarai - 14th century Lower Volga

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A glass bead necklace from the Paiwan Tribe. Taiwan, 19th century.

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A glass bead necklace from the Paiwan Tribe. Taiwan, 19th century.

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12th century Norman-Arabic coronation cloak from Sicily that ended up traveling north and being used for centuries in coronation ceremonies of the German Emperors

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12th century Norman-Arabic coronation cloak from Sicily that ended up traveling north and being used for centuries in coronation ceremonies of the German Emperors

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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 stone penis used to sharpen weapons. Found in the ruins of Torre de Meira, Spain, 14th century

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A stone penis used to sharpen weapons. Found in the ruins of Torre de Meira, Spain, 14th century

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Netsuke in the form of a monkey on top of a horse - 18th century A.D., Japan.

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Netsuke in the form of a monkey on top of a horse - 18th century A.D., Japan.

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A 19th century Japanese netsuke depicting a Kappa mask. Stag antler with hide, inlays. Now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A 19th century Japanese netsuke depicting a Kappa mask. Stag antler with hide, inlays. Now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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The wine cellars of Hercegkút in Hungary, 18th-19th century CE

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The wine cellars of Hercegkút in Hungary, 18th-19th century CE

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Armor of the Moro people, based on Spanish designs. Mindanao, Philippines, 19th century

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Armor of the Moro people, based on Spanish designs. Mindanao, Philippines, 19th century

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