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Helmet mask
Altar (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)

Cover (distribution & transport artefacts)
Mask (dance & live theatre)
Headrest
Mask (dance & live theatre)
Mask (dance & live theatre)
Mask (dance & live theatre)

Mask (dance & live theatre)
Mask (dance & live theatre)
Mask (dance & live theatre)
Mask

Basket (containers)
Ceremonial shield

Tray (containers)

Mask (dance & live theatre)
Greetings cup
Greetings cup
Greetings cup

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Figure (art)
Shield (weapons: accessories)

Carving (art)
Mask (dance & live theatre)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Ritual figure
Model of activity (punishment & torture)

Figure (art)
Model of activity (punishment & torture)
Stool (furniture)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Ritual object; cup (ritual & belief: ritual apparatus)

Container (containers)
Shield (weapons: accessories)
Mask (dance & live theatre)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Staff of office
Headrest

Mask (dance & live theatre)
Ink container
Bowl (containers)

Bowl (containers)

Ritual figures
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
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