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Intricate brass support with a cupperhood in the shape of a cobra that holds a brass bowl. The bowl has a perforated hole that is used to drip liquid. Original description from Colin Turnbull reads "brass Vvandi bowl support Lingham in clothed Lotus."
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Purple, yellow, and green raffia handbag with red stitches; material sewn inside, outside decorated with flowers; two braided raffia handles; origin South India.
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Miniature brass bell for a domestic shrine used during Puja; origin India.
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Pair of sistra; wooden instrument with metal cymbals and a carved animal head on each end; origin Tamil Nadu.
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Well-carved stone sculpture of an animal with four horns, used in a domestic shrine; possibly depicts Nandi the bull, from Hindu mythology.
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Container to hold water or oil, handle has snake at top near the opening, intricate design; origin India.
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Siva Lingam; stone article used for worship in a domestic shrine; origin South India.
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Intricately woven basket tree stick used as a ritual symbol.
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Bell & Howell synchronized tape recorder in leather case, for use with black & white camera; personal belonging of Colin Turnbull.
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Twisted wooden stick considered ritually powerful because of charm.
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Metal container for sprinkling rose water; intricate design in black, yellow, and red engravings; origin North India.
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Miniature Siva Lingam; stone article used for worship in a domestic shrine; origin Varanasi (Benares), India.
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Ritual staff of office; wood is divided into intricately carved and decorated sections.
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Pair of sistra; wooden instrument with metal cymbals and a carved animal head on each end; origin Tamil Nadu.
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Brass bowl with lid for carrying holy water; origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Brass butter lamp with the number 24 stamped into base; used by Buddhists to burn clarified yak butter, believed to aid in meditation; origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Hanging brass butter lamp attached to chain; used by Buddhists to burn clarified yak butter, believed to aid in meditation; origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Brass spoon for holy oil; origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Incense burner cemented by symbols for sacred syllables "ma" and "aum"; origin Tamil Nadu.
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Batiks
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Framed batik depicting three women and one man, each carrying goods; neutral background, wood frame; origin unknown.
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Brass figure of seated Buddha, eyes closed, in a meditative position; origin unknown.
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Wooden buddha seated in a meditative position.
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Early metal statue of figure seated at an alter with a snake next to an urn on a platform; likely Buddhist; origin North India.
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Early metal figurine of a man standing at the end of a long raised platform; likely Buddhist; origin North India.
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Porcupine quill, multicolored black/ivory; origin East Africa.
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Arrows with metal points and wooden shafts used for hunting large game; origin Mbuti people of the Ituri rainforest.
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Bundle of wooden arrows wrapped with a piece of raffia, seven with metal tips, fourteen in all; end of one is notched with traces of poison; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Mbuti people.
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A black wooden fertility doll carried by expectant mothers; origin Ashanti people of Ghana.
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Metal ashtray in the shape of a goblet; gold leaf design stenciled around the upper edge; origin North Africa.
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Red, black, and greenish-brown stone ashtray, made for tourists, origin West Africa.
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Buddha wearing a garment of gold seated on a gold throne in a meditative position, decorative markings on the bottom; origin unknown.
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Carving of a human and an animal; the shapes are intertwined and a human face is part of the animal figure; origin South Kenya; engraved lettering on front reads "MR KASUMILI IOMASIL FROM_MbEGAM LD bAGAMOYO MAKOMDE."
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Highly stylized wooden elephant with large, round body, short limbs, one tusk, trunk down.
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Brass bowl lamp, nailed to a snake-shaped base; used by Buddhists to burn clarified yak butter, believed to aid in meditation; origin North India.
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Miniature stone sculpture of Ganesh, a well-known representation of divinity in Hinduism.
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Charm, coiled in the shape and design of a snake; used by snake charmers to deflate head of cobra; origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Pottery pipe bowl, origin India.
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Batiks
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Unframed batik depicting a purple woman standing among purple animals; background is gold; origin unknown.
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Carved likeness of Krishna on a wood base, plain back; origin Tamil Nadu.
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Brass statue of Krishna on a square base; origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Snake charmer's pipe made of two pieces of bamboo sealed together with seven holes, placed inside a gourd; origin North India.
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Pair of small brass peacock feather tops for holy oil, some red in decoration; origin India.
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Piece of a pipe, appears to be the stem, with detailing; unknown origin.
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Brass figurine of the Hindu goddess Durga standing on decorated platform.
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Natural-colored raffia bag with green material sewn inside; decorated with groups of three shells in floral-type arrangement, coral and green connect shells; origin South India.
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Brass statue of Krishna crawling as a child; face and head piece highly stylized.
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Water bowl that appears to be made from a seed pod; dark brown.
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Small wooden spear shaft etched on all sides, made for a male figurine.
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Brass temple cymbals attached by a string; origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Brass water bowl, origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Pottery pot with a narrow neck, shallow grooves decorate front and back, sides decorated with scalloped-type pieces that were added on, reddish-brown in color; unknown origin.
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Brass donkey bell on multicolored beaded necklace; origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Metal blade, crudely finished; S-shaped curved design with a pointed finish, possibly to stick into the ground; unknown origin.
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Wooden container or pot that appears to be a mortar; unknown origin.
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Brass bell with wooden handle, probably used by Colin Turnbull while practicing Buddhism.
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Hindu wick holder for a butter lamp; one circular holder surrounded by five teardrop-shaped holders, serpent-shaped handle; origin North India.
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Two shallow heart-shaped soapstone ashtrays with flat bases and nearly identical sizes.
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Native American leather bag with braided handle; decorated with fringe, beadwork, and cowry shells.
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Wooden religious artifact; origin Tamil Nadu, India.
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Wooden statue of Radha in costume, well-carved, back is plain except for hair; origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Wooden mask with carved mouth and nose and holes for eyes; holes carved on cheeks, nose, forehead, and perimeter of face and inserted into holes are orange and red beads; beard of beads also attached; handles carved into back to hold the mask; origin is Africa, specific region unknown.
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Straw basket in two pieces connected by a rope, decorated in light and dark bands; unknown origin.
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Batiks
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Unframed batik depicting a warrior with spear and shield; background is gold, figure is purple; signed "J.OLIMBA KAMPALA 72"; origin unknown.
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Batiks
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Framed batik depicting two giraffes and one zebra; neutral background, wood frame; origin unknown.
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Brass statue of Radha, origin Varanasi (Benares).
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Wooden pestle; unknown origin.
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Batiks
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Unframed batik depicting two Africans in ceremonial garments, each wearing white necklaces; signed "KNASSWA 71"; origin unknown.
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Long metal object, pointed at the end of an elongated cone shape; unknown origin.
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Wooden stick carved at ends.
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Ivory hairpin, curved with a pointed tip on one end and the other a carved head of a woman; hair is that of a Mangbetu woman, decoration on torso.
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Stone candlestick made for hotels; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
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Silver Coptic cross with looped copper piece soddered on; origin Ethiopia.
