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- Olmec, Kunz
- Axe, jade, Middle Formative
- a celt used in rituals, also has were jaguar figure
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- Olmec, Great Pyramid and Ball Court, La Venta, earth & stone, Middle Formative
- Period
- may have been shaped to resemble a volcano
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- Maya, Leiden Plaque, jade, Classic Period (was worn by elites) Maya, Lintel 24, Yaxchilan, limestone, Late Classic
- shows Lady Xoc in act of ritual bloodletting
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- Maya, Bas-relief depicting a ball player, limestone, Classic period
- ball game had cosmological significance
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- Maya, Vessel with Mythological Scene, ceramic
- Classic period
- shows Xibalaba/Underworld narrative
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- Aztec, Stone of the Sun, stone, Post-Classic
- shows twenty day signs of ritual calendar
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- Aztec, Codex Mendoza, paint on paper, Post-Conquest
- depicts founding of the Aztec state
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- Nok, Head, terra cotta, c. 500 BCE- 200 CE
- used in altar to commemorate ruler
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- Ife, Crowned Head of an Oni, 12th -15th century
- commemorates ruler
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- Ife, Ritual Vessel, Terra cotta, 13th -14th century
- used to pour libations
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- Ife, Mask of Obalufon, copper, 13-14th century
- thought to be portrait/death mask
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- Benin, Memorial Head, brass, Early Period
- placed on altar to commemorate Oba
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- Benin, Memorial Head, brass, Middle Period
- placed on altar to commemorate Oba
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- Benin, Memorial Head, brass, Late Period
- placed on altar to commemorate Oba
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- Edo, Altar, mixed media, Late Period
- various objects commemorating Obas
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- Benin, Hip Mask Representing an Iyoba, ivory, iron, copper, Middle Period
- commemorates Iyoba
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- Benin, Warrior Chief Flanked by Warriors and Attendants, brass, Middle Period
- placed on palace wall to glorify Oba
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- Yoruba, Crown, beads, leather, Post-Contact
- worn be ruler, has magical powers
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- Yoruba, Ose Sango, wood, Post-Contact
- used in the worship of Sango
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- Yoruba, Opon Ifa, word, Post-Contact
- used in divination, by Babalawo
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- Yourba, Divination Tapper, ivory, Post-Contact
- used to tap Opn Ifa
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- Yoruba, Ibeji, wood, Post-Contact
- given to surviving twin
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- Yoruba, Egungun, cloth, wood, pigment, Post-Contact
- performance to commemorate the dead
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- Ashanti, Kente Cloth, silk, 19th century
- worn by men for royal events
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- India, Great Stupa, stone, brick, Maurya Period
- thought to contain relic of the Buddha
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- Pakistan, schist, Gandhara Period
- image of Buddha overcoming desire/senses
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- Chinese, Buddha, Amitabha, lacquer with traces of gilt and pigments, Tang Dynasty
- represents Amitabha, the Celestial Buddha
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- Pakistan, Torso of Bodhisattva, schist, Gandhara Period
- enlightened beings who help humanity
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- Chinese, Seated Buddha, sandstone , Northern Wei Dynasty,
- was located along Silk Road
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- Korean, Bodhisattva Seated in Meditation, gilt bronze, Three Kingdoms Period
- unique Korean aesthetic rather than Chinese influence
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