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Results for "Simbo (ceremonial staff) with head"12 records

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Beaker with frontal figure by Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beaker with frontal figure

Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)

900–1100 CE · Gold

Cleared · Public Domain

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Head of a Crozier with Saint Michael Slaying the Dragon by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of a Crozier with Saint Michael Slaying the Dragon

Unrecorded maker

1220–30 · Gilded copper with champlevé enamel and glass paste

Cleared · Public Domain

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Processional Cross by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Processional Cross

Unrecorded maker

13th–early 14th century · Copper alloy

Cleared · Public Domain

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Halberd by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Halberd

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1400 · Steel, iron, wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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Agricultural deity with digging stick by Huastec artist(s), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Agricultural deity with digging stick

Huastec artist(s)

900–1521 CE · Sandstone

Cleared · Public Domain

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Bell (Ekure) by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bell (Ekure)

Unrecorded maker

early 19th–mid 19th century · Brass

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Wari hau (baton)

Solomon Islands artist

19th–early 20th century · Wood, chambered-nautilus shell, fiber, paint

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Ȯkyeame poma (royal spokesperson's staff) with stool, chain, and crossed swords

Asante-Akan artist

ca. 1930s · Wood, gold foil

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Simbo (ceremonial staff) with head

Makonde artist

19th–first half of 20th century · Wood

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Simbo (ceremonial staff) with two heads

Makonde artist

19th–mid-20th century · Wood

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Ceremonial Staff: Head Finial (Kibango)

Unrecorded maker

19th–20th century · Wood, iron

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Staff with head finial

Songo artist

19th–20th century · Wood, iron

In copyright

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