Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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| | Sort by: | Title | Description |
| 1. | | Metal figure | Early metal statue of figure seated at an alter with a snake next to an urn on a platform; likely Buddhist; origin North India. |
| 2. | | Ivory hair pin | 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. |
| 3. | | Small ritual staff | Small ritual metal staff with two prongs, a twisted neck, and a pointed end on the handle. |
| 4. | | Double-headed metal staff | Double-headed metal staff with a long wooden handle; has the appearance of an animal with a beak and a long tail. |
| 5. | | Porcupine Quill | Porcupine quill, multicolored black/ivory; origin East Africa. |
| 6. | | Miniature spear | Small wooden spear shaft etched on all sides, made for a male figurine. |
| 7. | | Water bowl | Water bowl that appears to be made from a seed pod; dark brown. |
| 8. | | Stone ashtray | Red, black, and greenish-brown stone ashtray, made for tourists, origin West Africa. |
| 9. | | Cymbals | Brass temple cymbals attached by a string; origin Varanasi (Benares). |
| 10. | | Siva Lingam | Siva Lingam; stone article used for worship in a domestic shrine; origin South India. |
| 11. | | Stone Ganesh sculpture | Miniature stone sculpture of Ganesh, a well-known representation of divinity in Hinduism. |
| 12. | | Metal figure | Early metal figurine of a man standing at the end of a long raised platform; likely Buddhist; origin North India. |
| 13. | | Ritual stick | Intricately woven basket tree stick used as a ritual symbol. |
| 14. | | Wooden container | Wooden container or pot that appears to be a mortar; unknown origin. |
| 15. | | Snake charmer's pipe | Snake charmer's pipe made of two pieces of bamboo sealed together with seven holes, placed inside a gourd; origin North India. |
| 16. | | Ebony elephant carving | Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks, eyes, and toes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa. |
| 17. | | Ebony elephant carving | Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks and eyes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa. |
| 18. | | Ebony elephant carving | Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks and eyes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa. |
| 19. | | Ebony elephant carving | Ebony elephant with white wooden tusks and eyes; possible origin is South Eastern Africa. |
| 20. | | Wooden vase | Small wooden vase with engraved design. Stamp on bottom reads "Handmade in Yugoslavia." |
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