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Cultural Artifacts and Ritual Items

A collection of ceremonial and cultural artifacts including a shrunken head, ancestral figures, animal bones, and wooden masks, showcasing diverse historical practices.

England, East Riding of Yorkshire. Handle and keyhole on church door.
England, East Riding of Yorkshire. Handle and keyhole on church door.
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Tsantsas - Shrunken head from the Jivaroan tribes. Shrunken heads are severed and specially prepared human heads that are used for trophy, ritual, or trade purposes. Dated 1890Carocho de Constantim Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.Ancestral Figure, 1800s. Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, 19th century. Painted wood with fiber and tapa cloth; overall: 105.4 x 12.2 x 12.8 cm (41 1/2 x 4 13/16 x 5 1/16 in.). In the Sepik River region, village social and ceremonial life centers on the men's house. Ritual objects such as slit gongs, orators' stools, and flutes are stored there; the most sacred objects are kept hidden from women and children. Carved wooden figures, which probably represent ancestors, were preserved in the men's houses.An animal spine laid out on a wood surface, close-upTypical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.Wooden funerary mask, dogon tribe; Mali; West Africa, 20th centuryEngland, East Riding of Yorkshire. Handle and keyhole on church door.Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.Typical manual mask for a traditional mask festival Typical craftsmanship for a traditional mask festivalBronze age red pottery from Cyprus, circa 1900-1600 BCClose-up of a Santa Claus dollwooden totem human face and glassesWooden Huehue mask from Mexico, worn during Carnival celebrations. Dated 20th CenturySpooky skulls with red highlightItalian Sallet. Venetian or Milanese (School of Missaglia). Ca.1500. Armoury. Grandmaster Palace. Valletta, Malta.UK, England, London, Wax Model of Dissected Head and NeckClose up of exotic figurepolychrome wooden figure Ubanga Nyama Lengola, Republic of the Congo, Sa Bassa Blanca Museum (msbb). Yannick Vu and Ben Jakober , Alcudia, Majorca, Spain.Mexico, Guanajuato State, Guanajuato. Museum of Mummies / Municipal Pantheon-Mummified Human Corpse from the Local area preserved in the local soil (NR)USA, Oregon, Seneca, Ponderosa Ranch. Cow skull hanging on a weathered wooden barn wall. (MR/PR)Lisbon, Portugal. Antique Portuguese mask. (Editorial Use Only)Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.Madrid, M.A.N. Arte Prehistórico. Cabeza de toro de Costix. Periodo Proto histórico. Islas Baleares.Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.Skull with pink flowerSkull of human against the gradient backgroundTypical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.Old harness covered in spider web hanging from the ceiling in an old farm buildingCarocho de Constantim Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.African mask, Gouro tribe, Ivory Coast, AfricaCastroville, Texas, USA. Cow skull leaning against historic building in the Texas Hill Country.Close up detail of a chagra or cowboy's decoratively carved wooden stirrup, Andes Mountains, EcuadorItaly, Tuscany, Florence, Porcellino MarketMaske wooden mask Copyright: xZoonar.com/J.O.Photodesignx 2523928Stolpen castle courtyard festivalRomania, Neamt, Tarpesti. An old mask at the museum founded at his home by the late (MR) Popa, an artist and collector of traditional art and folk objects.Statur aus Holz *** Stature from Wood 1043801611Hopi kachina doll, E3843, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, ArizonaTypical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.England, Yorkshire, Leeds, The Royal Armouries Museum, The 16th century Horned Helmet Made for King Henry VIII by Konrad Seusenhofer of InnsbruckKo-Tze late 19th century Chinese Whistles like this one, made of bamboo and gourd, weigh only a few ounces. They are attached to the tails of pigeons, and are heard as the birds fly overhead. When attached to a carrier pigeon, the whistle alerted the recipient of the bird's arrival. Each of these ko tzes is inscribed with the character for "loyality," perhaps in reference to the faithful homing of each pigeon.. Ko-Tze. Chinese. late 19th century. Gourd, bamboo. China. Aerophone-Whistle Flute-whistlePlastic Skeleton Dummy Model Isolated with Clipping PathAnatomy doll making a hand gesture on a wooden backgroundlonghorn skull hanging on neutral wall white skull bonesViewfinderA white theater maskEmpress dollVessel from Peru in the shape of an owl. Moche culture. 300 BC - 600 AD.Cow skull hanging in a simulated old west town in Arizona, USA.human skull model on isolated white backgroundComic actor's mask. Terracotta. GREECE.Donation box at the Stadtmuseum municipal museum, St.-Jakobs-Platz 1, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeSkull created from wood, glass beads and vegetable fibres, from Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon, Africa. Dated 1870Human Skull with Worn Fabric Hat Outdoor on Thin LogNicaragua, Granada. Paper Mache figures hang from ceiling in pinata factory.Hashihime. Kimura Ryūmin (Japan, active mid- to late 19th century). Japan, mid- to late 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. WoodBOTIJA DE CARRO CON VIDRIADO PARCIAL. Location: ALFARERIA. UBEDA. JAEN. SPAIN.The 2007 Hughes Ranch branding near Stanford MontanaMorocco-Fes: Fes El-Bali (Old Fes)- Smaller Traditional Tannery District (NR)Wood Carvingmammoth on reindeer antler, Upper Palaeolithic Magdalenian, Museo de la evolución humana, MEH, Burgos , Spain.Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah, Nizwa. Khanjar knives for sale in the souk in Nizwa, Oman.Venetian carnival mask in front of a shop, Burano, Veneto, Italy, EuropeSkeleton In A Hat MexicoMoney box, 19th Century. 19th century English pine and metal money box. It works by placing a coin on the soldier's head. As he swings backwards and forwards, the coin falls into the tower and rings a bell. Getting the coins out is also fun. The flag lifts up and a door at the back of the fort opens... Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965. .Canada, Ontario, Port Dalhousie. Antique carousel horseHanging skeleton with clown mask.French Polynesia, Society Islands, Bora Bora. Close-up of tiki near the entrance to Bloody Mary's Restaurant and Bar.Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.Bells for cows Copper cow bells with Leather handles Copyright: xZoonar.com/NikolaxObradovicx 11906786Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) 15th century Mamluk. Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) 31872Destroyed streetlamp in front of grey storm clouds, Chernobyl, Ukraine, EuropeRubber skeleton maskTwo artificial human skulls and range-coloured artificial roses for Halloween decorations are on sale in a shop in the historic centre of Hanoi. Hanoi Hanoi Province Vietnam FB_2024_3438human skull isolated on white, Halloween conceptStill life with a cross gun and a skull in the mouth with dry flowers.Plague Mask - worn by plague doctors, it was intended to protect them from diseases during outbreaks of Bubonic Plague in Europe.Theatre concept with the white plastic masksNew Caledonia, Northern Grande Terre Island, Pouebo. Kanak stone carvings for sale by the roadside.Stack of denturesMuseum of the Mummies,mummified child, Guanajuato, state Guanajuato, MexicoClose up of wooden puppet sitting on chair.Joan Miró (Spanish, 18931983), Conque ,1976, lost wax cast bronze, Marivent garden, Palma, Majorca.Knocker, France, EuropeSpooky old doll in abandoned house. Scary halloween art for book or flyer cover Spooky old doll in abandoned house. Scary halloween background for book or flyer cover Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryxShabanovx 13831017Africa, Togo, Kpalime. Artisan handicraft center & training school. Handcarved tree with face.blue monday with face masksStill Life with Withered Calla Flower, Vanitas, Pot with a Withered, Morbid, Flower Arrangement on a Grave in a Cemetery, Bari Sardo, Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy, EuropeMetal statue of hand against wooden background.Sculpture of merry-go-round horse, Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre, Devon, EnglandEarly Iron Age blindfolded girl from Windeby Bog, Germany, EuropeMasks with theatre conceptKuhkopf Kuhkopf Copyright: xZoonar.com/ElkexxScherpingx 10869131sala siglo XX, Museo Militar de Menorca, antiguo cuartel de Cala Corb, plaza central de Es Castell, construido por los británicos en 1771, Menorca, balearic islands, Spain.Bell, from a set of ten, 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE, 9 x 4 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (22.86 x 10.48 x 9.21 cm), Ceramic, China, 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CEGuardian wooden tiki in front of big wall, Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, Big Island, HawaiiSummer decor in the gardenMannequin head with silver foil in front of warning tapesShrunken heads displayed on vases and as hanging baskets. Photograph, ca. 1890 ().