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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Foot and leg effigy vessel with painted geometric and curvilinear designs Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.3728 clay, slip, paint
Carved wooden mask Arctic, Inuit 73.403 Wood
Stone mask Mesoamerican 61.8790 stone
Ivory human effigy Arctic, Aleut 83.1356 Ivory
"Xipe Totec" Aztec deity of a priest wearing the skin of a flayed human sacrifice Mesoamerican; Aztec 54.7294 clay
Nayarit style human figure bound to a palette Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.4168 clay, slip, paint
Jade human face effigy Mesoamerican 55.219 jade
Ceramic effigy rattle Mesoamerican; Mayan 54.3843 clay
Grooved and polished obsidian earspool Mesoamerican 61.8599 obsidian
Standard sized axe shaped smelted copper Mesoamerican; Tarascan 63.257 copper
Duck's head figure Mesoamerican 61.8246 quartz
San Sebastian style hollow seated female ceramic figure Mesoamerican 54.8181 clay
Small clay "elbow" style pipe made for trade with a human effigy on bowl European 54.4521 clay
Ceramic human figure Mesoamerican; Mayan 54.3849 clay
Ixtlan del Rio style hollow ceramic funerary effigy Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.4086 clay, slip, paint
Ivory seal and human effigy Native American; Inuit 83.1363 ivory
Jaina Island style solid ceramic seated male effigy wearing a headdress, earring, necklace, and arm cuffs on each arm Mesoamerican; Mayan 54.3808 clay
Jade human face effigy pendant Mesoamerican; Mayan 55.227 jadeite
Stone Chontal mask Mesoamerican; Chontal 61.8787 stone
Jaina Island style solid ceramic effigy whistle, wearing a headdress, earrings, bracelets, and clothing Mesoamerican; Mayan 54.3812 clay