| This is also part of the Peabody museum collection. This whole
complex would take days to see properly. This page covers several
exhibitions including 'Encounters with the Americas', Maya casts,
Artisanship in Berber art, and Moche
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This is a shadow puppet, Kresna, from Java. Kresna is an incarnation of the
Hindu god Vishnu. Typical shadow puppet shows could last as long as nine
hours. |
| This is a model of a Philippine sailing boat with
outriggers to provide stability. It dates from about 1904. |  |
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Each of the seated figures from the hieroglyphic stairway in structure 26 in
Copan, Honduras, originally held a spear and shield. This identified them as
warriors. |
| This is a camel saddle (tarik) from Saharan Algeria.
It was most commonly used by warriors of the Kel Ahaggar tribe in southern
Algeria. This used to belong to the chief of the Tuareg confederation during
WWI. |  |
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The painting depicts three walls in Bonampak and shows the
display of a young infant king to the nobles. |
| This is a cast of Stela 1 at Copan in
Honduras. It is thought this one dates from AD 159. It was later covered over
and then rediscovered during a remodelling thought to have taken place
around AD 676. |  |
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The lintels shown here are casts of Mayan sculptures dating from 709 AD. |
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Another casting from the same period. Reminders of civilisations possibly
older than ours, about which we know very little today. |
| These examples of Moche art from ancient Peru are
thought to be funerary urns. They are on loan from Dunbarton Oaks in
Washington (also been there). |  |
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