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12.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm (177 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); late 18th - early 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Chinese lacquer carving of Nagasena, an enlightened Buddhist disciple (Lohan) whose answers to the questions posed by Menander I, a king that administered a large territory in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, are recorded in the Milinda Panha...

16 x 10.5 x 7.7 cm (306 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: 1837 - 1882
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a cluster of goldfish (shinbunkin), signed by Chikayuki. Fish have often held significance in Japanese legend as animals representing perseverance and fertility...

24.5 x 17.5 x 12 cm (829 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: MMeiji Period (1868-1912); 1895 CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a recumbent goat (yagi). It is the eighth of the twelve signs of the zodiac (juunishi)...

8 x 6.5 x 6 cm (94 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 18th - early 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Chinese bamboo carving of a pear, a fruit which symbolizes longevity due to the tree's propensity to bear fruit even after living for centuries...

14.6 x 8 x 6 cm (132 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a lacquer carving of Li T'ieh-kuai - one of the eight Daoist immortals (Pa Hsien) - in a seated position...

14.2 x 7.5 x 1.5 cm (71 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is the base of a lacquer carving of Li T'ieh-kuai - one of the eight Daoist immortals (Pa Hsien) - in a seated position...

22.9 x 5.6 x 5 cm (122 g)

Location: Africa, West: Cote d’Ivoire
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

29.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm (303 g)

Location: Africa, West: Cote d’Ivoire
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

22.6 x 5 x 4.9 cm (161 g)

Location: Africa, West: Cote d’Ivoire
Period: 1980 - 1985
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

15.6 x 15.5 x 11 cm (792 g)

Location: Africa, West: Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana
Period: 1950 - 2004
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

10.2 x 6.8 x 2.8 cm (96 g)

Location: Africa, West: Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana
Period: 1950 - 2004
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

50.4 x 10.3 x 1.6 cm (371 g)

Location: Asia, West: Yemen
Period: 20th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments

30.5 x 9 x 2.9 cm (246 g)

Location: Asia, West: Yemen
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments

6.5 x 4.2 x 1.2 cm (36 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Myanmar
Classification/Nomenclature: Science & Technology T&E : Regulative & Protective T&E : Protective Devices

6.7 x 3.6 x 1.2 cm (36 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Myanmar
Classification/Nomenclature: Science & Technology T&E : Regulative & Protective T&E : Protective Devices

407 x 40 x 3.9 cm (137 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Myanmar
Period: late 19th to mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories

439.9 x 34 x 2 cm (50 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Myanmar
Period: late 19th to mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories

453 x 2.5 x .4 cm (87 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Myanmar
Period: late 19th to mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories

474 x 1.6 x .3 cm (40 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Myanmar
Period: late 19th to mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories

24 x 17 x .2 cm (50 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Thailand: Northern Thailand: Chiang Rai
Period: Contemporary; Late 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Headwear

26.5 x 23.5 x .8 cm (77 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Thailand: Northern Thailand: Chiang Rai
Period: Contemporary; Late 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Headwear

27.2 x 21.5 x .9 cm (74 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Thailand
Period: Contemporary; Late 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Headwear

21 x 15.2 x 1 cm (203 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Thailand: Northern Thailand: Chiang Rai
Period: Contemporary; Late 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

268 x 7 x .8 cm (147 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Thailand
Period: Contemporary; Late 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Clothing Accessories

138 x 77 x 1 cm (563 g)

Location: Asia, Southeast: Thailand: Northern Thailand: Chiang Rai
Period: Contemporary; Late 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Main Garments