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Zuñi fetish carvings / by Finkelstein, Harold.;
Subjects: Fetishes (Ceremonial objects); Zuni art.; Zuni sculpture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A guide to Zuni fetishes and carvings / by McManis, Kent.(CARDINAL)528022; Stancliff, Robin.(CARDINAL)528021; Gentry, Linnea,1948-(CARDINAL)771720;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index.
Subjects: Fetishes (Ceremonial objects); Zuni sculpture.; Zuni art.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Sets, series & ensembles in African art / by Preston, George Nelson.(CARDINAL)180767; Center for African Art (New York, N.Y.)(CARDINAL)180768;
Bibliography: pages 94-95.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Sculpture, African; Ceremonial objects;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gifts from the heart : ceremonial objects from the Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam / by Cohen, Julie-Marthe.(CARDINAL)281341; Kröger, Jelka.(CARDINAL)281340; Schrijver, Emile G. L.(CARDINAL)281339; Alexander-Knotter, Mirjam.(CARDINAL)281338; Joods Historisch Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)(CARDINAL)150939;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-277) and index.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Joods Historisch Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands); Jewish art and symbolism; Judaism; Judaism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A history of the world in 100 objects / by MacGregor, Neil,1946-(CARDINAL)267162; BBC Radio 4.(CARDINAL)307686; British Museum.(CARDINAL)146015;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-678) and index.pt. 1. Making us human: 2,000,000-9000 BC : Mummy of Hornedjitef ; Olduvai stone chopping tool ; Olduvai handaxe ; Swimming reindeer ; Clovis spear point -- pt. 2. After the Ice Age: food and sex: 9000-3500 BC : Bird-shaped pestle ; Ain Sakhri lovers figurine ; Egyptian clay model of cattle ; Maya maize god statue ; Jomon pot -- pt. 3. The first cities and states: 4000-2000 BC : King Den's sandal label ; Standard of Ur ; Indus seal ; Jade axe ; Early writing tablet -- pt. 4. The beginnings of science and literature: 2000-700 BC : Flood tablet ; Rhind mathematical papyrus ; Minoan bull-leaper ; Mold gold cape ; Statue of Ramesses II -- pt. 5. Old world, new powers: 1100-300 BC : Lachish reliefs ; Sphinx of Taharqo ; Chinese Zhou ritual vessel ; Paracas textile ; Gold coin of Croesus -- pt. 6. The world in the age of Confucius: 500-300 BC : Oxus chariot model ; Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith ; Basse-Yutz flagons ; Olmec stone mask ; Chinese bronze bell -- pt. 7. Empire builders: 300 BC-AD 10 : Coin with head of Alexander ; Pillar of Ashoka ; Rosetta stone ; Chinese Han lacquer cup ; Head of Augustus -- pt. 8. Ancient pleasures, modern spice: AD 1-500 : Warren cup ; North American otter pipe ; Ceremonial ballgame belt ; Admonitions scroll ; Hoxne pepper pot -- pt. 9. The rise of world faiths: AD 100-600 : Seated Buddha from Gandhara ; Gold coins of Kumaragupta I ; Plate showing Shapur II ; Hinton St. Mary mosaic ; Arabian bronze hand -- pt. 10. The silk road and beyond: AD 400-800 : Gold coins of Abd al-Malik ; Sutton Hoo helmet ; Moche warrior pot ; Korean roof tile ; Silk princess painting --pt. 11. Inside the palace: secrets at court: AD 700-900 : Maya relief of royal blood-letting ; Harem wall-painting fragments ; Lothair crystal ; Statue of Tara ; Chinese Tang tomb figures -- pt. 12. Pilgrims, raiders and traders: AD 800-1300 : Vale of York hoard ; Hedwig beaker ; Japanese bronze mirror ; Borobudur Buddha head ; Kilwa pot sherds -- pt. 13. Status symbols: AD 1100-1500 : The Lewis chessmen ; Hebrew astrolabe ; Ife head ; The David vases ; Taino ritual seat -- pt. 14. Meeting the gods: AD 1200-1500 : Holy Thorn Reliquary ; Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy ; Shiva and Parvati sculpture ; Sculpture of Huastec goddess ; Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue -- pt. 15. The threshold of the modern world: AD 1375-1550 : Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent ; Ming banknote ; Inca gold llama ; Jake dragon cup ; Dürer's Rhinoceros -- pt. 16. The first global economy: AD 1450-1650 : Mechanical galleon ; Benin plaque: the Oba with Europeans ; Double-headed serpent ; Kakiemon elephants ; Pieces of eight -- pt. 17. Tolerance and intolerance: AD 1550-1700 : Shi'a religious parade standard ; Miniature of a Mughal prince ; Shadow puppet of Bima ; Mexican codex map ; Reformation centenary broadsheet -- pt. 18. Exploration, exploitation and enlightenment: AD 1680-1820 : Akan drum ; Hawaiian feather helmet ; North American buckskin map ; Australian bark shield ; Jade Bi -- pt. 19. Mass production, mass persuasion: AD 1780-1914 : Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle ; Early Victorian tea set ; Hokusai's The Great Wave ; Sudanese slit drum ; Suffragette-defaced penny -- pt. 20. The world of our making: AD 1914-2010 : Russian revolutionary plate ; Hockney's In the Dull Village ; Throne of weapons ; Credit card ; Solar-powered lamp and charger.
Subjects: Antiquities, Prehistoric.; Archaeology, Medieval.; Ceremonial objects.; Classical antiquities.; Material culture.;
Available copies: 26 / Total copies: 30
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Zuni fetishes & carvings / by McManis, Kent.(CARDINAL)528022; McManis, Kent.Zuni fetishes and carvings.; Stancliff, Robin.(CARDINAL)528021;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-145) and indexes.
Subjects: Fetishes (Ceremonial objects); Stone carving; Zuni art.; Zuni sculpture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Art and oracle : African art and rituals of divination / by LaGamma, Alisa.(CARDINAL)220428; Pemberton, John,1928-2016.(CARDINAL)157060; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)(CARDINAL)147619;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Art, Black; Ceremonial objects; Divination;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Early modern things : objects and their histories, 1500-1800 / by Findlen, Paula,editor,writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)264561; Nappi, Carla Suzan,1977-contributor.(CARDINAL)879287; Norton, Marcy,contributor.(CARDINAL)879327; Riskin, Jessica,contributor.(CARDINAL)667991; Hochstrasser, Julie,contributor.(CARDINAL)312382; Riello, Giorgio,contributor.(CARDINAL)480226; Mukerji, Chandra,contributor.(CARDINAL)877378; Smith, Pamela H.,1957-contributor.(CARDINAL)264562; Tazzara, Corey,contributor.(CARDINAL)879471; Davies, Surekha,1974-contributor.(CARDINAL)878145; Warsh, Molly A.,contributor.(CARDINAL)878087; Fromont, Cécile,contributor.(CARDINAL)878106; Monahan, Erika,contributor.(CARDINAL)879619; Peterson, Mark A.,1960-contributor.(CARDINAL)830559; Mikhail, Alan,1979-contributor.; Pitelka, Morgan,1972-contributor.(CARDINAL)879229; McCants, Anne E. C.(Anne Elizabeth Conger),1962-contributor.(CARDINAL)877725; Vickery, Amanda,contributor.(CARDINAL)646648; Ago, Renata,1947-contributor.(CARDINAL)877714; Brook, Timothy,1951-contributor.(CARDINAL)345556; Lichtenstein, Erin K.,contributor.; Routledge (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)764271;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This book supplies fresh and provocative insights into how objects - ordinary and extraordinary, secular and sacred, natural and man-made - came to define some of the key developments of the early modern world. Now in its second edition, it taps a rich vein of recent scholarship to explore a variety of approaches to the material culture of the early modern world (c. 1500-1800). Drawing on a broad range of disciplinary perspectives and lavishly illustrated, this is essential reading for all those interested in the early modern world and the history of material culture"--
Subjects: Essays.; Material culture; Material culture; Material culture; Ceremonial objects; Ceremonial objects; Ceremonial objects; Civilization, Modern; Civilization, Modern; Civilization, Modern;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Symbols of Africa / by Owusu, Heike.(CARDINAL)654269;
Subjects: Art, African.; Ceremonial objects; Signs and symbols; Symbolism in art.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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African symbols / by Owusu, Heike.(CARDINAL)654269;
Subjects: Signs and symbols; Art, African.; Ceremonial objects; Symbolism in art.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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