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pre columbian bone artefacts

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Nazca - Female Effigy Figure - Walters 2009207 - Three Quarter Left

Nazca - Female Effigy Figure - Walters 2009207 - Three Quarter Left

Andean civilization is renowned for spectacular textiles that were at the heart of social politics and economics from earliest times. The fiber arts permeated all facets of daily existence, from clothing to pro... More

Peruvian - Bird Plaque - Walters 711220

Peruvian - Bird Plaque - Walters 711220

Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Bird Plaque,' . bone. Walters Art Museum (71.1220): Anonymous gift, 2009.

Peruvian - Bone Object - Walters 711214

Peruvian - Bone Object - Walters 711214

Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Bone Object,' . bone. Walters Art Museum (71.1214): Anonymous gift, 2009.

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711215

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711215

Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Bone Object,' . bone. Walters Art Museum (71.1215): Anonymous gift, 2009.

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711216

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711216

Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Bone Object,' . bone. Walters Art Museum (71.1216): Anonymous gift, 2009.

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711217

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711217

Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Bone Object,' . bone. Walters Art Museum (71.1217): Anonymous gift, 2009.

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711218

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711218

NaN Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711219 - Three Quarter

Peruvian - Weaving Tool - Walters 711219 - Three Quarter

NaN Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tairona - Bone Carving of a Shaman-Vulture - Walters 2006151 - Back

Tairona - Bone Carving of a Shaman-Vulture - Walters 2006151 - Back

The carved bone finial likely once graced the head of a ritual staff-like implement of a shaman. Finials are a fairly rare class of object among northern South American material culture, with gold examples atte... More

Tairona - Bone Carving of a Shaman-Vulture - Walters 2006151 - Left Side

Tairona - Bone Carving of a Shaman-Vulture - Walters 2006151 - Left Si...

The carved bone finial likely once graced the head of a ritual staff-like implement of a shaman. Finials are a fairly rare class of object among northern South American material culture, with gold examples atte... More

Tairona - Bone Carving of a Shaman-Vulture - Walters 2006151 - Right Side

Tairona - Bone Carving of a Shaman-Vulture - Walters 2006151 - Right S...

The carved bone finial likely once graced the head of a ritual staff-like implement of a shaman. Finials are a fairly rare class of object among northern South American material culture, with gold examples atte... More

Tairona - Bone Carving of a Shaman-Vulture - Walters 2006151

Tairona - Bone Carving of a Shaman-Vulture - Walters 2006151

The carved bone finial likely once graced the head of a ritual staff-like implement of a shaman. Finials are a fairly rare class of object among northern South American material culture, with gold examples atte... More

Beamer (top) and grainers (bottom), Naskapi or Montagnais - Native American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC05455

Beamer (top) and grainers (bottom), Naskapi or Montagnais - Native Ame...

Beamer (top) and grainers (bottom), Naskapi or Montagnais. Exhibit from the Native American Collection, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Photography was permitted without restr... More

Archeological field work in northeastern Arizona. The Museum-Gates Expedition of 1901 BHL20037260

Archeological field work in northeastern Arizona. The Museum-Gates Exp...

Archeological field work in northeastern Arizona. The Museum-Gates Expedition of 1901. By Walter Hough ...

Hopewell Bird Head carved on Bone

Hopewell Bird Head carved on Bone

Hopewell Bird Head carved on Bone