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1916.82/Record 2, handaxe knapped around a fossil shell, Lower Paleolithic, Norfolk, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1916.82/Record 2, handaxe knapped around a fossil shell, Lower Paleolithic, Norfolk, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1928.689, barkcloth mask, Papua New Guinea, 19th century, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1928.689, barkcloth mask, Papua New Guinea, 19th century, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1933.374, tobacco pouch made of roe deer skin, Inner Mongolia, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1933.374, tobacco pouch made of roe deer skin, Inner Mongolia, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1936.380, sperm whale tooth, Fiji, 19th century, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1936.380, sperm whale tooth, Fiji, 19th century, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1942.20.3, china tea cup, Tibet, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1942.20.3, china tea cup, Tibet, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
2013.10 A, barkcloth bodice, Fiji, 21st century, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
2013.10 A, barkcloth bodice, Fiji, 21st century, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
2016.93, wool bilum, Papua New Guinea, 21st century, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
2016.93, wool bilum, Papua New Guinea, 21st century, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
2017.4, Bhupendra Jaidev Baghel, 'Colonial Encounter', 2016, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
2017.4, Bhupendra Jaidev Baghel, 'Colonial Encounter', 2016, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
2017.55, ghost net turtle sculpture 'Bee Dee' made by Florence Gutchen, 2016, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
2017.55, ghost net turtle sculpture 'Bee Dee' made by Florence Gutchen, 2016, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1953.61 A, red-deer frontlet, Mesolithic, Star Carr, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
1953.61 A, red-deer frontlet, Mesolithic, Star Carr, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Detail of a harp made by Sébastien Érard, circa early 1800s, courtesy of The Abbotsford Trust, Abbotsford, Melrose
Detail of a harp made by Sébastien Érard, circa early 1800s, courtesy of The Abbotsford Trust, Abbotsford, Melrose
Detail of a silver salver featuring Sir Walter Scott's coat of arms, courtesy of The Abbotsford Trust, Abbotsford, Melrose
Detail of a silver salver featuring Sir Walter Scott's coat of arms, courtesy of The Abbotsford Trust, Abbotsford, Melrose
U’u club featuring a bifacial design, circa late 18th/early 19th century, Marquesas Islands, from a private collection (on loan to English Heritage for display at Audley End House and Gardens, Essex)
U’u club featuring a bifacial design, circa late 18th/early 19th century, Marquesas Islands, from a private collection (on loan to English Heritage for display at Audley End House and Gardens, Essex)
E-17-7, basalt axe blade, collected by William Dampier from New Britain in March 1700, © Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
E-17-7, basalt axe blade, collected by William Dampier from New Britain in March 1700, © Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 'Red Stone Dancer', 1913-14 (posthumous cast, 1969), © Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 'Red Stone Dancer', 1913-14 (posthumous cast, 1969), © Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Henry Moore, 'Head', 1928, © Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Henry Moore, 'Head', 1928, © Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Richard Pousette-Dart, 'Four brass rings and one jade ring', n.d. (pre-1966), © Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Richard Pousette-Dart, 'Four brass rings and one jade ring', n.d. (pre-1966), © Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Henry Evaluardjuk, 'Self Portrait', 1993, 'from the collection of Orpheus Jacovides, donated in his memory', © Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Henry Evaluardjuk, 'Self Portrait', 1993, 'from the collection of Orpheus Jacovides, donated in his memory', © Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Unknown artist, carving of a man, before 1966, © Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Unknown artist, carving of a man, before 1966, © Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Toona Iqulik, 'Owl', 1995, © Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Toona Iqulik, 'Owl', 1995, © Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
David Avilinga Kuptana, 'Arctic Crane with Egg', 1993, © Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
David Avilinga Kuptana, 'Arctic Crane with Egg', 1993, © Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
D 1976.135, porcelain tea cup with stand and lid in brass, Tibet, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
D 1976.135, porcelain tea cup with stand and lid in brass, Tibet, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
E 1894.28, bamboo quiver with poisoned dart, Borneo, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
E 1894.28, bamboo quiver with poisoned dart, Borneo, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
E 1906.138, carved handle of ceremonial ladle, Austral Islands, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
E 1906.138, carved handle of ceremonial ladle, Austral Islands, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Z 7034, cuirass and 2011.93.3, helmet, Kiribati, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Z 7034, cuirass and 2011.93.3, helmet, Kiribati, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Z 36443, illustrated book by Mrs T H James and 1943.106, 'netsuke of a badger-kettle', Japan, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Z 36443, illustrated book by Mrs T H James and 1943.106, 'netsuke of a badger-kettle', Japan, © Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

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