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Male figurine , 1400–1100 BCE , object number 2024-18
Male figurine

Male figurine ,

Tlatilco (Type D4) , Early Formative Period

2024-18

Ainu Bear Sacrifice Ceremony , mid-late 19th century , by Hirasawa Byozan 平沢屏山, 1822–1876; born Hanamaki City, Japan; died Hakodate, Japan , object number 2024-83
Ainu Bear Sacrifice Ceremony

Ainu Bear Sacrifice Ceremony ,

Hirasawa Byozan 平沢屏山, 1822–1876; born Hanamaki City, Japan; died Hakodate, Japan Japanese , Edo period, 1603–1868

2024-83

“The Beautyful Ones” May Have Arrived , 2023 , by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, born 1983; Enugu, Nigeria; active Los Angeles, CA , object number 2024-50
“The Beautyful Ones” May Have Arrived

“The Beautyful Ones” May Have Arrived ,

Njideka Akunyili Crosby, born 1983; Enugu, Nigeria; active Los Angeles, CA

2024-50

The Berlin Wall Comes Down , 1989, printed 1998 , by Alexandra Avakian, born 1960, New York, NY , object number 2024-223
The Berlin Wall Comes Down

The Berlin Wall Comes Down ,

Alexandra Avakian, born 1960, New York, NY

2024-223

Ten Thousand Li of the Yangtze River: Ba Dong 巴東縣 , 2010–2015 , by Michael Cherney (Qiu Mai 秋麥), born 1969, New York, NY; active Beijing, China , object number 2024-298
Ten Thousand Li of the Yangtze River: Ba Dong 巴東縣

Ten Thousand Li of the Yangtze River: Ba Dong 巴東縣 ,

Michael Cherney (Qiu Mai 秋麥), born 1969, New York, NY; active Beijing, China

2024-298

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