Gond Tobacco Container
This carved wood tobacco container with a stopper, known as dinga gutta, was made by the Gond people of India. Click the link for more information.
Kuba Divination Object
This small wooden animal carving is known as an itoom and is used as an object of divination among the Kuba people, who live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Click the link to learn more.
Guna Mola
This colorful textile made by the Kuna people of the San Blas Islands in Panama is known as a mola. Molas form an important part of a Kuna woman’s traditional clothing. Click the link to learn more.
Kayak Model
This model of a kayak was made by the Yup’ik people in the Kuskokwim River Valley of Alaska. It was collected by Moravian missionaries who worked in the area beginning in the late 1880s. Click the link to learn more.
Heart Ex-Voto
This wooden carving from Canindé, Brazil, is known as an ex-voto or milagre (Portuguese). Ex-votos can take the form of paintings or sculptures made from a variety of materials. Click the link to learn more.