Home Art Collection Works Collection Search Advanced search Works where medium is Ceremonial object created 1930 or earlier (18) works on display (1) works with images (14) Filter by: Collection area Origin Media Date/period Artist A–Z Sort by: artist surname oldest first (excludes undated works) newest first (excludes undated works) title image availability accession number China Gui ceremonial blade 9039 China A pair of ornaments 19th century 361.2007.a-b East Sumba, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia 'Penji' memorial grave marker late 19th century 378.2006 Japan Small Buddhist travelling shrine 68.2012 On display – South Building, ground level, Asian Lantern galleries Image not available Massim people Ghena wanamo (turtle shell spatula) late 19th century 272.2016 Image not available Massim people Ghena wanamo (turtle shell spatula) late 19th century 273.2016 North Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia Female ancestral or protective figure (adu) 19th century 521.2010 North Sumatra, Indonesia Amulet in the form of a composite beast (singa) 18th century 537.2010 Pangia, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Sacred stone (mortar) circa 6000 BCE-circa 1000 BCE, collected 1967 279.1977 Image not available Tegibo, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Sacred stone (club head) circa 6000 BCE-circa 1000 BCE, collected 1969 565.1979 Tibet Five bladed ritual crown 18th century 114.1999 Tibet Apron 18th century-19th century 417.2008 Tibet Skull crown 19th century 419.2008 Tibet Skull crown 19th century 420.2008 Image not available Tibet Human bone collar circa 16th century-18th century 261.2009 Tibet Amulet box ('gau') circa 18th century-19th century 263.2009.a-c Tibet Circular amulet box 19th century 264.2009.a-c West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Figure ('hau atoni') circa 1920-1930 196.2006