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Combs and Case47.116.2a-c

Shortly after Britain seized Jamaica from Spain in 1655, local workshops began manufacturing two uniquely Caribbean types of decorative art objects: costly tortoiseshell boxes and comb sets. These luxury goods were typically made for a British market as either souvenirs or exotic gifts from the islands. They were often engraved with Jamaica’s new coat of arms, which included an indigenous Arawak man and woman (see illustration), and evocations of the island’s abundant natural resources.


Poco después de que los ingleses incautaran Jamaica a España en 1655, los talleres locales comenzaron a producir dos tipos de objetos decorativos únicos del Caribe: costosas cajas de carey y juegos de peines. Estos bienes de lujo se fabricaban generalmente para el mercado británico como recuerdos de viajes o regalos exóticos de las islas. Frecuentemente se grababan con el nuevo escudo de armas de Jamaica, que incluía un hombre y una mujer indígenas arawak (ver ilustración) e ilustraciones de los abundantes recursos naturales de las islas.

Material
tortoise shell
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Textile Fragment, undetermined67.159.12

Gift of Adelaide Goan

Culture
Paracas Necropolis
Material
cotton and camelid fibre
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Bayeta-style Blanket50.67.46

Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool and dye
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Mask05.589.7801

By exchange

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, pigment, cloth and metal nail
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Bowl with Long-Beaked Bird Relief37.2797PA

Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund

Culture
Mound Builder
Material
clay and slip
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Harpoon Head with pronged tip66.63.4

By exchange

Culture
Punuk
Material
bone ? or ivory ?
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Piece of Jade80.154.93

Gift of Alastair B. Martin

Culture
Maya
Material
jade stone
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Arrowhead38.726

Gift of Frank K. Fairchild

Culture
Eskimo
Material
copper metal
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Standing Female Figure43.60

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Flatow, Sr.

Culture
Nasca
Material
ceramic and pigment
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Piece of Jade80.154.58

Gift of Alastair B. Martin

Culture
Maya
Material
jade stone
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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