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Terra Toys
Cow (with interventions)

Factory location unknown
Plastic, pigment, nail, sticky tack, white paint

Aaron Mountz (1872–1949)
Carved Wooden Dog

Cumberland County, PA
Pine wood

To April –

No, I did not get you.
Had I been mean or rude or annoying?
Carved out –
a game?
To surrender my
self to […]

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Lisandra Laundry
Waist Beads

New York, NY
Beads, elastic

Butterick and Willi Smith
Patterns for Clothing

New York, NY
Paper, ink

Handmade by me, for me, a symbol of African pride, a gorgeous, shiny chain of beads, a tradition that may have originated among the Yoruba tribes, […]

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Tojwi
Supernatural Amulet Replica

China
Metal, plastic

Ibo carver
Ibo Cane Top

Nigeria
Wood, paint

This replica of an amulet from the CW series Supernatural functions as an accessory for the wearer. In the show, its use extended far beyond wear. It was used as a locator […]

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Maker unknown
Kora

West Africa (Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Senegal, and Gambia)
Wood, wire

Maker unknown
Set of Three Double Bells (Also Called Agogo, Gangokui, Gankokui, or Gongogwe) with Striker

Ghana
Hand-forged iron with wooden striker

The Kora is a long-necked harp lute with 21 strings and […]

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Maker unknown
Gold Om Necklace

Ahmedabad, India
Gold

Maker unknown
Woodblocks for Hand Printing

Likely India
Wood

delicate gold necklace

becomes a beacon

for those who have passed on

My necklace was given to me by my grandmother when I was born. In April 2020, when she passed away, the […]