List of plates

1 Eskimo arrow straightener 27

2 Eskimo amulets: (a) fish carvings (b) carved duck 28
3 Yoruba brass castings of edan figures: (a) one of a linked pair
(b) two heads on one rod 66
4 Benin ivory mask worn by king 71
5 Benin brass plaque of king swinging leopards 73
6 Benin brass plaque of Portuguese warrior 73
7 Volngu bark painting of mortuary ceremony with sand
sculpture 88
8 Kalahari sculpture of ancestor figures on screen 96
9 Aboriginal rock painting from Kimberleys of two styles of
human figure: (a) 'Bradshaw'-style (b) from rock shelter 136
10 Two ways of depicting a human being in Australian
Aboriginal rock carvings: (a) outline silhouette (b) human
footprints 137
11 Wooden dance mask representing human face, North-west
Coast 152
12 Totemic masks: (a) wolf mask from Nootka culture (b) hawk-
sun mask from Kwakiutl culture 156
13 Horn ladle carved with totemic ornament 159
14 North-west Eskimo masks: (a) halibut and seal (b) fox and
man 175
15 Yoruba Eyinle cult vessels: (a) lid with crossed arches but no
figure (b) lid with single figure holding bowl 180

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