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Golden Dawn Rose Cross Lamen
A coloured ritual lamen worn by adepts of the Golden Dawn’s inner order, combining Rosicrucian, alchemical, astrological, and kabbalistic elements.
Ritual Object · documented field
Heart in Hand
A heart shown in an open hand, documented on nineteenth-century Odd Fellows ceremonial staffs and lodge objects.
Ritual Object · documented field
Maya Maize God Ear Motif
A Classic Maya whistle shows the youthful Maize God emerging from ripe maize, linking one of Mesoamerica's essential crops with growth, regeneration and sacred imagery.
Ritual Object · documented field
Muisca Tunjo Votive Figure
Tunjos were Muisca votive objects deposited in sacred and significant places; this study follows a documented female figure holding a smaller person and a baton.
Ritual Object · documented field
Sican Tumi Ceremonial Knife
Elaborate Lambayeque-Sican tumis were crescent-bladed ceremonial knives associated with ritual display, elite status, power and funerary deposition.
Ritual Object · documented field
Taino Zemi Cohoba Stand
This Taino stone figure was likely used as a stand during cohoba ceremony; its context also requires distinguishing the carved object from zemi as spiritual and vital presence.