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Mechanical Dog, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., Egypt

Description from the MET: This leaping hunting dog can be made to open and close its mouth using the lever beneath the chest. Originally secured by means of a thong tied through the hole in the back of its neck and two in the throat, the lever was later attached with a metal dowel in the right shoulder. When the mouth is opened, two teeth and a red tongue are visible.

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War shirt

Crow, Native American ca. 1880

This richly embellished garment, which embodies layers of spiritual and military meaning, would have been worn by a man of great stature on ceremonial occasions. The red ocher paint on the upper half represents an aspect of holy power. The rolled fringes made from ermine pelts hanging from the arms and chest, together with the human hair on the flaps at the neck, signify bravery and victory over the enemy.

The Crow are a Native American tribe who called themselves "Apsáalooke”, or "children of the large-beaked bird,” which was mistakenly translated into “crow”.