What is this?!

This terra cotta thing is listed on 1stdibs as:

Han Dynasty Pottery Ding Tripod
China
260 BC - 220 AD
Rustic piece that is a rare find. Neutral outside color is balanced with a bright orange inside.

OK!
Anyway it is awesome.

Antique French Needlepoint Rug

http://nazmiyalantiquerugs.com/antique-rugs/antique-french-needlepoint-rug-1919-962.cfm

Asmat body maska

The Asmat of New Guinea use these masks in dance ceremonies to mark the passage of the recently dead from this world to the next.

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Navigational chart

Used by natives of the Marshall Islands, each chart is made and used by an individual intra-archipelago navigator. They serve as private mnemonic devices.
At the Met's Oceana wing.

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New subway grate benches

Is it art? These benches are also subway grates.

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BART poster

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Achieving one's original intention.

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The Idiot

Hand-drawn cover for Dostoevsky's The Idiot, which I traded to the Werksplaat Typografie.

Japanese Cat Mask

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Windmill

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ooze

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Koloman Moser salon box

Josef Hoffman vases

Ghost truck

Creepy!

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292 N Henry St.

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Triangles and circles

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SoHo dumpster art

Snikt.

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Aquafier Diagram

From the National Geologic Survey.

Blue door

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