| 1 | Plaster cast of the Crucifixion in Münchenwiler, a stone sculpture in skin relief from the 11th century, Münchenwiler, RS-14.58 |
| 2 | Prayer stone with Tibetan inscription; Ladakh, South Asia; provenance unknown, ES-12260 |
| 3 | Shiva Ardhanarishvara, God Shiva united with his consort Parvati in one figure (Hinduism); Mahabalipuram, India, South Asia; Gift of Walter Staub 1995, ES-20257 |
| 4 | Cymbals for personal ritual use; Tibet, Central Asia; provenance unclear, ES-o.Nr._291 |
| 5 | Ritual dagger ‘Phurba’ of chased metal with turquoise, used to ward off negative energies; Himalayan region, Central Asia; purchased by curator Arnold Kordt from Arthur Speyer Ethnographica-Handel Berlin 1936, ES-9076 |
| 6 | Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion. In Mahayana Buddhism of China, Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara is depicted as a young woman; China, East Asia; Gift of J. Merian 1931, ES-10203 |
| 7 | En no Gyoja with accompanying figures, legendary Buddhist ascetic from the seventh century; Japan, East Asia; gift from curator Arnold Kordt 1928, ES-2870 |
| 8 | God Vishnu as a life-sustaining principle (Hinduism), painting on wood; Srirangam, India, South Asia; purchased by curator Arnold Kordt from Paul Wirz 1936 , ES-9079 |
| 9 | Mahakala, protector of Buddhist teachings; Tibet, Central Asia; purchased by curator Arnold Kordt from Heinrich von Niederhäusern 1920, ES-1880 |
| 10 | Small crenellated holy water font with lid and crucifix, for domestic use, 2nd half 18th century, Root, RS-14.54 |
| 11 | Silver prayer wheel; Tibet, Central Asia; purchased by curator Arnold Kordt from the company Umlauff Hamburg 1929, ES-9026 |
| 12 | Green/dark Tara, as Bodhisattvi embodies the helping aspect of compassion and is patron goddess of Tibet, contained wheat grains, fruit seeds, tea and scrolls with prayer sayings as a blessing in the lotus base; presumably Tibet, Central Asia; purchased by curator Arnold Kordt from Arthur Speyer Ethnographica-Handel Berlin 1937, ES-9093 |
| 13 | Image of Jesus surrounded by golden metal foil. Monastery work, around 1920, Burgdorf, HGM-04.572 |
| 14 | Religious picture in 3-D with three representations: Madonna, Pope John Paul II and a guardian angel, ca. 1992, Burgdorf, RS-37.133 |
| 15 | Buddha, gilt; China, East Asia; purchased by curator Arnold Kordt from Kaiser & Co. Bern 1926, ES-2868 |
| 16 | Bodhisattva, enlightenment being and helper in Mahayana Buddhism, wood; China, East Asia; gift of Guido Roth 1926, ES-2869 |
| 17 | Metal rosary, for praying and as jewellery (Catholic Christianity); Mexico, Central America; gift from Eléonore Sennwald 2003, ES-21487 |
| 18 | Vishnu, the preserver of the world in Hinduism, stele of red sandstone; Madhya Pradesh, India, South Asia; provenance unexplained, ES-o.Nr._010 |
| 19 | Carved wooden statuette, painted; depicting an apostle or saint, with an open book in his left hand (Paul?), indeterminate date, Burgdorf, RS-14.101 |
| 20 | Owl (taxidermy) |
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Legend of inventory numbers:
ES = Burgdorf Ethnological Collection
HGM = Swiss Gold Room Collection
RS = Historical Collection of the Knights’ Hall Association
SIO = Im Obersteg Collection (belongs to ES)