Search Results
Options
Filters
1 to 50 of 3636 results
Showing results for "descriptors" in Secondary Keywords.
- Title
- La Jouane
- Artist
- Tancrède Abraham
- Artist Life Dates
- 1836-1895
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1867
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.739
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- Artist
- Abraham, Tancrède
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- plants
- the natural world
- waterscapes
- Title
- Yellow House
- Artist
- Blanche Ackers
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1916
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1990-1999
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.195
- Medium and Support
- crayon on paper
- Artist
- Ackers, Blanche
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- colors
- descriptors
- dwellings
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- plant material
- plants
- residential structures
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual and tactile
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
- Title
- Pot
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Acoma Pueblo, Native American
- Physical Description
- A squat, gracefully rounded pot with a mouth that is slightly smaller than the widest circumference of the pot, and a tapered base. The interior is colored white. There is a band of black along the brim. The exterior is decorated with a pattern of alternating squares: brownish-orange squares divided vertically by a white stripe broken by three thin black lines; and white squares divided diagonally with wave-like black shapes.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.20
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- Artist
- Acoma Pueblo, Native American, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- modern and contemporary art
- native north american styles
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- pueblo
- religion
- religions
- rio grande pueblo styles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the americas
- Title
- Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, California, from "Museum Set Edition"
- Artist
- Ansel Adams
- Artist Life Dates
- 1902-1984
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1927
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.160
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Artist
- Adams, Ansel
- Secondary Keywords
- americas
- architecture
- atmospheric effects
- descriptors
- geography
- inorganic material
- locality
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- north & central america
- the natural world
- united states
- valleys
- Title
- Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California, from the "Museum Set Edition"
- Artist
- Ansel Adams
- Artist Life Dates
- 1902-1984
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1944
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.161
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Artist
- Adams, Ansel
- Secondary Keywords
- atmospheric effects
- descriptors
- geography
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- the natural world
- Title
- Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite Valley, California, from the "Museum Set Edition"
- Artist
- Ansel Adams
- Artist Life Dates
- 1902-1984
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1938; printed 1980
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.171
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Artist
- Adams, Ansel
- Secondary Keywords
- americas
- architecture
- atmospheric effects
- descriptors
- geography
- inorganic material
- locality
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- north & central america
- plants
- seasons
- the natural world
- united states
- valleys
- Title
- Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite Valley, California, from "Museum Set Edition"
- Artist
- Ansel Adams
- Artist Life Dates
- 1902-1984
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1948
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.96
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Artist
- Adams, Ansel
- Secondary Keywords
- americas
- descriptors
- geography
- inorganic material
- locality
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- north & central america
- plants
- the natural world
- united states
- valleys
- Title
- Rectangular Bronze Form No. 2
- Artist
- Robert Adams
- Physical Description
- Thin, double-side, H-shaped bronze sculpture. Each side is made up of a collection of rough rectangle shapes overlapping and butting up against one another. Two rectangle-shaped openings penetrate the piece.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-1984
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1953
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.40
- Medium and Support
- bronze with wood base
- Artist
- Adams, Robert
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- genres
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- geometric shapes
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- mathematical concepts
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- non-representational art
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- quadrilaterals
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Goldweight in shape of swastika
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, bearing a solid, undecorated swastika form.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.384
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope, tied together in the middle.
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.133
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- cord (fiber product)
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- objects
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern with two spirals
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square, with a geometric pattern of 2 spirals in the center and edged teeth along two sides.
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.136
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern with XX in center
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square, with a geometric pattern with a double "X" form in the center and edged teeth along two sides.
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.137
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- visual and tactile
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, bearing a geometric pattern derived of the swastika form.
- Century
- possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.143
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- design elements
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Rectangular goldweight with geometric pattern consisting of lines and "edged teeth".
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.144
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- visual and tactile
- Title
- Goldweight in a geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a solid rectangle with a geometric pattern of lines and incisions along its four long sides and an incised "X" form on the two short sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.382
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with a geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight with geometric pattern consisting of a double "star" form.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.372
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope, tied together in the middle.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.459
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- cord (fiber product)
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- Title
- Goldweight with a geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, with a geometric pattern on top.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.394
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, with a geometric pattern derived from a swastika form.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.402
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in a geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of four flat cubes with a geometrical pattern consiting of individual "stars", each attached to two other cubes at two of the corners.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.410
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with a geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base with a geometric pattern consisting of 3 half circles and 1 spiral in the center and rows of edged teeth on two sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.411
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with a geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a rectangular base bearing three undecorated bars.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.422
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with a geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a rectangular base bearing a geometric pattern of four shorter bars, attached to a longer bar on top.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.427
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in a geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight with a base in the shape of a pentagon, bearing two undecorated bars.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.440
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of coiled rope
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a twisted rope.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.452
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- cord (fiber product)
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square with a geometric pattern with a spiral form in the center and edged teeth along two sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.477
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in a geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Semi-circular goldweight with horizontally incised rays.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.478
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- design elements
- earth sciences concepts
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square, with a geometric pattern, consisting of variously sized triangles in the center and edged teeth along two edges.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.479
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight with a square base bearing a geometric pattern of a solid, undecorated "X" form encased in a solid, undecorated square with two small protrusions in the middle of two of its sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.480
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, with a geometric pattern with an "N" or "Z" form in the center and edged teeth along two sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.484
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a rectangular base, with a geometric pattern consisting of rectangular forms in the center and a single undulating line along the two long edges.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.486
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Square goldweight or lid of a gold dust box, hollow in the back, with a geometric pattern with 2 spirals in the center and a row of edged teeth along 2 of the sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.487
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in triangular shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a triangle, bearing undecorated lines along the edges of its shape and across the middle, with a small protrusion in the middle of the triangle's base.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.490
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a rectangle, bearing a geometric pattern with a zigzag line along one side and edged teeth along the other.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.491
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a a solid, undecorated triangle with a differently-colored, filled-up hole in the middle and flat circles protruding from the three corners.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.493
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in geometric shape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a solid, undecorated square with a zigzag pattern along its edges and small, flat squares at the four corners.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.496
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, bearing a geometric pattern with squares and triangles in the center and edged teeth along two edges.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.500
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight with two solid bars on top
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, with two solid, undecorated bars on top.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.501
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- motifs
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope, tied together at the middle.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.502
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- cord (fiber product)
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- Title
- Knife with Sheath
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Algeria, Berber?
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.129A&B
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle trimmed in metal and fabric covered leather sheath
- Artist
- African, Algeria, Berber?, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Hunting Whistle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.47
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Artist
- African, Angola, Chokwe, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- aerophones
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- duct flutes
- flutes (aerophones)
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- sound devices
- sound devices by acoustical characteristics
- the human body
- upper body
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.108
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle
- Artist
- African, Angola, Chokwe, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- central and equatorial african styles
- chokwe-lunda
- cutting equipment
- cutting tools
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by process
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- western democratic republic of congo styles
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.50
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Artist
- African, Angola, Chokwe, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- central and equatorial african styles
- chokwe-lunda
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- walking sticks
- western democratic republic of congo styles
- Title
- Belt pendant in the shape of a hand
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.72
- Medium and Support
- leather, cowrie shells, raffia, and red wood color
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- hands
- human body
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- the natural world
- Title
- Miter-shaped hat with embroidery
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Red, felt, miter-shaped hat with lateral flaps that terminate in gold-colored tassles. An internal wood frame sewn inot the central "spine" of the hat keeps its peaked shape. Two figures are delicately embroidered with yellow thread, one on each side of the hat. The figre on its left resembles a lizard with a small round head and long tail. The figure on the right is human and appears to be wearing a costume. A narrow strip of green fabric covers the extermal, central spine or seam of the hat. The hat's interior is green.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.172
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- form attributes
- headgear
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- shape
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Canister for Matches (with lid)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass cylinder shape canister for matches with double stamped images around the body of the canister. There is a small lid covering one end of the canister.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.172A&B
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Small Leather Purse
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A square, leather purse with tassels hanging off the bottom. A triangle is sewed onto the top of the bag. The leather of the purse is brown, but is also decorated with purple, yellow, and green stripes.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.2
- Medium and Support
- leather
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- bags (costume accessories)
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- Title
- Large Leather Purse
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A large leather purse shaped like an arrow. The purse is almost completely bordered with fringe and has green red, and orange decorative badges on it.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.3
- Medium and Support
- leather
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- bags (costume accessories)
- containers
- containers by form
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- Title
- Straw Jewelry (six strings and four pieces)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Multiple pieces of straw jewelry. Some have strands of bright blue beads with them and others are on brown string.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.4
- Medium and Support
- straw, string
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Long Wood and Metal Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A long, wood and metal pipe. A metal lid is attached to the end by a chain.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.5
- Medium and Support
- wood and metal
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by origin
- metal and metal products
- object genres
- object genres by form
- plant material
- wood and wood products