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- Title
- Beaded Jewelry
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded Jewlery with rectangular piece of metal wire extended from center. White beaded center section with red, blue and yellow stripe beaded end sections. Light blue loops at top. Beaded lattice designs at edges.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.58
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string, wire
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
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- object genres
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- objects we use
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- Title
- Beaded Jewelry
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded jewelry made up of four attached rectangular pieces. Diamond pattern in light blue, dark blue, red and white on brown thread. Two pieces attached with a safety pin, which has a white string on it.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.35
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
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- descriptors
- jewelry
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- Title
- Beaded Pouch
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded pouch with one side longer than ther other so it forms a flap over the top. White background wiht red, blue and green triangle design. Trimmed in alternating red and white beads.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.51
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string, fabric
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
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- Title
- Beaded Figurine
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Fabric cylindrical body with round fabric head. Beaded blue body with white and green detail at bottom. Darker fabric face with white beaded detail. "Hair" in large white beads and small red beads. Blue beaded handle attached to head, white tag attached.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.67
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string, fabric
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
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- object genres by function
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- Title
- Beaded Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded bracelet with triangle design. Pink, white, blue, red, and black beads on brown thread. Bracelet ends have large round beaded area. Two small beaded loops attached. White tag attached.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.28
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
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- Title
- Beaded Jewelry
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded jewlery with a rectangular piece with a red beaded fringe on two sides. White small beads with geometric pattern in red, black, blue and green. Long brown string coming off one end with beaded end. White tag attached.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.44
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
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- object genres by function
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace made up of four brown cord wrapped coils with beaded detail in yellow, black and dark blue, light blue and red. Tie closure with four long leather tassels at each end. Tassles have beaded end details in mostly light blue with dark blue, red and yellow, white tag attached.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.60
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string, leather
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
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- objects we use
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- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Toothbrush
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded red toothbrush with striped beading covering in white, black, red, yellow and blue beads. Tassles near the toothbrush head. White string tied through hole at bottom of toothbrush.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.37
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, plastic toothbrush, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace made up of three rounded attached pieces of material with pink beaded overlay. White and black beaded fringe on the inside. Tie closure with strings coming off either end with red and blue beaded ends.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.53
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string, fabric
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace made up of long dark and light cylindrical wooden beads separated by small white and red beads. Loop and button closure with two large translucent beads.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.69
- Medium and Support
- wooden and plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace with heavily beaded fringe at bottom. Fringe is about 2 inches long. In white, red, blue, pink, and yellow beads on light brown thread.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.30
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
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- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Jewelry
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded jewelry with rectangular piece made of six beaded long strips attached with four short white cross strips. Black middle section with red, black and white triangular designs at two ends. Large red beaded fringe on two ends, one with longer thread at the end. White tag attached.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.46
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace with white beads, open weave squares attached together by four rows of beads in red, orange, blue and green. White tag attached.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.62
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace with triangular and striped design. Button closure, red, blue and white beads.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.39
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace of white and blue strands twisted with green strand of beads. Button-loop closure, white string attached to button.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.55
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Wooden Cylinders (Pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- A pair of matching small wooden cylinders with cone tops. Dark brown with red line detail on top.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.71.1-2
- Medium and Support
- wood and paint
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace in lattice pattern. White beads on brown thread with three sections of green, black, and red beaded stripes. Long threads at end with four red beads on each. Threads are 18 inches long.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.32
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Jewelry
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded jewelry with a rectangular piece in white with blue rectangular center piece and red and black striped sections on either end. Large red beaded fringe on two ends. One long thread coming off end.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.48
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Wooden Box
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded wooden box with the sides open. Two longer edges with beaded trim in green. Two larger facew with beaded detail. One face in white beads with beaded rectangular detail in blue and red. Other face in white beads with two "H" shapes in black and green. Long beaded handles, white tag attached.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.64
- Medium and Support
- wood, plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Blue and white beaded necklace with darker blue bead and white tassle at bottom. Loose white bead from tassle. White tag attached.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.25
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace with square beaded patch in the middle. Tie closure with long black threads with beads on the end. Triangular detail on sides of necklace. Chevron detail on patch. White, blue, red, green, yellow and black beads.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.41
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Jewelry
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded jewlery with rectantular piece with metal stick extending from center. White beads with red beaded center stripe and blue, green and red triangular design. Frayed red string gathered into bow at top.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.57
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded bracelet in geometric pattern. Leather ends with double button closure. Light red, dark red, blue, black, yellow, white, and pink beads. White string tied to one of the buttons.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.34
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string, and leather
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded and Woven Pouch
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded and woven pouch in brown woven base with two blue and yellow chevron design and red and white stripes. Multicolored beaded bottom with looped beaded fringe at opening in blue, red, lighter blue and white. Back of pouch has red and white stripes.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.50
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string, fabric
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Pouch
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- White beaded open weave pouch with fabric lining. Semicircular beaded edging, open at top, no closure.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.66
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string, fabric
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Multi-colored, striped beaded collar in white, light blue, dark blue, yellow, and red beads on brown thread.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.27
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Jewelry
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded jewelry with a rectangular piece made up of white beads with green "H" shape in the middle and three stripes on either end of blue, green and red beads. Twisted fringe at two ends.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.43
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
- Physical Description
- Beaded necklace made up over rounded material with beaded overlay. Mainly white beads with geometric detail in red, black, pink, blue and yellow. Tie closure with multiple threads with blue beaded ends.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.59
- Medium and Support
- plastic beads, string, fabric
- relevance
- rank 1.24139
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by quality
- object genres
- object genres by function
- object-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- The Salvation of the Elephant (Gaj Mokasha)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- An elephant seems to walk on water from the bottom right corner of the composition, rising towards Vishnu in the upper left with a single lotus flower in its trunk. Vishnu, with 4 arms, steps on green hills surrounding the lotus covered pond, bending towards the elephant. Garuda flies in the upper right.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1815
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.27
- Medium and Support
- paint on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.24088
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant-derived motifs
- plants
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- Title
- Lincoln Continental, Ukok Plateau, Siberian Altai, Russia (R23), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"
- Artist
- Patrick Nagatani
- Physical Description
- Car under excavation with wooden logs on top.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1945
- Object Creation Date
- 1995; printed 2001
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.153
- Medium and Support
- toned gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24078
- Secondary Keywords
- asia (continent)
- buildings and the land
- built complexes and districts
- complexes
- complexes by function
- descriptors
- freewheeled vehicles
- freewheeled vehicles by form or function
- geographic and political locations
- land vehicles
- land vehicles by form
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- passenger vehicles
- plant material
- sites
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Box with Double-Dragon Design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Lacquered wooden box with inlaid mother-of-pearl in double-dragon design. The heads of each dragon stretch diagonally inward from opposite corners of the box, with wide eyes and open mouths. Their bodies curve in and out of the top plane of the box, creating an opposing effect with symmetrical balance. The dragons reach forward towards a flaming orb in the center of the box, called a cintamani, or Buddhist wish-granting jewel. Among the dragons are swirling cloud designs made of inlaid nacre and copper wire.
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.8
- Medium and Support
- lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and copper wire inlays
- relevance
- rank 1.24054
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- legendary creatures
- materials
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plant material
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Jewish Child
- Artist
- Fanny Rabel
- Physical Description
- A child sits inside a fence of barbed wire upon the bare dirt ground; beyond the fence lies nothing but burnt tree trunks. He is dressed in rags, and his feet are completely bandaged. Eyes sunken and lips pursed, he holds his hands up in a surrender-like state. It is implied by the title that this child is Jewish and is most likely being depicted inside one of the death camps during the Holocaust.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1924
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1924-1958
- Accession Number
- 1958/1.109
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24035
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- built complexes and districts
- complexes
- complexes by function
- descriptors
- detention complexes
- object genres
- object genres by location, context or origin
- open spaces and site elements
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- site elements
- youth
- Title
- Molded porcelain snuff bottle with openwork design of dragon among clouds
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1790-1850
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.131
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with copper red glaze, silver and sapphire stopper
- relevance
- rank 1.24035
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- forming
- legendary creatures
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- Title
- Cube 10
- Artist
- Larry Bell
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1938
- Object Creation Date
- 2006
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.84
- Medium and Support
- colored glass coated with Inconel
- relevance
- rank 1.24020
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- glass and glassmaking mixtures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Plate
- Artist
- Tamura Kôichi
- Physical Description
- Square shaped ceramic plate with iron black/brown glaze. Areas of raised black glaze with speckled texture sharply contrast lighter brown sections. Together they forn the shapes of circles, cracks, and lines.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1919 - 1986
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960-1963
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.74
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with iron brown/black glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.24018
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Ornament
- Artist
- Hans Sebald Beham
- Physical Description
- This small print depicts an ornamental pattern composed of curled acanthus leaves and spiralling vines terminating in flowers or buds. The plant ornament forms a symmetrical pattern around a central motif inscribed with the initials "HSB," which are conjoined. This motif is framed by two horn-shaped containers that end in monsters' heads.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1500-1550
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.26
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24018
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- descriptors
- design elements
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- intaglio prints
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- scrollwork
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Lock for Chest
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A round metal lock meant to lock a chest. The front of the metal disc is decorated with a line carving of a Korean character surrounded by multiple carved circles and bulb-like motifs. Around the central design is a ring of larger circles.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1925
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.89
- Medium and Support
- metal
- relevance
- rank 1.23988
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- case furniture
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- descriptors
- east asian
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- hardware
- inorganic material
- keys and key components
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people and culture
- storage and display furniture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Large Jar
- Artist
- Kôyama Kiyoko
- Physical Description
- This large jar is wider in the top portion, narrowing towards the base. It has a short neck that flares outwards. The natural glaze creates a range of browns and grays.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1936
- Century
- 21st century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 2000
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.213
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with natural ash glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.23947
- Secondary Keywords
- asia (continent)
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- geographic and political locations
- japan (nation)
- japanese
- japanese ceramics styles
- japanese decorative arts styles
- japanese styles
- kinki (region)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- Title
- La Casa Grande
- Artist
- Emilio Sanchez
- Physical Description
- A black and white lithograph print of a building in a two-point perspective.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1921
- Object Creation Date
- 1998
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.64
- Medium and Support
- black and white lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.23941
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- linear perspective
- objects we use
- perspective and shading techniques
- planographic prints
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Benin, Toma
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.85
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle
- relevance
- rank 1.23941
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- ceremonial weapons
- cutting equipment
- cutting tools
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- equipment
- equipment by process
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social status
- sociological concepts
- tools and equipment
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Netsuke of a man seated by a hibachi
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.37
- Medium and Support
- ivory
- relevance
- rank 1.23941
- Secondary Keywords
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- descriptors
- form attributes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- sculpture by function
- sculpture by material
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Covered fang hu (square-shaped wine vessel) with painted cloud scroll designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 1st century BCE
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century BCE
- Accession Number
- 1993/1.57.1-2
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with polychrome decoration
- relevance
- rank 1.23929
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- closures
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- container components
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- vessels
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- Title
- Altar
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.359
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 1.23884
- Secondary Keywords
- altars and altar components
- animals and creatures
- architectural elements
- architectural elements by building type
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- religious building fixtures
- sculpture
- sculpture by technique
- sheep
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Scene of People Signing
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- A group of men seated underneath an awning. The man on the left has a laurel wreath on his head. They are sitting in a circle singing.
- Century
- 16th-17th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.527
- Medium and Support
- pen and brown wash on laid paper, laid down on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.23867
- Secondary Keywords
- arts
- arts and related disciplines
- descriptors
- disciplines
- document genres
- document genres by form
- document genres for music
- document genres for oral or performed works
- humanities
- information forms
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- performing arts
- Title
- Snowflake
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- A large white snowflake on a speckled black background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1998
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.599
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.23867
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- motifs
- natural element motifs
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Wand (oshe Shango)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Shango
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden wand. A discoid grip at one end of the shaft, and a double-headed projection at the other.
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.22
- Medium and Support
- wood with leather
- relevance
- rank 1.23767
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects
- people and culture
- southern nigerian styles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the human body
- upper body
- west african styles
- Title
- The Hen with the Golden Eggs
- Artist
- Marc Chagall
- Physical Description
- Paper size: lh 42cm & rh 41 4/5cm x tw 33cm & bw 33 1/2cm. Plate size: h 31 1/2cm x w 25 1/2cm. Image size: lh 29 1/2cm & rh 29 2/5cm x tw 23 9/10cm & bw 23 7/10cm.
- Artist Life Dates
- Russia, 1889-1985
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.415
- Medium and Support
- etching, engraving and drypoint on beige laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.23767
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- animal material by form or function
- animals and creatures
- birds
- descriptors
- egg and egg components
- engraving (printing process)
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- materials
- materials by origin
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Pot with Lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.123A
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.23767
- Secondary Keywords
- closures
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- container components
- containers
- containers by form
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- covers (closures)
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- vessels
- Title
- Buddha bust, sheltered by Mucalinda (Khmer-Lopburi style)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.38
- Medium and Support
- sandstone
- relevance
- rank 1.23759
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- devotional images
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious visual works
- reptiles
- visual works
- visual works by function
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Seated Woman
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
- Physical Description
- A woman in kimono sits with her sleeve to her mouth. The kimono is decorated with fall leaves, and she sits behind lacquwe tea ware. Above her are crest-like decorations in blue, backgrounding the open pages of a book.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1786-1864
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1852
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.49
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.23729
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- document genres
- information forms
- main garments
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique