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Goldweight with geometric pattern; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- 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
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Gong Striker; Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
- Title
- Gong Striker
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.35
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.218
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.386
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Prestige Axe; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bandja
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bandja
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.107
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight in a geometric shape; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- 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
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Male Figure (possibly mukuya figure repurposed as nkisi); Artist Unknown, African, Beembe Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Title
- Male Figure (possibly mukuya figure repurposed as nkisi)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Beembe Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Wood-carved, standing figure with knees slightly flexed, prominent gentalia, naturalistic face, pointed beard and eyes inset with a white material, probably small ceramic fragments. The feet are missing. It wears a metal ring around its neck, and a string with metal fragments, glass beads and a small metal bell is attached across its chest, from arm to arm. A vertical crack on the front right side of the figure is filled with a gauzy material.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1870
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.189
- Medium and Support
- wood, beads, metal, ceramic fragments
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Antelope (Chi Wara) Headpiece: Female; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Title
- Antelope (Chi Wara) Headpiece: Female
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.18B
- Medium and Support
- wood, brass tacks and twine
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Golddust Spoon; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Golddust Spoon
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.363
- Medium and Support
- hammered brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Stopper for a calabash, in the form of a human head; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Stopper for a calabash, in the form of a human head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.40
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight with geometric pattern; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- 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
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Nkishi Mihasi Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Title
- Nkishi Mihasi Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1880
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.215
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Dance Crest; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Title
- Dance Crest
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.93
- Medium and Support
- cloth, fiber and cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.390
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Flywhisk with human face; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Flywhisk with human face
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.93
- Medium and Support
- ivory, wood, copper wire, beads and animal skin with hair
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Horse and Rider; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Title
- Horse and Rider
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.79
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.401
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Drinking horn; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Drinking horn
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1880
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.33
- Medium and Support
- cape buffalo horn and plant fibers
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Knife with Sheath; Artist Unknown, African, Algeria, Berber?
- 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
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Mozambique, Yao
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mozambique, Yao
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.5
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.423
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Pipe bowl in the form of a male head; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Pipe bowl in the form of a male head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.184
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight with geometric pattern; Artist Unknown, African
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.142
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo
- Title
- Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.135
- Medium and Support
- wood with white, black and brown pigment and hair
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.441
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Necklace; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.25
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, shells, cloth, natural fibers and pigment
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Chi Wara Headdress; Artist Unknown, African
- Title
- Chi Wara Headdress
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Accession Number
- TC2006.17
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Female Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Title
- Female Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.118
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.470
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula
- Title
- Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.138
- Medium and Support
- wood, cotton yarns, cowrie shells, paint
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Night Bird Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo
- Title
- Night Bird Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.41
- Medium and Support
- wood and paint
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Title
- Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.245
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Gold weight in the shape of two crocodiles, crossed over one another, sharing a square-shaped stomach extending from the animals' heads to their pointed tails, with front and hind legs attached separately.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.512
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Knife (Power Emblem); Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
- Title
- Knife (Power Emblem)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.48
- Medium and Support
- iron blade with wood handle
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Wedding Slippers (one of a pair); African, Songhoi
- Title
- Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)
- Artist
- African, Songhoi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.210.1
- Medium and Support
- embroidered cotton
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Headband; African, Ivory Coast, Guro
- Title
- Headband
- Artist
- African, Ivory Coast, Guro
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.99
- Medium and Support
- leather, cowrie shells, cloth, wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Bark cloth beater; African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Title
- Bark cloth beater
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1875
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.1
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Apron; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
- Title
- Apron
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.189
- Medium and Support
- cloth, beads and cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Whistle (nsiba); Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic
- Title
- Whistle (nsiba)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic
- Physical Description
- Two components make up this vertical whistle. The superstructure is a wooden carving of two birds that face each other, bellies touching, with a small round object between them, so that each is holding it in their beaks. The birds' talons clutch the base of the sculpture. The base has a hole in the center into which the antelope horn is pegged.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.181
- Medium and Support
- wood, antelope horn
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Spirit Mask; African, Nigeria, Ibo
- Title
- Spirit Mask
- Artist
- African, Nigeria, Ibo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.150
- Medium and Support
- wood, kaolin and cotton fabric
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Standing Female Figure as a Cup; African, Congo (Zaire), Wongo
- Title
- Standing Female Figure as a Cup
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Wongo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.211
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun
- Title
- Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.343
- Medium and Support
- wood, human hair, and traces of camwood
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight in the shape of an axe; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of an axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of an axe, with a smooth handle attached to a rounded top with an inserted, triangular blade.
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.131
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Polycandelon for six oil lamps; Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt
- Title
- Polycandelon for six oil lamps
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt
- Physical Description
- This bronze light fixture consists of a central circular celestial motif from which extend twelve arms in a radial pattern. Six of these arms, embellished with maltese crosses, end in omega-shaped terminals. These decorated arms alternate with six unadorned arms that terminate in rings designed to hold glass oil lamps. The entire disk is suspended from three bronze chains joined to a large hook.
- Century
- 6th century
- Object Creation Date
- 500-599
- Accession Number
- 1965/2.54
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.211
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Knife (of set of knife and scabbard); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
- Title
- Knife (of set of knife and scabbard)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.54A
- Medium and Support
- Iron, copper, leather, string, wood and brass tacks
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight with a geometric pattern; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- 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
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Mud cloth; Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
- Title
- Mud cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.198
- Medium and Support
- woven cotton
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.227
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.376
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 5.35637
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)