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- Title
- Silk Taffeta
- Artist
- Anonymous Italian or French?
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1690-1720
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.243
- Medium and Support
- pink, ivory, green, and gray silk, warp stripe, taffeta, and medallion design
- relevance
- rank 1.44781
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- foliage
- medium
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- Title
- Chalcedony ornamental snuff bottle with floral and butterfly design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1912-1949
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.28
- Medium and Support
- chalcedony
- relevance
- rank 1.44781
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- descriptors
- design elements
- insects
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Ajax
- Artist
- Carlo Naya
- Artist Life Dates
- Active from the late 1860s
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1860
- Accession Number
- 1989/2.96
- Medium and Support
- albumen print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.44781
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- figures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- rock
- rock by form
- swords
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- weaponry
- Title
- Silk Panel
- Artist
- Anonymous Italian
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.310
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 1.44781
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- medium
- objects we use
- panels
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- Title
- Brocaded Silk
- Artist
- Anonymous French
- Artist Life Dates
- ()
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1770-1780
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.244
- Medium and Support
- ivory silk with warp-faced weave and polychrome broaded silk and twill weave
- relevance
- rank 1.44781
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- foliage
- medium
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- Title
- Cinerary urn with concentric circles design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Stoneware jar with natural ash glaze, squat body and lid. Along the widest horizontal stretch is a design of incised concentric circles, with another row above consisting of circles comprised of a pattern of impressions marking the edge of each circle. The convex curve of the lid also contains a row of incised concentric circles, before sloping into a concave valley, and rising up again to a small plateau. It is on this landing that a cintamani style knob rests.
- Century
- 7th-8th century
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century - 8th century
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.34A&B
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with stamped design and natural ash glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.44764
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonial containers
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- liturgical containers
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- Title
- Pewabic Vase
- Artist
- Pewabic Pottery
- Physical Description
- This is a tall vase with an oval shaped body. It has a short neck with a flat banded lip and the shoulder has a distinct, but rounded edge. It has a dark blue glaze and the upper portion has a golden iridescent color. The surface of the pottery is very rough with bumps and rough patches.
- Artist Life Dates
- 20th c.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1909-1930
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.186
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with iridescent glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.44764
- Secondary Keywords
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- form attributes
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- vessels
- Title
- Two-handled bowl
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Syria
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.137
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with turquoise glaze and black decoration
- relevance
- rank 1.44764
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels
- Title
- Small wine bottle with painted design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Stoneware bottle with partial white slip extending up from an incised band near the widest stretch of the body upwards to the lip. Another band is incised just above the former, creating a two-band pattern that is repeated again at the neck. Between these pairs of bands is an abstract design painted in iron-oxide, creating a brown hue against the white slip. The mouth of the bottle is also coated in this reddish-brown hue. The base of the piece is left its natural gray-brown color.
- Century
- 15th-16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 15th century - 16th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.267
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with iron oxide painting over white slip under colorless glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.44764
- Secondary Keywords
- bottles
- bottles by function
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- vessels
- Title
- Cinerary urn with circle-and-dot design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Stoneware jar with natural ash glaze and rounded lid. Along the widest horizontal stretch is an incised circle-and-dot design. A design of concentric circles also loops around just as the rounded curve of the lid begins to flatten into a plateau on which a cintamani style knob rests.
- Century
- 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.35A&B
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with stamped decoration
- relevance
- rank 1.44764
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonial containers
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- liturgical containers
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- Title
- Equivalent (Nude/Fist)
- Artist
- Jerry N. Uelsmann
- Physical Description
- A grouping of two images, the one on top, a woman's body folded over and below, a hand in a fist shape, both displaying the same overall shape.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Detroit, Michigan, 1934 - )
- Object Creation Date
- 1964
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.227
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.44763
- Secondary Keywords
- arms
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- motifs
- objects we use
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Netsuke of mouse and chestnut on leaves
- Artist
- Ippo
- Artist Life Dates
- 1665-1737
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/2.20
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 1.44763
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- fruit
- mammals
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- sculpture
- sculpture by function
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Tombs in the Beauchamp Chapel, Warwick
- Artist
- Francis Bedford
- Artist Life Dates
- 1816-1894
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1991/1.112
- Medium and Support
- albumen print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.44763
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- figures
- how we live
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- rites of passage
- rock
- rock by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Four seated Buddhas, in dhyana mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
- Physical Description
- A molded and incised relief sculpture of four seated Buddhas, on a dais with floral rosette motifs.
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.152
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.44763
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- design elements
- figures (representations)
- motifs
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant-derived motifs
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Female Antelope Headdress (Chi-Wara)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.137
- Medium and Support
- wood, leather
- relevance
- rank 1.44763
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- mammals
- materials
- materials by origin
- plant material
- the human body
- upper body
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Crescent-shaped box with human face
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.141
- Medium and Support
- wood and tkoola powder
- relevance
- rank 1.44763
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- heads
- motifs
- natural element motifs
- objects we use
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Turquoise snuff bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1912-1949
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.51
- Medium and Support
- turquoise
- relevance
- rank 1.44763
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- Title
- Inkwell made of cut crystal with star base, monogrammed lid, "B" sterling silver
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- A small. square, crystal inkwell with a sterling silver lid. A star is engraved on the bottom of the base. The lid is monogrammed.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1975
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.271
- Medium and Support
- glass, metal
- relevance
- rank 1.44656
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- design elements
- glass and glassmaking mixtures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metalwork
- motifs
- natural element motifs
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Loom Heddle Pulley
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.126
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 1.44656
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- the human body
- upper body
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Christine Watson on a Sunny Day in May
- Artist
- Frank Watson
- Physical Description
- Side view of a girl in a field holding a thin stick in her hand. She is wearing a denim jacket.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.187
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.44656
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- plant material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- youth
- Title
- Heddle Pulley for a Loom
- Artist
- African, Ivory Coast, Guro
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.34
- Medium and Support
- carved wood and patination
- relevance
- rank 1.44656
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- the human body
- upper body
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Snuff bottle with painted design of a Pekingese dog and bamboo
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1821-1850
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.118
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with overglaze enamel painting; stopper of metal, coral and turquoise
- relevance
- rank 1.44656
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- descriptors
- grass (plant material)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- 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 1.44656
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- the human body
- upper body
- wood and wood products
- Title
- NY Card Grump - Ouro Pietro Mirias Gerals, Brazil
- Artist
- David Vestal
- Physical Description
- Cobblestone street wtih cars and two people standing in the center under a street light, sky above.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1924
- Object Creation Date
- September 16, 1996
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.172
- Medium and Support
- black and white photograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.44656
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- cultural landscapes
- cultural landscapes by location or context
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- object genres
- objects we use
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Pottery dish with floral motif
- Artist
- Anonymous Italian or Spanish?
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.211
- Medium and Support
- glazed ceramic
- relevance
- rank 1.44656
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- vessels
- Title
- Conical Bowl with simple blue stripe design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Physical Description
- A deep conical bowl.
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.64
- Medium and Support
- fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 1.44388
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- middle east (general region)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- vessels
- Title
- La Muse Uranie
- Artist
- J. Laurent y Minier
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1843-1879)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1880
- Accession Number
- 1980/1.177
- Medium and Support
- albumen print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.44388
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- rock
- rock by form
- statues
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- women
- Title
- Silk Lampas
- Artist
- Anonymous British or French?
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1700-1730
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.315
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 1.44388
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- foliage
- medium
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- Title
- Cradles in the Sea
- Artist
- William Moore
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1945
- Century
- 21st century
- Object Creation Date
- 2002
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.82
- Medium and Support
- patinated copper, madrone burl
- relevance
- rank 1.44388
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- containers
- containers by form
- creativity
- descriptors
- imagination
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Deep Bowl with slightly everted rim
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Physical Description
- Deep bowl with a wide base and slightly everted rim decorated in amber glaze.
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.62
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with mottled amber glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.44388
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- middle east (general region)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- vessels
- Title
- Brocaded Silk
- Artist
- Anonymous French or British?
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1730-1740
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.238
- Medium and Support
- blue, ivory, green, brown, silk with twill weave and floral design
- relevance
- rank 1.44388
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- foliage
- medium
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- Title
- Chest (in three pieces)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Two large wooden chests stacked on top of each other. They each feature a set of small doors in the center with silver corners, knobs, and hinges. The top chest has an open-shelf area just underneath the table-top. The wood inlay of the chests create a geometric - square and rectangle pattern of the raised wood.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1925
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.24A-C
- Medium and Support
- wood inlay
- relevance
- rank 1.44388
- Secondary Keywords
- applied decoration
- asian
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- east asian
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the human body
- torsos
- Title
- Iro-Nabeshima Plate with Chrysanthemums (Leaves and Tendrils) Design, one of five
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- Early 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/1.102
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting and overglaze enamels
- relevance
- rank 1.44388
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- flowers
- leaves
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- plants
- the natural world
- Title
- Iro-Nabeshima Plate with Fern-frond Border Design, one of five
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- Early 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/1.100
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze and overglaze enamel painting
- relevance
- rank 1.44361
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- Title
- Lion head (fragment of a Buddha throne?)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Accession Number
- 1990/1.178
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 1.44361
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by form
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Horse head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 2nd century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century - 2nd century
- Accession Number
- 1974/1.169
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- relevance
- rank 1.44361
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by material
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Cariatide
- Artist
- Carlo Naya
- Artist Life Dates
- Active from the late 1860s
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1860
- Accession Number
- 1989/2.98
- Medium and Support
- albumen print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.44361
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- figures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- rock
- rock by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Arabesque Corner Motif
- Artist
- Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin
- Artist Life Dates
- 1733-1793
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1780
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.25
- Medium and Support
- graphite, ink and wash
- relevance
- rank 1.44361
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- study
- Title
- Crucifixion
- Artist
- Raymond Coins
- Artist Life Dates
- 1904 - 1998
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1985
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.215
- Medium and Support
- stone relief
- relevance
- rank 1.44361
- Secondary Keywords
- crosses
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- rock
- rock by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- M. Johnston
- Physical Description
- A boat in the water without the sail, slightly cloudy sky above, trimmed in black.
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.148
- Medium and Support
- black and white photograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.44361
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- Title
- Cisele Velvet
- Artist
- Anonymous Italian
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.288
- Medium and Support
- velvet
- relevance
- rank 1.44361
- Secondary Keywords
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- concepts relating to the creative process
- descriptors
- design elements
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.222
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 1.44357
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.481
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.44357
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.215
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 1.44357
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.224
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 1.44357
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- 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
- 1997/1.483
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.44357
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.217
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 1.44357
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- 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
- 1997/1.417
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.44357
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.219
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 1.44357
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Ceremonial Sword
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.88
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood pomel overlaid with brass and wrought iron shaft
- relevance
- rank 1.44357
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonial weapons
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition