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Title

Stones from the River, vessel 9/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153J

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:10

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 13/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153N

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:10

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 17/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153R

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:10

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 21/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153V

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:10

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

#97-18

Artist

Gary Johnson

Physical Description

wood vase with geometric patterning that wraps across a top-bottom, left-right diagonal

Artist Life Dates

(active Webster City, Iowa, 1936 - )

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2002/2.149

Medium and Support

maple, paela, bloodwood

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:10

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Untitled

Artist

J. Paul Fennell

Artist Life Dates

(active Beverly, Massachusetts, 1938 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2002/2.134

Medium and Support

curly maple

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:09

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Hidden Garden (or Suspended Redwood Flora)

Artist

Ronald F. Fleming

Artist Life Dates

(active Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1937 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2002/2.135

Medium and Support

sandblasted walnut

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:09

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Woman in a Blue Dress

Artist

Michael Hosaluk

Artist Life Dates

(active Invermay, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1954 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1999

Accession Number

2002/2.144

Medium and Support

ash wood

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:09

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Oval form with tentacles

Artist

Dwayne Rohachuk

Artist Life Dates

(1957 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1992

Accession Number

2002/2.143

Medium and Support

ash wood

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:09

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Vase

Artist

Kelly Dunn

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.130

Medium and Support

norfolk pine

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:09

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Tosca

Artist

Dewey Garrett

Artist Life Dates

(active California, 1969 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.138

Medium and Support

dyed palm wood

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:09

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Cammy-Oh 7 (from the Cammy-Oh Series)

Artist

Giles Gilson

Artist Life Dates

born 1942

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2002/2.140

Medium and Support

polished cocobolo wood, blue interior, walnut foot

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:09

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Paame

Artist

David Ellsworth

Artist Life Dates

(active Iowa City, Iowa, 1944 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2002/2.132

Medium and Support

ash, pigment

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:09

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Untitled vessel

Artist

Ray Allen

Physical Description

A bulbous vessel with a narrow base and wide mouth that is flanged. The vessel is made up of small, glued pieces of wood that are then turned, creating an intricate pattern in the wood's fine, finished surface. The predominate decorations are bands of diamonds and triangles that run around the widest point of the vessel and beneath the flanged mouth.

Large wood vessel with rings of Native American-inspired design patterns

Artist Life Dates

(Dickson, Tennessee, 1930 - 2000, Yuma, Arizona)

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2002/2.119

Medium and Support

mesquite, satin wood, blood wood, rose wood, curly maple, ebony, dyed veneer

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:08

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

materials

materials by origin

native north american styles

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

wood and wood products

Title

Dragons

Artist

Robert W. Chatelain

Physical Description

wood and purple resin vase with gold leaf

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.126

Medium and Support

black cherry burl, violet pigmented epxoy resin and gold inlay

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:08

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

legendary creatures

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

wood and wood products

Title

Piscatorial Vessel #7

Artist

Dick Codding

Artist Life Dates

(active Akron, Ohio, 1942 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1999

Accession Number

2002/2.128

Medium and Support

cherry wood with fishscale pattern and black texture and brass

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:08

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Pike Decoy

Artist

Oscar Peterson

Physical Description

Carved wooden decoy of a Pike fish; green along dorsal region with yellow underbelly, spots and flecks of yellow, white, and black.

Artist Life Dates

1887 - 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1928

Accession Number

2002/1.216

Medium and Support

carved and painted wood and painted metal

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:05

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:04

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

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:02

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

The Famous Picnic at Val Kill

Artist

Ann Murfee Allen

Physical Description

Primitive painting depicting three sailboats in the foreground, and figures sitting around tables and standing on a lawn in the middle ground, with two houses in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 1995

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2002/1.178

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:01

Secondary Keywords

american regions

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

descriptors

dwellings

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

how we live

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

north american

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

plants

political and social issues

residential structures

sailing vessels by size

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

single seating furniture

standing

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

the americas

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

woody plants

Title

Hobo Jungle

Artist

John William "Uncle Jack" Dey

Artist Life Dates

1912 - 1978

Century

Second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1955-1978

Accession Number

2002/1.177

Medium and Support

airplane paint on composite board

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:01

Secondary Keywords

animals

atmospheric effects

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by function

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Cache-Sexe

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Century

late 19th - early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890-1920

Accession Number

2000/2.74

Medium and Support

brass and glass beads with cowrie shells

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:55

Secondary Keywords

beads and sets of beads

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

costume

costume accessories

costume by form

descriptors

main garments

main garments for the lower body

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by form

objects of adornment

objects we use

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

Title

Still Life with Apples

Artist

Sondra Freckelton

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1979

Accession Number

2000/2.228

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:53

Secondary Keywords

arms

descriptors

figures

fruit

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

human body

materials

materials by function

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

seating furniture

single seating furniture

the natural world

Title

In Prison

Artist

George Grosz

Artist Life Dates

1893-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

2000/2.224

Medium and Support

pen (reed?) and ink on wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:52

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

figures

food

genres

materials

materials by function

medium

objects

people and occupations

sketches

Title

Kind mit Flasche

Artist

Gabriele Münter

Artist Life Dates

1877 - 1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1907-1908

Accession Number

2000/2.177

Medium and Support

color woodcut on Japan paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:48

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

excretions and secretions

materials

materials by origin

objects

people and occupations

Title

Two Lions

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1884-1950

Accession Number

2000/2.168

Medium and Support

black crayon on wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:47

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by function

sketches

the natural world

Title

Circumcision Knife with Sheath

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/1.118A&B

Medium and Support

metal blade with leather and hide sheath with dyed shell

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:45

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

objects

shell and shell material

Title

Running Water, Roaring Fork Rd., GT. SMOKEY MTS., 10 Oct. 1967, from 'Color Natu

Artist

Eliot Porter

Artist Life Dates

(1901 - 1960)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

1985/1.90.8

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:38

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

leaves

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Edimbourg, Vu du Calton-Hill, form 'Vues Pittoresques de l'Ecosse'

Artist

Richard Parkes Bonington

Artist Life Dates

(1801 - 1828)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1826

Accession Number

1977/1.162

Medium and Support

lithograph on ivory wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:26

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

people and occupations

Title

Storm Clouds, Cape Cod (Strumwolken uber Cape Cod)

Artist

George Grosz

Physical Description

In the top left corner a house lies on top of a hill of sand dunes covered with grasses, with the ocean to the right and storm clouds swirling overhead

Artist Life Dates

1893-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1954/1.112

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:16

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

eolian landforms

european

european styles and periods

events

geography

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by formation process

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural events

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plant material

residential structures

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

In Hopi Land, Arizona

Artist

Albert Groll

Artist Life Dates

Born 1866

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1866-1954

Accession Number

1954/1.111

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:15

Secondary Keywords

americas

descriptors

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

the natural world

united states

Title

Rocks

Artist

Frederic Wright

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1940.290

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:04

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

(On the Beach)

Artist

Frederic Steele

Artist Life Dates

1873-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1931

Accession Number

1940.229

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:04

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Monhegan Sketches: Landscape with Rocks and Water

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1919

Accession Number

1940.344

Medium and Support

pen and ink

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:04

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

grasses

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

plants

sketches

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

(Rocks and Sea)

Artist

Sears Gallagher

Artist Life Dates

1869-1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1869-1955

Accession Number

1940.178

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:03

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Mother Cut Your Toenails, You're Tearing All The Sheets

Artist

Terry Martin

Artist Life Dates

born 1947

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1999

Accession Number

2003/2.81

Medium and Support

walnut

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:59

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Landscape

Artist

William Gilpin

Artist Life Dates

1724 - 1804

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1999/1.75

Medium and Support

gray wash with brown ink and white chalk

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:57

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

Title

The Five Orders of Architecture

Artist

Herbert W. Johe

Artist Life Dates

born 1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

1998/1.173

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:53

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

architecture

creatures

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by origin

panels

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Ely Cathedral, A Grotesque

Artist

Frederick Evans

Artist Life Dates

1853-1943

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1853-1943

Accession Number

1998/1.145

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:50

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

faces

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:48

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

Netsuke of Oni (demon) comforted by a warrior and a Niô (fierce guardian)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1997/2.21

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:48

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

legendary creatures

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

Ge (ceremonial dagger-axe)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

ceremonial bronze ge dagger-axe, with pointed blade on one end and zoomorphic tang of stylized bird motif on the other.

Century

13th-11th century BCE

Object Creation Date

circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE

Accession Number

1996/2.19

Medium and Support

cast bronze with malachite patina

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:45

Secondary Keywords

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects

weaponry

whip

Title

Grain scoop

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

206 BCE - 220 CE

Accession Number

1990/1.270

Medium and Support

earthenware, red, with calcinated green lead glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:43

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

equipment by general type

events

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

tools

tools and equipment

Title

California Orange Grove

Artist

David Courlander

Physical Description

Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1866-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas board

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:41

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

upward

americas

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

deciduous trees

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

equipment

equipment by context

fishing and trapping tools and equipment

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

geography

houses by location

houses by location or context

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

physical sciences concepts

plant communities

plants

residential structures

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

united states

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

water activities

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woods

woody plants

Title

Scabbard (of set of knife and scabbard)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)

Century

Possibly 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900

Accession Number

1984/2.54B

Medium and Support

Iron, copper, leather, string, wood and brass tacks

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:39

Secondary Keywords

cases (containers)

containers

containers by form

descriptors

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

objects we use

sheaths

weapons and ammunition

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:39

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

Little Torso No. 5 (Torse)

Artist

Hans Arp

Physical Description

A small polished bronze sculpture of a biomorphic form rising gracefully from a small base. Where it contacts the base, the form stands on two leg-like structures. The form rises from there, narrows, then opens up into a wider, more oblong shape at the top.

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930; cast 1957

Accession Number

1983/1.399

Medium and Support

polished bronze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:38

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological components

biological concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

scientific concepts

the human body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Royal Cap

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900

Accession Number

1982/2.76

Medium and Support

cotton cloth, wood, cowrie shells, and glass beads

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:38

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

people and occupations

political figures

shell and shell material

Title

Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1983

Accession Number

1983/2.162

Medium and Support

wood, polychrome, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton cloth and string

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:38

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

objects

people and occupations

political figures

shell and shell material

Title

Pieced quilt in variable star pattern with saw-tooth border

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1840s

Accession Number

1982/2.59

Medium and Support

cotton

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:38

Secondary Keywords

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

descriptors

design elements

fiber

fiber and fiber products

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

motifs

natural element motifs

natural fiber

objects we use

ornament areas

plant fiber