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- Title
- Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii
- Artist
- Randolph Rogers
- Physical Description
- A white marble statue of a young female figure, leaning forward holding a staff with eyes closed, her left hand held up to her right ear. A flowing, wind-swept garment drapes the figure. On the base to the left of the figure is a broken capital of a Corinthian column lying on its side.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1825-1892
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Accession Number
- 1862.1
- Medium and Support
- Carrara marble
- Primary Keywords
- allegory
- blind
- blind (people)
- capitals
- corinthian (architectural style)
- figures (representations)
- girl
- girls
- marble
- mythology (literary genre)
- neoclassical
- nydia
- pompeii
- pompeii (deserted settlement)
- sculpture
- staff
- staffs (walking sticks)
- standing
- statues
- stone
- women
- Title
- A Montenegrin Chieftain
- Artist
- Théodore Valério
- Artist Life Dates
- 1819-1879
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1839-1879
- Accession Number
- 1895.102
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas mounted on board
- Primary Keywords
- mountains
- rifle
- rocks
- staff
- Title
- The Shepherdess
- Artist
- Jean-François Millet
- Artist Life Dates
- 1814-1875
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1857
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.106
- Medium and Support
- black chalk on off-white wove paper
- Primary Keywords
- hills
- sheep
- staff
- standing
- trees
- workers
- Title
- The Labors of Hercules: The Giant Antaeus (one of the set of 13 prints)
- Artist
- Heinrich Aldegrever
- Artist Life Dates
- 1502- circa 1561
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1550
- Accession Number
- 1956/1.66
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- Primary Keywords
- arrows
- fighting
- hercules
- heroes
- horses
- males
- men
- nudes
- staff
- standing
- Title
- The Labors of Hercules: The River-god Achelous (one of the set of 13 prints)
- Artist
- Heinrich Aldegrever
- Artist Life Dates
- 1502- circa 1561
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1550
- Accession Number
- 1956/1.67
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- Primary Keywords
- alligators
- death
- deaths
- fighting
- gods
- hercules
- nudes
- rivers
- staff
- standing
- trees
- Title
- Allegorical Representation of 'America'
- Artist
- Maarten de Vos
- Artist Life Dates
- 1532-1603
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1594-1600
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.24
- Medium and Support
- pen and black ink with ink wash on cream-colored paper
- Primary Keywords
- allegory
- america
- americas
- birds
- fruit
- lions
- reptiles and amphibians
- rhinoceros
- staff
- trees
- Title
- A Votive plaque depicting the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Ch. Dizang), in Amitabha's Western Paradise
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.
- Century
- 7th-9th century
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.19
- Medium and Support
- terracotta, molded
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- paradise
- plaque (flat object)
- staff (walking stick)
- Title
- Scenes of Martyrdom and Monastic Figures
- Artist
- Johan Wierix
- Artist Life Dates
- c.1549-after 1615
- Century
- Late 16th or early 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1549-1615
- Accession Number
- 1966/1.97
- Medium and Support
- pen, ink and wash on white paper
- Primary Keywords
- shield
- staff
- trees
- Title
- Ceremonial Staff
- Artist
- Melanesian, Solomon Islands
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.114
- Medium and Support
- painted wood
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- St. George and the Dragon
- Artist
- Palma il Giovane
- Artist Life Dates
- (Venice, 1544 - 1628, Venice)
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1600-1610
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.13
- Medium and Support
- pen, brown ink and brown washes over black chalk on paper
- Primary Keywords
- dragon
- saint
- st. george
- staff
- standing
- Title
- St. German of Auxerre and St. Genevieve
- Artist
- Laurent de La Hyre
- Artist Life Dates
- 1606-1656
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1630
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.86
- Medium and Support
- black chalk with traces of white on brown paper, laid down
- Primary Keywords
- buildings
- kneeling
- saint
- staff
- standing
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.28
- Medium and Support
- carved wood and patination
- Primary Keywords
- canes
- carvings
- figures
- staff
- woodwork
- Title
- Ritual Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Century
- Probably 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- probably 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/1.69
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Primary Keywords
- artists
- birds
- ceremonial staffs
- figures
- figures (representations)
- men
- portraits
- staff
- Title
- Arms of Prince Rudolph II von Scherenberg, Bishop of Würzburg
- Artist
- Master AG
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1475 - 1490)
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1482
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.42
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- Primary Keywords
- angel
- coat of arms
- figures
- figures (representations)
- lions
- staff
- staffs (staff weapon components)
- winged
- Title
- Door-of-Lodge Grizzly-Flathead
- Artist
- Edward Sheriff Curtis
- Artist Life Dates
- 1868 - 1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1910
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.155
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on dark cream wove paper
- Primary Keywords
- costume
- headdress
- staff
- standing
- trees
- Title
- Hamasaka Tlu wulahu Costume with Speaker's Staff-Qagyuhi
- Artist
- Edward Sheriff Curtis
- Artist Life Dates
- 1868 - 1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1914
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.161
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on light beige wove paper
- Primary Keywords
- costume
- portraits
- staff
- standing
- trees
- Title
- Birdland
- Artist
- Roy De Forest
- Artist Life Dates
- 1930-2007
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1993
- Accession Number
- 1999/1.78
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- figures
- head
- hills
- staff
- trees
- Title
- The Campfire
- Artist
- Roy De Forest
- Artist Life Dates
- 1930-2007
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1993
- Accession Number
- 1999/1.81
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- Primary Keywords
- dogs
- figures
- head
- staff
- trees
- Title
- Male Figure
- Artist
- Alphonse Maria Mucha
- Artist Life Dates
- 1860 - 1939
- Century
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.170
- Medium and Support
- graphite on wove paper
- Primary Keywords
- clothed
- males
- staff
- standing
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Guinea, Grebo
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.10
- Medium and Support
- wood with metal
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kongo peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.11
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Songye
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.12
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Tanzania, Nyumwesi
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.13
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- head
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kusu
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.14
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- head
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Makonde
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.15
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- head
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.16
- Medium and Support
- wood with animal hide
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- head
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.17
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- head
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Holo
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.18
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- figures
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yaka Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- A stylized human head with an elaborate coiffure, sitting atop a larger animal head with scarification marks below the eyes, tops a well-carved staff with angular handle and a zig-zag carved pattern below the handle. The eyes of both figures are set in shallow cavities and appear squinted or closed.
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.19
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- authority
- ceremonial staffs
- heads
- staff
- staffs (walking sticks)
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Helle
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.20
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- head
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, N'Sapo
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.21
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- head
- staff
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- ceremonial objects
- head
- staff
- wands
- yoruba
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda Circle Lwena?
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.24
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- bust
- busts
- figures
- figures (representations)
- heads (representations)
- staff
- staffs (walking sticks)
- woodwork
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- A stylized animal head, with an elongated open mouth and horizontally positioned, flat ears, sits atop a staff with decorative carvings along the shaft.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.25
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- animals
- ceremonial staffs
- heads
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.26
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- head
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Hemba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.27
- Medium and Support
- wood with metal
- Primary Keywords
- head
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Tanzania, Vinza
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.28
- Medium and Support
- wood with metal
- Primary Keywords
- figures
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yaka Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.29
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Tanzania, Nyumwesi
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.31
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda Circle Lwena?
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.32
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- figures
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Limba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.34
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Songye
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.35
- Medium and Support
- wood with metal
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ngbaka peoples Democratic Republiic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Elaborately carved staff with angular forms along the shaft and topped with a figurine with a rounded head, heart-shaped face and two stylized arms resting on the stomach. A large Z-shaped handle is carved in the middle of the shaft, with a series of cubes and conical forms above and beneath it.
- Object Creation Date
- 1930-1970
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.36
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- figurines
- initiations
- staff
- staffs
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Shango
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.37
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- canes
- sangu (ogowe river area style)
- staff
- walking sticks
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Ovumbundu
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.38
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- canes
- staff
- walking sticks
- woodwork
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Guinea Bissau, Baga
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.4
- Medium and Support
- wood with metal
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda Circle Lwena?
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1950
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.40
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kongo peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Elaborately carved staff with, from the top: a male figure wearing Western-style clothes, with painted eyes, eyebrows, mouth, moustache, hat and clothes, sitting on a simple stool, resting his hands on his knees; a U-shaped snake on one side and a mortar on the other; a pair of a male and a female figure on either side (the male is standing on one leg, bending the other at the knee to make a triangle); a dark black spherical form; a row of three turtles on one side and two salamanders and a frog on the other; and finally three outstretched snakes (painted yellow, brown and red, respectively), one of them eating a small frog.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1970
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.42
- Medium and Support
- wood, paint
- Primary Keywords
- ceremonial staffs
- figurines
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igbo
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.43
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- staff
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.44
- Medium and Support
- wood with beads
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- canes
- staff
- walking sticks
- woodwork
- yoruba