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- Title
- Chest (in three pieces)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A chest in three pieces, all stacked on top of on another. The two chest pieces feature small center doors with decorative iron fittings around the handles and the hinges. Decorative iron fittings are added at each wood inlay location.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1925
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.25A-C
- Medium and Support
- wood and iron fittings
- Primary Keywords
- chests
- iron (metal)
- wood (plant material)
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- Title
- Iron Kettle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A round and squat kettle made of iron. It has a tall, arching handle which is tapered at the ends of attachment and the handle on the cover is decorated with cut-outs.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.36
- Medium and Support
- iron
- Primary Keywords
- iron (metal)
- kettles
- korean
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- Title
- Ogboni staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
- Physical Description
- Brass female figure, kneeling with buttocks on the heels, atop an iron staff. The protruding eyes, nose, and mouth convey a serene, dignified and somewhat withdrawn look. The figure has a beard around the face; she wears ornamentation in small holes atop the ears, cone-shaped headgear, and an elaborate necklace; there is a small spiral motif on the forehead, and two larger spiral motifs on the sides of the body. The hands are held in closed fists in front of the body, the left hand on top of the right.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1970
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.39
- Medium and Support
- brass, iron
- Primary Keywords
- authority
- ceremonial staffs
- figurines
- iron (metal)
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- Title
- Ogun Ax (àáké or edùn Ogun)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
- Physical Description
- Carved ax handle is comprised of a kneeling male figure with rounded knob on top of his head, into which narrow end of triangular iron ax blade is embedded.
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 2006/2.73
- Medium and Support
- wood, iron
- Primary Keywords
- blade
- deity
- figure (representation)
- iron
- tools
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- Title
- Tsuba (Sword guard)
- Artist
- Sadanobu
- Physical Description
- It is a round, openwork tsuba, in the design of three interconnected bamboo leaves. It has the signature: Kishû jû, Sadanobu.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1809-1879
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1966/1.103
- Medium and Support
- iron
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- iron
- leaves
- sword