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#97-18; Gary Johnson

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
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rank 0.07554

Red brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of colorful medallions against a field of wavy gold stripes (tatewaku); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Red brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of colorful medallions against a field of wavy gold stripes (tatewaku)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This is made of a thick brocade of red, gold and silver. Medallion patterns and wavy stripes are woven through the entirety of the fabric, rather than halfway, as is common in less intricate obi. Medallion motifs of tortoise shells, flowers, and bamboo leaves are spaced among the golden waves across the fabric.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1950s-1960s
Accession Number
2005/1.344
Medium and Support
red silk with woven and embroidered design and gold wrapped thread
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rank 0.07554

Folk Rama; Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra

Title
Folk Rama
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
1976/2.33
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 0.07554

Stay Alert (Matauri Bay, New Zealand); Jill Mathis

Title
Stay Alert (Matauri Bay, New Zealand)
Artist
Jill Mathis
Artist Life Dates
American, born 1964
Century
20th-21st century
Object Creation Date
1995-2005
Accession Number
2007/2.66
Medium and Support
digital chromogenic print on paper
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rank 0.07554

Boxelder Vessel; John Jordan

Title
Boxelder Vessel
Artist
John Jordan
Physical Description
A vessel of bleached wood. From a narrow base, the vessel widens gradually. Near the top it begans to narrow gradually then narrows quickly on a nearly horizontal plane to a very small mouth. The surface, apart from the smooth lip of the mouth, is finely textured with vertical scoring.
light-colored wood vase with textured hatching across surfaces
Artist Life Dates
born 1950
Century
late 20th century
Object Creation Date
1996
Accession Number
2002/2.150
Medium and Support
boxelder
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rank 0.07554

Obi-jime (obi cord); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Obi-jime (obi cord)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Cord made of thin woven silver metallic thread.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.366
Medium and Support
woven silver mettalic thread
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rank 0.07554

Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Purple silk crepe with hitta miura and hand tie-dyed design achieving the effect of many diagonal rows of tiny squares. Upper lining is plain weave momi (red silk) and lower and cuff linings are mauve pink.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1930s-1940s
Accession Number
2005/1.376
Medium and Support
purple silk crepe with tie dye design
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rank 0.07554

Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads; Minagawa Gekka

Title
Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads
Artist
Minagawa Gekka
Physical Description
This is a pink silk crepe kimono with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The kimono is in full length and has elongated sleeves. The fabric is dyed with pink, leaving the family crest under the collar and the floral design part white. The red scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Then the design of multiple kinds of plants is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and pale and blue green colors. There are mix of fall and winter flowers and trees: nandin on the left sleeve, plum, chrysanthemums, thistles, amaranths, camellias and narcissus on the front and back, makino (Chloranthus glaber, with red berries) and more camellias on the right sleeve. Embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of flowers and leaves.
Artist Life Dates
1892-1987
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
2005/1.358
Medium and Support
crepe silk with colorful wax resist design and metallic thread embroidery
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rank 0.07554

Fan shaped obidome (obi brooch), inscribed bodai no tame; Taniguchi Haruki

Title
Fan shaped obidome (obi brooch), inscribed bodai no tame
Artist
Taniguchi Haruki
Physical Description
Metal brooch in the shape of a fan with incised and inlaid decor, including floral designs. "Bodai no tame" is inscribed along with the artist's signature, Taniguchi Haruki, and indecipherable characters.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950-1975
Accession Number
2005/1.369
Medium and Support
metal with incised and inlaid decor
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rank 0.07554

Kimono with overall woven pattern of assorted flowers; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Kimono with overall woven pattern of assorted flowers
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1920s - 1940s
Accession Number
2005/1.392
Medium and Support
silk crepe twill with interwoven silver and dark purple threads
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rank 0.07554

Lioness Reclining on High Base; Edward Kemeys

Title
Lioness Reclining on High Base
Artist
Edward Kemeys
Artist Life Dates
1843-1907
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1863-1907
Accession Number
1955/1.144
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 0.07554

Small blue-and-white jar with abstracted plant design; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title
Small blue-and-white jar with abstracted plant design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
This bottle has a slightly out-turned astragal mouth. Short slender neck and a bulbous body that is rather heavy. The whole foot is rather high and thick. The body is decorated with a simple abstract floral design in cobalt-blue pigment.
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1977/1.195
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting
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rank 0.07554

Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair); Artist Unknown, Thailand

Title
Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description
Kneeling statue of Buddhist monk devotee Mogallana or Shariputra on a pedestal with round face, hair in tight curls, elongated ears, and hands placed together in mediatation. The pedestal is decorated with lotus petals, and the devotee wears an intricate, close-fitting robe.
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
1800-1932
Accession Number
2005/1.455.1
Medium and Support
lacquered and gilded copper alloy
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rank 0.07554

Vessel; Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo

Title
Vessel
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo
Century
early 20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
2000/2.120
Medium and Support
terracotta
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rank 0.07554

Kimono; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Kimono
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Summer linen kimono with stenciled patterns of water wheels.
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
2009/2.1
Medium and Support
linen
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rank 0.07554

Double Totemic Sculpture; Mark Lindquist

Title
Double Totemic Sculpture
Artist
Mark Lindquist
Physical Description
rough-hewn hollowed wood sculpture in natural state with spalt, marks, holes, etc.
Century
late 20th century
Object Creation Date
1994-1995
Accession Number
2002/2.156B
Medium and Support
oak burl
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rank 0.07554

View of Venice; Félix Ziem

Title
View of Venice
Artist
Félix Ziem
Artist Life Dates
1821-1911
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1841-1911
Accession Number
1972/2.353
Medium and Support
oil on panel
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rank 0.07554

Kimono Fragment, with Stenciled Design of Chrysanthemums, Hemp-leaf Flowers, and Snowflakes; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Kimono Fragment, with Stenciled Design of Chrysanthemums, Hemp-leaf Flowers, and Snowflakes
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
1860-1912
Accession Number
1930.39
Medium and Support
silk crepe (chirimen) with paste-resist designs
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rank 0.07554

Farmers! Housewives! Children! - The President of the United States Appeals to You Personally - United States Department of Agriculture; Artist Unknown

Title
Farmers! Housewives! Children! - The President of the United States Appeals to You Personally - United States Department of Agriculture
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Text Excerpt: Farmers! Housewives! Children! - The President of the United States Appeals to You Personally - These extracts from the address of President Wilson should be read carefully by every one who produces or can produce food and by all who consume food: - MY FELLOW COUTRYMEN: The entrance of our own beloved country into the grim and terrible war for democracy and human rights which has shaken the world creates so many problems of natural life and action which call for immediate consideration and settlement that I hope you will permit me to address to you a few words of earnest counsel and appeal with regard to them. … (headers) Abundant Food Supplies Essential … Make Sure of Large Harvests … To Young Men and Boys … To the Farmers of the South … The Government to Cooperate … To the Middlemen .. To Every Household - The supreme test of the nation has come. We must all speak, act, and serve together! - Woodrow Wilson (signed) [Text Excerpted from the "Message to the American People" on April 15, 1917]
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917-1919
Accession Number
1954/2.35.123
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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rank 0.07554

Goldweight with geometric pattern with spiral center; Artist Unknown, African

Title
Goldweight with geometric pattern with spiral center
Artist
Artist Unknown, African
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1986/2.141
Medium and Support
brass
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rank 0.07554

Brocade obijime (obi cord) with a tassel; Dômyô

Title
Brocade obijime (obi cord) with a tassel
Artist
Dômyô
Physical Description
Kumihimo (braided) silk brocade with silver metallic threads.
Artist Life Dates
kumihimo atelier, Kyoto, Japan
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.365
Medium and Support
braided silk cord with silver metallic threads
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rank 0.07554

Shigaraki ware plate; Takahashi Rakusai III

Title
Shigaraki ware plate
Artist
Takahashi Rakusai III
Physical Description
A rectangular shaped plate with eight circular patterns. The rim is slightly flared out to create the concave shape. The top surface is unglazed, scorched to an intense red. The bottom does not have foot. In the kiln, the thick clay slabs were stacked close together so that the floating ash landed on the edge of the plate facing the flame. The circular patterns are areas that were protected from the flame by cylinder clay spacers.
Artist Life Dates
1898-1976
Century
Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Accession Number
1963/2.76
Medium and Support
stoneware with natural ash glaze
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rank 0.07554

Homestead; Blanche Ackers

Title
Homestead
Artist
Blanche Ackers
Artist Life Dates
b. 1916
Century
late 20th century
Object Creation Date
1987-2000
Accession Number
2002/1.196
Medium and Support
graphite, colored pencil, crayon, black ink, and marker on white wove paper
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rank 0.07554

Purple haori with supplementary weft brocade woven bird-and-flowers designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Purple haori with supplementary weft brocade woven bird-and-flowers designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Purple silk damask (rinzu) in T-paper pattern (sayagata), bokashi dyed so that the shoulders are a darker purple than the lower half of the haori. Woven designs of phoenixes, paulownia, cranes, chysanthemums, etc., incorporate metallic threads. Lining is orange and white silk. There are purple and white kumihimo (a kind of cord) with tassels.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1930-1939
Accession Number
2005/1.355
Medium and Support
purple silk damask with woven designs
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rank 0.07554

Obidome (obi brooch) in shape of dancing lion; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Obidome (obi brooch) in shape of dancing lion
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Metal lion with flowing mane and tail. Gold inlaid spits decorate his body and color his eyes. The lion's head is thrown impossibly backwards, allowing a view of the head as if from above. The golden eyes look upwards.
Century
Second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950-1975
Accession Number
2005/1.368
Medium and Support
metal with gold inlay
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rank 0.07554

Panel with Geometric Design; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Panel with Geometric Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1984/2.74
Medium and Support
raffia
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rank 0.07554

Square Rouge Box with Lid, One of a Pair; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Square Rouge Box with Lid, One of a Pair
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
1983/1.368A&B
Medium and Support
porcelain with overglaze enamel painting
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rank 0.07554

Vessel; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon

Title
Vessel
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
Century
early 20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
2000/2.110
Medium and Support
terracotta
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rank 0.07554

Peacock and Lion Club; Edward Kemeys

Title
Peacock and Lion Club
Artist
Edward Kemeys
Artist Life Dates
1843-1907
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1863-1907
Accession Number
1955/1.137
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 0.07554

Purple silk michiyuki coat; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Purple silk michiyuki coat
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Silk Michiyuki coat with deep purple coloring (kinsha) on the top portion that transitions to shades of purples, pinks, and yellows on the bottom portion that has the appearance of puffy golden clouds ar sunrise. The inner lining is a crosswork of white and pink that matches the pinks in the outer garment (hakebiki).
Century
second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1970s
Accession Number
2005/1.401
Medium and Support
purple dyed silk
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rank 0.07554

Royal Sword; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Royal Sword
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1985/2.56
Medium and Support
iron, wood and copper
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rank 0.07554

Goldweight with geometric pattern with two spirals; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Goldweight with geometric pattern with two spirals
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 of 2 spirals in the center and edged teeth along two sides.
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1986/2.136
Medium and Support
brass
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rank 0.07554

Black Fox; Fred Alten

Title
Black Fox
Artist
Fred Alten
Artist Life Dates
1871-1945
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
1912-1945
Accession Number
2002/1.214
Medium and Support
carved and painted wood
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rank 0.07554

The Poultry Man; George Overbury Hart

Title
The Poultry Man
Artist
George Overbury Hart
Artist Life Dates
1868 - 1933
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
1868-1933
Accession Number
1983/1.361
Medium and Support
color monotype on paper
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rank 0.07554

Untitled; Sam Mackey

Title
Untitled
Artist
Sam Mackey
Artist Life Dates
1897-1992
Century
late 20th century
Object Creation Date
1987-1992
Accession Number
2002/1.203
Medium and Support
black, blue, and red crayon on cream wove paper
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rank 0.07554

Storm in the North Sea; Robert Hopkin

Title
Storm in the North Sea
Artist
Robert Hopkin
Artist Life Dates
Scotland, 1832-1909
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
1832-1909
Accession Number
1910.1
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
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rank 0.07554

Is There A Red Cross Service Flag in Your Home? A Heart and a Dollar Are All You Need - Join the Red Cross; Artist Unknown; Seiter & Kappes Litho. Co, NY (printer)

Title
Is There A Red Cross Service Flag in Your Home? A Heart and a Dollar Are All You Need - Join the Red Cross
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.111
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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rank 0.07554

Raku Style Gray Tea Bowl; Sen Sôshu X

Title
Raku Style Gray Tea Bowl
Artist
Sen Sôshu X
Physical Description
Deep, thick-walled gray teabowl with intentionally unever lip and body texture that brings out a range of gray tones in the glaze.
Artist Life Dates
1913 - 1999
Century
Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Accession Number
1963/2.71
Medium and Support
earthenware with nezumi-iro (mouse-gray) glaze
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rank 0.07554

Don't Stop Saving Food - United States Food Administration; Artist Unknown; M.B. Brown Printing (printer)

Title
Don't Stop Saving Food - United States Food Administration
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917-1919
Accession Number
1954/2.35.133
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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rank 0.07554

Conch trumpet, in an embossed silver mount, inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise and coral; Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title
Conch trumpet, in an embossed silver mount, inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise and coral
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description
An elaborately decorated conch shell trumpet, with extensions and a side chamber made from silver, inlaid with other precious metals and semi-precious stones of turquoise, lapiz lazuli, and mountain coral.
Century
9th-20th century
Object Creation Date
800-1900
Accession Number
1982/2.42A
Medium and Support
conch shell, silver, vermeil, lapis lazuli, and coral
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rank 0.07554

Ivory maru obi with woven pattern of gold paulownia (kiri) flowers; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Ivory maru obi with woven pattern of gold paulownia (kiri) flowers
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Maru obi with ivory colored sateen weave silk (shusu) with large woven paulownia designs in gold-leafed paper (kinran)
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1975
Accession Number
2005/1.328
Medium and Support
ivory colored sateen weave silk with large woven designs in gold-leafed paper
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rank 0.07554

Beige and brown Shibori haori with abstract design; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Beige and brown Shibori haori with abstract design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
White silk with yokobiki kanoko dyed pattern with contrasting beige/brown tatebiki kanoko dyed pattern.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950-1960
Accession Number
2005/1.346
Medium and Support
white silk with brown design and yellow and white silk lining
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rank 0.07554

Windfall (Czech-Republic); Jill Mathis

Title
Windfall (Czech-Republic)
Artist
Jill Mathis
Physical Description
A black and white photo of a forest. A white line down the center divides the photo.
Artist Life Dates
American, born 1964
Century
20th-21st century
Object Creation Date
1996
Accession Number
2011/2.170
Medium and Support
digital image, chromogenic print on paper
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rank 0.07554

Untitled [Ohne Titel] (1945) New Year Card for Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris; Asger Jorn

Title
Untitled [Ohne Titel] (1945) New Year Card for Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris
Artist
Asger Jorn
Physical Description
New Years card with attached print that depicts an abstract figure with one large eye and long hair.
Artist Life Dates
1914-1973
Century
Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1945
Accession Number
2013/2.562
Medium and Support
etching on heavy wove paper
relevance
rank 0.07554

Sande (also known as Bundu) Society Helmet Mask (Sowo); African, Sierra Leone, Mende

Title
Sande (also known as Bundu) Society Helmet Mask (Sowo)
Artist
African, Sierra Leone, Mende
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.300
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 0.07554

Formal gray kimono with gilt, embroidered and appliquéd saga brocade cloud designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Formal gray kimono with gilt, embroidered and appliquéd saga brocade cloud designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Gray silk damask with surihaku (gilt), embroidered and appliquéd brocade designs, bordered in couched gold-wrapped threads. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below. Has double oak-leaf (kashiwa) crest embroidered in gold thread.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.378
Medium and Support
gray twill silk with brocade and embroidery designs
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rank 0.07554

Silk underkimono with bokashi dye in large squares of aqua and white; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Silk underkimono with bokashi dye in large squares of aqua and white
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Silk crepe damask with alternating weaves in checkerboard design
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.394
Medium and Support
Silk crepe with twill geometric design
relevance
rank 0.07554

Goldweight in the shape of a Queen's Fan; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Goldweight in the shape of a Queen's Fan
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a fan: a small, thin handle attached to a flat, spherical form, with a spiraling motif coming out of the center; the attachment of the handle to the circular shape is by way of a semi-circle, decorated with a spiraling motif flowing in the opposite direction.
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1986/2.129
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 0.07554

Soneto Burlesco. A Licito... from the "Góngora: vight poëmes" by Luis de Góngora y Argote; Pablo Picasso

Title
Soneto Burlesco. A Licito... from the "Góngora: vight poëmes" by Luis de Góngora y Argote
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Physical Description
Text of poem on left and two portraits of men on either side of text.
Artist Life Dates
1881-1973
Century
Mid-20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.574
Medium and Support
aquatint on laid paper
relevance
rank 0.07554

Majolica Platter; Anonymous Italian

Title
Majolica Platter
Artist
Anonymous Italian
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
1978/2.40
Medium and Support
earthenware with tin glaze
relevance
rank 0.07554
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