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- Title
- Prayer Wheel (Mani Wheel)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Physical Description
- An example of a 'mani' or prayer wheel, a common ritual object used in Tibetan Buddhism: a device made a handle (here a wooden stick, with simple incised line designs) supporting a hollow cylindrical drum on a spindle. Here the drum is elaboratedly decorated with rows of inset turquoise stones, as well as a row of Sanskit letters in bone. A small weight of bone attached to one one side of the drum with a metal chain, allows the wheel to spin with a slight rotation of the wrist.
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.424
- Medium and Support
- metal, wood, bone, and turquoise
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Saga brocade obi with woven designs of poetry-inscribed fans
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Light mauve silk with appliqued Saga brocade patches of gold fans with calligraphic poetry on them. The calligraphy has been brushed on paper with gold flecks (sunago). which is the weft of the Saga brocade; brown silk thread is the warp. Partially backed with a different silk, a taupe with deliberately knotted weft; reamainder backed with plain-weave taupe silk.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1940s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.335
- Medium and Support
- silk with appliquéd Saga brocade patches
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Shigaraki Ware Flower Vase
- Artist
- Takahashi Rakusai III
- Physical Description
- The vase uses Shigaraki clay and the wood-firing process. The deformities and imperfections are intentional, and in Iga style. It has a lopsided lip edge at the top, with a deep indentation circling the vase just below it. The texture of this piece is splotchy and ridged, and the colors are earth tones, ranging from tans to dark, forest greens.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1976
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960-1963
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.77
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with natural ash glaze
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Bathers
- Artist
- Abraham Walkowitz
- Artist Life Dates
- 1880 -1965
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1906
- Accession Number
- 1997/2.5
- Medium and Support
- graphite and watercolor on tan wove paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Black jacquard woven haori with woven design of bird-and-flower motifs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Heavy black crepe silk with woven designs in lacquered rust-colored, silver, and gold metallic threads. Hand-painted design of Noh actors on light peach lining.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1970s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.354
- Medium and Support
- heavy black silk with woven designs in rust, silver and gold mettalic threads
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Vishnu, seated (worn from centuries of handling)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.131
- Medium and Support
- copper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Do You Just Stuff Food
- Artist
- "Prophet" William J. Blackmon
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1921 - 2010)
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1984-1996
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.207
- Medium and Support
- latex and enamel paints on board mounted on frame
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Red kimono with stenciled dot pattern and woven brocade patches
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- White silk with stenciled (katazone) hitta kanoko design in red, and woven brocade patches using paper strips coated in black and red lacquer and silver (ginran). Upper half of lining is red plain weave silk (momi); lower half is lime green silk damask (rinsu), woven in T-diaper pattern (suyagata).
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930s-1940s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.375
- Medium and Support
- white silk with red stencil design and brocade patches
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Buy United States Government War Savings Stamps - Your Money Back With Interest From the United States Treasury
- Artist
- William Balfour Ker
- Physical Description
- Text: Buy United States Government War Savings Stamps - W.S.S. For Sale Here (on sign) - Your money back with interest from the UNITED STATES TREASURY
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1918
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.116
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- 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
- It 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
- 2005/1.357
- Medium and Support
- crepe silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Vessel
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.121
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Climbing Panther
- Artist
- Edward Kemeys
- Artist Life Dates
- 1843-1907
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1863-1907
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.143
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Hemlock Canyons
- Artist
- Mike Irolla
- Physical Description
- Large, turned wood vessel. Fire has been used to color and texture the surface. Bark has been left on to provide texture. The mouth of the vessel is jagged.
- large burnt wood vessel with bark marking the top irregular edge
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1974
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2001
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.147
- Medium and Support
- hemlock
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Bowl
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.109
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Three Guitar Players
- Artist
- Purvis Young
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Florida, 1969 - 2010)
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1997
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.210
- Medium and Support
- paint on composition board, mounted on three wood planks
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- The Pale Horse
- Artist
- Allen Tucker
- Artist Life Dates
- 1866-1939
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1886-1939
- Accession Number
- 1958/2.1
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Double Totemic Sculpture
- Artist
- Mark Lindquist
- Physical Description
- rough-hewn hollowed wood sculpture in natural state with spalt, marks, holes, etc.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1949
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1994-1995
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.156A
- Medium and Support
- oak burl
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Are You Working with Schwab? Emergency Fleet Corporation
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- Text: Are You Working with Schwab? - Charles M. Schwab - Director General of the Emergency Fleet Corporation - says - "I want everyone in the yards to understand that when we succeed in building these ships, the credit will belong to the men who actually built them. - "I want all the men in the shipyards to feel that they are working with me, not for me." - Issued by Publications Section, Emergency Fleet Corporation, Philadelphia.
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.122
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Quilt with Central Diamond Pattern
- Artist
- Anonymous Amish, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Physical Description
- A black diamond in the center is positioned within a lavender square surrounded by a pink frame. The entire is surrounded by thick frame of black.
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.321
- Medium and Support
- cotton and wool
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Goldweight with tiered geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.140
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Mary's Little Lamb
- Artist
- John Kane
- Artist Life Dates
- 1860 - 1934
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1910-1934
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.180
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Door Panel, Secret Society Shrine
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
- Century
- 19th or 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1800-1971
- Accession Number
- 1975/1.68
- Medium and Support
- carved wood and metal
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- What's Being Offered?, from "Detroit Focus 2000"
- Artist
- Susan Kae Grant
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1954
- Century
- 20th-21st century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 2000
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.69.18
- Medium and Support
- black and white photograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black pain-weave satin interwoven with silk threads in light purple, rust, coral, maize, chartreuse, red, white, and ultramarine, and metallic threads in three shades of gold. The hexagonal shapes are definied by a weft of gold-coated paper (kinran) in pale greenish gold; the gold threads used in the medallions are wrapped. Inside each medallion is a phoenix design among a floral scroll.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.345
- Medium and Support
- black silk interwoven with silk floss and gold-covered paper threads
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- 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
- 1983/1.367.1-2
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with overglaze enamel painting
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Dusty rose (azuki iro) crested kimono with subtle woven landscape patterns
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Silk crepe damask with woven design of tiny mountain landscapes. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and pale rose below.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1980s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.384
- Medium and Support
- silk crepe with woven design
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamum?
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1999/2.11
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Bear
- Artist
- Edward Kemeys
- Artist Life Dates
- 1843-1907
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1863-1907
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.136
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Black silk michiyuki coat with flower and vine design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This michiyuki is made from black velvet and features a subtle flower and vine design (peony karakusa scroll). The inside lining is gray silk. It has small buttons down the front.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960s-1970s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.400
- Medium and Support
- black velvet with gray silk lining
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a geometric clover
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a geometric clover.
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.135
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Japan's Thousand Island Mt. Huzi
- Artist
- Karol Koslowski
- Artist Life Dates
- (District of Stopnica, Poland, 1885 - 1969)
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960-1965
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.118
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Next Pair Out
- Artist
- Frank Gillett
- Artist Life Dates
- 1874-1927
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.109
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Landscape: Dunes
- Artist
- Max Liebermann
- Physical Description
- A landscape is portrayed with shrubbery at the forefront and buildings on the horizon.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1847-1935
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1847-1935
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.153
- Medium and Support
- black crayon on white paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Les Boulevards
- Artist
- Pierre Bonnard
- Artist Life Dates
- 1867-1947
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1867-1947
- Accession Number
- 1957/2.7
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Your War Savings Pledge - Our Boys Make Good Their Pledge - Are You Keeping Yours?
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.110
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- America's Food Pledge, 20 Million Tons - United States Food Administration
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- Text: America's food pledge, 20 million tons - we have promised to feed the hungry millions of Europe--the Allies and liberated nations - Save food - two-thirds more than last year from stocks no larger - United States Food Administration
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.131
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Egg-shaped vessel
- Artist
- Alby Hall
- Physical Description
- egg-shaped wood vessel on legs, with petal-shaped opening on top
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1948
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1992
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.142
- Medium and Support
- ancient kauri wood, inlay
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Breton Women Going to the Pardon of Plougastel
- Artist
- Charles Cottet
- Physical Description
- This painting, done in thick brushstrokes, shows a group of women gathered on the grass in a wooded area. There are six figures, four seated and two standing, and they fill the foreground of the composition. They are grouped in a semi-circle, however, there is no communication or eye contact between the figures. The women are wearing traditional Breton costumes with brightly colored aprons, caps and sashes. They have bright white collars and caps with purple, burgundy and green ribbons.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1863-1925
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1885-1913
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.49
- Medium and Support
- oil on paper mounted on canvas
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Yellow Interior
- Artist
- Blanche Ackers
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1916
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1987-2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.197
- Medium and Support
- marker, black ink, paper collage, crayon, graphite on white wove paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Black crested haori with yûzen painted origami crane design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black crepe silk with origame crane designs hand-painted by paste-resist yûzen techinique, in colors and gold pigment. Lining is pink silk damask with woven pattern of truncated floral medallions. Double oak leaf crest (kashiwa) is embroidered with bokashi-dyed blue and white thread.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1940s-1960s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.356
- Medium and Support
- black crepe silk with painted design
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Hat
- Artist
- African, Mboom
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.62
- Medium and Support
- woven fiber
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Formal five-crested kimono with painted, gilt, and embroidered design of pine islands among waves
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black silk crepe with yuzen (paste-resist hand-painted), surihaku (silt) and embroidered designs. Five crests done in reserve (appears as white on black). Lining is plain-weave white satin for the entire length of the kimono. Collar, upper torso, and sleeves have a double lining.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1970s - early 1990s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.377
- Medium and Support
- black silk crepe with painted, gilt and embroidered designs
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Summer crested kimono with orchid design on purple crackled ground (hibiware)
- Artist
- Minagawa Gekka
- Physical Description
- It is a grayish purple 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 purple, leaving the family crest under the collar and the floral design part white. The dark purple scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Then the design of multiple kinds of plants is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, pale and blue green, and black colors. The half bottom of the family crest is also dyed with pink. There are mix of tropical flowers and foliage including four kinds of orchids, gladiolus, ferns, and ginger in red, yellow, green, purple, black and white hue. 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
- 2005/1.359
- Medium and Support
- crepe silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Dark purple kimono with overall jacquard woven pattern of chrysanthemums in dark brown, silver, and gold
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Silk crepe repp with interwoven brown and silver- and gold-colored synthetic metallic threads in the design of chrysanthemum blossoms. Lining is plain weave silk for upper half; purple for lower half and inner cuffs.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.393
- Medium and Support
- silk crepe with interwoven brown and silver- and gold- coated threads
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- 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
- 2005/1.455.2
- Medium and Support
- lacquered and gilded copper alloy
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Kimono with floral design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Yellow silk kimono with multi-colored flowers and grass
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.2
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Dance, from Spherical series
- Artist
- Christian Burchard
- Physical Description
- wood orb vessel
- Artist Life Dates
- born Germany, 1955
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1996
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.125
- Medium and Support
- madrone burl
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- A Path through Autumn Woods
- Artist
- John Joseph Enneking
- Artist Life Dates
- 1841-1916
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1841-1916
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.232
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.142
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Enrolls for National Service - Members
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- Text: Enrolls for National Service - Members - Instructions For Use - To the Principal or Teacher: Have the school children draw in the name of the school at the top of the poster after careful lettering under your direction. Exhibit the poster at the Lincoln's Birthday Exercise, and hang it in a prominent place during the enrollment period which ends on Washington's Birthday. At Washington's Birthday Exercise let some of the children, as part of the ceremony, paste in figures representing the number of children enrolled above the word Members.
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1919
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.134
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554