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- Title
- Chest of Drawers
- Artist
- Norman Bel Geddes
- Physical Description
- Four-legged black chest of drawers in metal, with contrasting chrome-plated metal in the drawer handles and a thin strip outlining the facade.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1893-1958
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- designed 1928; produced 1929-1932
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.293
- Medium and Support
- enameled steel, chrome-plated metal, brass and wood
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Drum
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, West Africa, Sudan Region
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.63.1
- Medium and Support
- leather, raffia, wood, brass, cotton and jacquard fabric
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Belt pendant in the shape of a hand
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.72
- Medium and Support
- leather, cowrie shells, raffia, and red wood color
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Table (model B10)
- Artist
- Marcel Breuer
- Physical Description
- Black square table mounted on a frame of continous steel tubing that curves down at the corners to form bowed legs.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Pécs, Hungary [now Romania], 1902 - 1981, New York City, New York)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- designed 1927; produced 1935
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.283
- Medium and Support
- black-lacquered wood and chrome-plated tubular steel
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Nkisi Figure
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Vili
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1875
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.177
- Medium and Support
- wood, (see notes & histories for full medium description)
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Pipe and Stem
- Artist
- African, Sudan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.34
- Medium and Support
- ceramic, wood, leather, copper, stone, cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Togo, Toma
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.81
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with copper and tin wrapped wood handle
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- 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
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Execution Sword
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Ngombe
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.63
- Medium and Support
- iron or steel blade with metal wrapped wood handle
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Songye or Tetela
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.54
- Medium and Support
- iron or steel blade with wire wrapped wood handle
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- 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
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Knife
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Kela
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.80
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with copper wire wrapped wood handle
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Skin Covered Head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Ekoi
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.243
- Medium and Support
- wood, antelope skin, raffia, pegs for hair and teeth
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Axe
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Songye
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.90
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with inlaid copper circles and wood handle
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Doll
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.353
- Medium and Support
- carved wood with multi-colored beadwork and human hair
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Power Figure (nkisi kozo)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic
- Physical Description
- Small wooden animal, possibly a dog or warthog, stands with medicinal pack and mirror embedded into its back; face has long sneering mouth and snout, bearing teeth. short pointed ears; tail curls at end. Two “guns” or pointy projections would have come out above the dog’s front legs, but they have broken off.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1825-1899
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.182
- Medium and Support
- wood, mirrors, resin, tukula powder, medicinal substances
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu), seated on a lion: architectural fragment
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1605
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.91
- Medium and Support
- wall painting fragment,ink and color on wood panel
- relevance
- rank 3.22720
- Title
- Flywhisk with human face
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.93
- Medium and Support
- ivory, wood, copper wire, beads and animal skin with hair
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Short Sword
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Hungana
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.59
- Medium and Support
- iron or steel blade with brass wire wrapped wood handle
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Stones from the River, table base
- 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
- born 1958
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153A
- Medium and Support
- Burmese Afzelia burl and Nigerian black ebony on wood table
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.323
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, multicolored beads, cowrie shells, string and brass
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Ngol Makey Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bushoong
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.208A&B
- Medium and Support
- wood, copper wire, bone, brass tacks, twool powder
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Songye
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.50
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with snake or lizard skin wrapped wood handle
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Dagger and Sheath
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Sudan, Hadendoa
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.60A&B
- Medium and Support
- iron blade with wire wrapped wood handle and leather sheath
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Polychrome mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.173
- Medium and Support
- wood, polychrome with white and red mineral pigments, plant fiber
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Luba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.216
- Medium and Support
- wood, monkey skin, vegetable fiber, kaolin, black pigment
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Do yu Get it
- Artist
- Martin Johnson
- Physical Description
- 7-sided frame made of reclaimed wood moulding and slats nailed together and backed with strips of green felt, possibly from a pool table. Gold wire traces the wood frame, and is accented with a fuzz ball or googly eye at each corner. A toy car is placed on the gold wire “track” at bottom center; car racing flag stickers attached to the frame in a couple places. Three pieces of thread are strung horizontally across the frame, a “spider web” attached to top two lines with puffy paint. A wood (?) cutout of a smiling joker mouth hung from web by wire.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1951 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1996
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.235
- Medium and Support
- mixed media consruction, paint, wood, wire, toy car
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Ibeji Twin Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1988
- Accession Number
- 1988/1.160
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass and nutshell beads, twine, pigment and nail
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Figure
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Zombo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900-1925
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.186
- Medium and Support
- wood, cotton cloth, fiber, seed pod, and animal skin
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Power Figure (nkisi nduda)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yombe Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Small wooden figure with naturalistic human face engulfed in layers of multi-media attachments including animal hides, medicine packs, and a turban bound in feathers. Figure holds the tip of a curved piece of wood in its mouth, the other end of which terminates in its clutched right hand. A round mirrior is embdedded in the figure's "belly." The hides and fibers creating the “skirt” are intact, making it unique.
- Century
- Late 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.191
- Medium and Support
- wood, mirror, glass, hide, fiber, feathers, resin, pigment
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- III, The Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 1994
- Artist
- Lorna Simpson
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1960
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1994
- Accession Number
- 1994/1.84
- Medium and Support
- wood box and lithographed felt with ceramic, rubber, and bronze wishbones
- relevance
- rank 3.19321
- Title
- Playskool Gym, from the Playskool series
- Artist
- Frank Stella
- Physical Description
- Wall relief sculpture created from wood, irregularly shaped metal objects, and found objects—including steel rods, ratcheted discs and a paintbrush.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1936
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1983
- Accession Number
- 1989/2.1
- Medium and Support
- patinated cast bronze, fabricated aluminum, wood, steel, plastic, screenprint
- relevance
- rank 3.15993
- Title
- Ceremonial Sword
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.88
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood pomel overlaid with brass and wrought iron shaft
- relevance
- rank 3.15993
- Title
- Chair
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
- Physical Description
- Two squatting figures decorate the finials; one is elderly, bearded, and scarified, while the other is fresh-faced and young. At the lower left rung, two men carry a slit drum; between the caryatid figures supporting the chair’s front legs appear three men; the central splat has incised diagonal patterns called fuliko. At the center, what is possibly a pointy-nosed European’s face replaces the more habitual chikungu masker.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1925
- Accession Number
- 1992/1.136
- Medium and Support
- wood (dyed with vegetal infusion or stained with castor oil), animal hide
- relevance
- rank 3.15993
- Title
- Box with Double-Dragon Design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Lacquered wooden box with inlaid mother-of-pearl in double-dragon design. The heads of each dragon stretch diagonally inward from opposite corners of the box, with wide eyes and open mouths. Their bodies curve in and out of the top plane of the box, creating an opposing effect with symmetrical balance. The dragons reach forward towards a flaming orb in the center of the box, called a cintamani, or Buddhist wish-granting jewel. Among the dragons are swirling cloud designs made of inlaid nacre and copper wire.
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.8
- Medium and Support
- lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and copper wire inlays
- relevance
- rank 3.15993
- Title
- Animal Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.214
- Medium and Support
- wood, wicker, metal, antelope horn, fur, cord, seeds, nuts
- relevance
- rank 3.15993
- 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
- relevance
- rank 3.15993
- Title
- Pwo Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
- Physical Description
- A naturalistic rendering of a human face. Eyes carved in relief are convex and almond-shaped with narrow slits and are placed in round, concave eye sockets. Nose is slender at the bridge and rounded at the tip. The horizontal mouth is partially opened. Half rounded ears display metal loops. The "hair" is attached with a cloth headband high on forehead and is made from clay and red tukula powder. The face shows striated, scarifcation patters underneath and to the sides of the eyes; the forehead shows is a chingelyengelye cross motif. The patina is smooth and redish brown in color.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.201
- Medium and Support
- wood, tukula powder, clay, string, metal, fur, snakeskin, cloth
- relevance
- rank 3.15993
- Title
- Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bekalebwe
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.227
- Medium and Support
- wood, copper, metal tacks, leather, snakeskin, raffia, vegetable fiber cloth
- relevance
- rank 3.12734
- Title
- Ceremonial Sabre
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Mongelima
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.66
- Medium and Support
- iron or steel blade with metal and cloth wrapped wood handle, and leather strap
- relevance
- rank 3.12734
- Title
- Doll
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.349
- Medium and Support
- carved wood with red, yellow and multi-colored beads, leather, wire and string
- relevance
- rank 3.12734
- Title
- Doll
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.342
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, wire, multi-colored beads, leather, brass and metal coins
- relevance
- rank 3.12734
- Title
- Reliquary figure (muzidi)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe
- Physical Description
- Cloth figure of a human, bound around human remains. The figure is in a seated position with arms outstretched. The torso and neck are cylindrical and elongated.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.187
- Medium and Support
- dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs, human remains
- relevance
- rank 3.09542
- Title
- Power figure (nkisi)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Vili
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden figure of a human. The umbilicus protrudes and is concave, which would have held magical/medicinal substances. The figure is posed with crossed legs and one hand supprting the head. The face is detailed.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.183
- Medium and Support
- wood, woven cotton fiber, glass, split cane, elephant hair, metal, resin
- relevance
- rank 3.09542
- Title
- Power Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Songye
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.229
- Medium and Support
- wood, civet and monkey skin, woven vegetable fiber, feathers, seed pods, animal
- relevance
- rank 3.09542
- Title
- Scepter
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Songye
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.230
- Medium and Support
- wood, animal skin, teeth, claws, seeds, beads, shells, vegetable fiber, metal
- relevance
- rank 3.09542
- Title
- Inshallah (Prayers for Peace)
- Artist
- Janice Gordon
- Artist Life Dates
- 20th century
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1991
- Accession Number
- 1992/2.35.1
- Medium and Support
- wood, antique book covers, 1600s lock mechanism, nails, clay pipes, stones, bone
- relevance
- rank 3.06414
- Title
- Male Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1870
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.196.2
- Medium and Support
- wood, tukula powder, fiber, dried fruit, metal hook, animal hair, shell, resin
- relevance
- rank 3.06414
- Title
- Nkishi Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bekalebwe
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.228
- Medium and Support
- wood, vegetable fiber, animal skin, glass, beads, seed pod, metal and wooden bel
- relevance
- rank 3.06414
- Title
- Inshallah (Prayers for Peace)
- Artist
- Janice Gordon
- Artist Life Dates
- 20th century
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1991
- Accession Number
- 1992/2.35.2
- Medium and Support
- wood, antique book covers, 1600s lock mechanism, nails, clay pipes, stones, bone
- relevance
- rank 3.06414