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- Title
- Medium Metal Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brown, metal pipe with a lid and three utensils attached by chains.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.6
- Medium and Support
- metal
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- object genres
- object genres by form
- Title
- Small Metal and Bone Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A small pipe made out of metal and bone. The bone portion has a triangle design etched on it.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.7
- Medium and Support
- metal and bone
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- object genres
- object genres by form
- Title
- Brass Knife with Sheath
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A long knife with a brass handle and its sheath. A dark brown rope is tied to the sheath, which has etched designs decorating it.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.8
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Brass Knife
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A long, curved brass knife.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.9
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Brass Lock
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A square, brass lock with a carving on one side. The key as geometric shapes instead of teeth.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.10
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- descriptors
- hardware
- keys and key components
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Silver Cuff Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A silver cuff bracelet that has a pin lock to keep it closed. The bracelet is decorated with silver beads.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.11
- Medium and Support
- silver
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume components
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Silver Cuff Bracelet with Green and Yellow Decoration
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A silver cuff bracelet with braided carvings and green and yellow decorations. A chain is attached to one side to keep it closed.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.12
- Medium and Support
- silver
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume components
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Bracelet with Orange Beads and Metal Squares
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- a bracelet consisting of horizontal orange beads and metal squares. The metal squares are painted with a blue and green design.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.13
- Medium and Support
- beads, metal, string
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- beads and sets of beads
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- Title
- Brass Ring
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass ring that is not fully closed off. The ring completes a half circle and the two ends are flattened.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.15
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Canister for Matches (with lid)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass cylinder canister for matches with double images stamped on all sides of the body of the canister. There is a small lid on the top with a short string attached so the lid can be removed.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.171A&B
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Kuduo - Brass Container
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass container with two separate parts, the container base and a lid cover on top. The container base is flat and round; while the cover has a smei-sphere shape with a narrow neck lid with knob on top.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.170
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Canister for Matches (with lid)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass cylinder shape canister for matches with double images stamped around the body of the canister. There is a small lid covering one end of the canister.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.173A&B
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Pin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass pin with a round head at one end and a long pointed needle shape on the other.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.174
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by process
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- piercing tools
- tools and equipment
- Title
- Pin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass pin with a rounded, diamond shaped head and a long pointed needle on the bottom.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.175
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by process
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- piercing tools
- tools and equipment
- Title
- Five Parts of a Scale
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass scale that is separated into five parts. The scale has two circular scale pans, the pillar, the balancing screws and the plumb line.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.176A-E
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weighing devices
- weighing devices by form
- Title
- Medallion with Lion and Crown
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass medallion with the image of a lion standing on top of a crown stamped in raised relief on the top of the piece.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.177
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- coins
- coins by origin
- descriptors
- exchange media
- later western world coins
- later western world coins by denomination name
- mammals
- medals
- metalwork
- money
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- shilling coins
- visual works
- visual works by form
- Title
- Medallion with Lion Head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass madallion with the image of a lion stamped into the metal in raised relief surrounded by abstract, rope-like patterns.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.178
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- mammals
- medals
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- visual works
- visual works by form
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- This small goldweight cast in brass is designed in an abstract pattern. The weight is rounded with a pattern of lines crossing the piece vertically and horizontally to break the surface into a series of squares, with small round balls cut in two placed at the intersections of the horizontal and vertical lines.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.179
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.180
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.182
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.183
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.184
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.185
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.186
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.187
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.188
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.189
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.190
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.191
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.192
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.193
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.194
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.195
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.196
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.197
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.198
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.199
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.200
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.201
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.202
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.203
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Artist
- African, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- Title
- Hyena Puppet Head (Nama, Sogu kun)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
- Physical Description
- Stylized wood carving of hyena head; two pieces of wood joined to form articulating jaw. edged with prominent teeth. short upright ears, long triangular nose or snout; eyes, teeth, nose and crown of head overlaid with sheet metal. Wood is unpainted.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.23
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal
- Artist
- African, Bamana Peoples, Mali, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- objects we use
- performing arts buildings
- performing arts structures
- puppets
- recreational artifacts
- recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
- Physical Description
- A naturalistic rendering of a ram, with striations incised into the top of the head and down the first third of the horns which sweep forward in a natural curve toward the nose. Eyes inlaid with green glass, and muzzle is overlaid with strip of metal. Jaw articulates, tied with cord. Cloth ears are attached and dangle on either side of head. Wood is unpainted.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.22
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal, glass and cloth
- Artist
- African, Bamana Peoples, Mali, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- objects we use
- performing arts buildings
- performing arts structures
- puppets
- recreational artifacts
- recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- sheep
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Elephant Mask (mbap mteng)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
- Physical Description
- Face mask embroidered extensively wtih glass beads. Two long panels hang down the front and back of the wearer. Humanoid face at top has two round eye holes allowing the wearer to see, a strip of fabric for nose and open, upturned mouth. Ears are protruding disks attached on either side of the face . Top of the head is covered with small, corklike knobs covered with black cloth. The beadwork is predominantly green, with intricate, scallop-shaped patterns along edge of panels, and vertical, star-like patterns filling center of the panels. Interior of panels is lined with damask.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-1999
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.319
- Medium and Support
- cloth, glass beads, fiber
- Artist
- African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- aristocracy
- associated concepts
- beads and sets of beads
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- events
- groups of people
- mammals
- masks (costume)
- nobility
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- political concepts
- social classes
- social classes by specific type
- social groups
- social science concepts
- social status
- sociological concepts
- upper class
- Title
- Chief's hat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
- Physical Description
- Miter-shaped hat with double layer of fabric made from whorls of light-colored cotton applique on dark green velveteen ground. Sides of hat terminate in red tassels. Front edge of hat is trimmed with red fabric.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.171
- Medium and Support
- cotton appliqué with tassels
- Artist
- African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- headgear
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects we use
- people and culture
- political concepts
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- social science concepts
- social status
- sociological concepts
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- Title
- Beaded Elephant Mask from Cameroon Ensemble
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
- Physical Description
- A long fabric mask of dark green and tan with white, green, red and yellow small bead decoration. The eyes and mouth are bound together fabric made up of red and tan colors.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.78.1
- Medium and Support
- fabric, beads and palm fiber
- Artist
- African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- Title
- Commemorative Shrine Lamp
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Benin or Nigeria, Bariba Region
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.348
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- Artist
- African, Benin or Nigeria, Bariba Region, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- gur-speaking peoples styles
- lighting devices
- lighting devices by form
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religious structures
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- west african styles
- western sudanese styles
- Title
- Leopard Box Lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Benin
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1875
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.12
- Medium and Support
- wood and copper
- Artist
- African, Benin, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- closures
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- container components
- containers
- containers by form
- copper and copper alloy
- covers (closures)
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- nonferrous metal
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Benin, Toma
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.85
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle
- Artist
- African, Benin, Toma, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- ceremonial weapons
- cutting equipment
- cutting tools
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- equipment
- equipment by process
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social status
- sociological concepts
- tools and equipment
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Night Bird Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.41
- Medium and Support
- wood and paint
- Artist
- African, Burkina Faso, Bobo, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- wood and wood products